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On A Mission To Cut Papua New Guinea’s High Levels Of Sexual Violence
Sunday, 8 May 2022, 7:44 pm | UN News
Nearly 60 per cent of women and girls aged 15-49 in Papua New Guinea have experienced some form of physical sexual violence, almost twice the global average. A health support group, backed by the UN, is educating young people and supporting survivors. ... More >>
UNICEF Highlights Devastating Mental Health Dangers For Ukraine’s Children
Sunday, 8 May 2022, 7:41 pm | UN News
Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping up efforts to provide vulnerable children with specialist and psychosocial support, amid “tremendous” mental health needs and ongoing dangers linked to ... More >>
New International Partnerships Needed To Boost Healthcare In Syria
Saturday, 7 May 2022, 5:26 pm | UN News
As the protracted conflict in Syria continues to push millions deeper into poverty and increase their vulnerability to health risks, UN agencies and their partners met on Friday to spur action to revitalize the country’s embattled healthcare system. ... More >>
WFP Appeals For Re-opening Of Ukraine Ports To Avert Looming Famine Threat
Saturday, 7 May 2022, 5:06 pm | UN News
Ports in the Odesa area of southern Ukraine must be re-opened urgently to prevent the global hunger crisis from spinning out of control, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. The move would allow for food produced in the war-torn country to ... More >>
Recognize ‘Enormous Challenges’ Facing Northern Nigeria To Forge New Hope, Guterres Urges
Friday, 6 May 2022, 6:30 pm | UN News
The “enormous challenges” faced by the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, which include a continuing terrorist insurgency, need to be recognized by the international community to create what the UN Secretary-General has called a “state of hope and ... More >>
Nearly 15 Million Deaths Directly Or Indirectly Linked To COVID-19
Friday, 6 May 2022, 6:28 pm | UN News
Approximately 14.9 million deaths globally were directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday in new data on excess mortality attributable to the disease. The figure ... More >>
Collective Bargaining In The Workplace, Essential For Global Recovery: ILO
Friday, 6 May 2022, 6:17 pm | UN News
In the fast-changing world of work, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) highlighted on Thursday just how important dialogue between workers and management is to the global post-pandemic recovery – and to keeping people’s wages fair. ... More >>
Ethiopia: Essential Aid Reaches Tigray Region, But More Still Needed
Friday, 6 May 2022, 4:08 pm | UN News
A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray region in northern Ethiopia this past weekend, the UN reported on Thursday. The 27 trucks delivered nearly 1,000 metric tonnes of food and other ... More >>
Champion Of Women’s Right To Manage Land And Forests Wins Top Environment Prize
Friday, 6 May 2022, 6:11 am | UN News
A veteran Cameroonian activist working to preserve her country’s forests, and improve the lives of people who depend on them, is the latest winner of a UN-backed international environmental prize. Cécile Ndjebet is the recipient of the 2022 Wangari ... More >>
Better Prevention And Targeting Of Root Causes Needed To Combat Food Crises
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 7:47 pm | UN News
The number of people facing acute food insecurity, requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support, continues to grow at an alarming rate, according to a joint UN report released on Wednesday. “Acute hunger is soaring to unprecedented ... More >>
Ukraine: Journalists Targeted And In Danger, Warn Top Rights Experts
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 7:34 pm | UN News
Journalists in Ukraine have been targeted and continue to face unprecedented dangers carrying out their work in the wake of the Russian invasion, top independent rights experts said on Wednesday. The alert from UN-appointed independent rights experts, ... More >>
New Plan To Accelerate Clean Energy Access For Millions Globally
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 7:33 pm | UN News
Amid the global energy crisis and worsening climate emergency, the United Nations and partners on Wednesday launched two new initiatives to accelerate action towards achieving clean, affordable energy for all, and the ambitious goal of net-zero carbon ... More >>
Natural Resources Must Be ‘Part Of The Solution’ In Fight Against Deforestation
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 7:04 pm | UN News
Between 2010 and 2018, the rate of deforestation worldwide slowed by nearly 30 per cent compared to the previous ten years, according to a key report launched on Tuesday by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Global Forest Resources Assessment ... More >>
Mariupol Steel Works Convoy: UN Aids Arrivals After Journey 'From Hell'
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 7:02 pm | UN News
In Ukraine on Tuesday, UN humanitarians began to help the first evacuees arriving from Mariupol’s devastated Azovstal steel works, more than two months since Russia’s invasion began, and said that they would do everything possible to assist those still ... More >>
In Niger, Guterres Calls For More Resources To Fight Terror Attacks In Africa’s Sahel
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 5:51 am | UN News
The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase” according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres , who arrived in the capital of Niger, Niamey, on Monday, the second of three countries he is visiting on a tour ... More >>
Consign Chemical Weapons To ‘pages Of History’, Urges Disarmament Chief
Saturday, 30 April 2022, 4:56 pm | UN News
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the historic Chemical Weapons Convention on Friday, the UN chief described the treaty as “a major achievement” in disarmament. Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement hailing the “powerful testament” ... More >>
Digital Tech Investment, Critical To Workforce In Least-developed Nations
Saturday, 30 April 2022, 4:55 pm | UN News
Structural weaknesses in the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have made them more vulnerable to shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the current food and energy crises, and the situation could worsen if they do not ... More >>
Deadly Mosque Explosion ‘another Painful Blow To The People Of Afghanistan’
Saturday, 30 April 2022, 4:55 pm | UN News
The United Nations has condemned a deadly explosion at a Sufi mosque in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Friday, which reportedly killed at least 10 people and injured up to 15 more, many of them seriously. The blast at the Khalifa Sahib mosque, located ... More >>
Extreme Heat Impacting Millions Across India And Pakistan
Saturday, 30 April 2022, 5:53 am | UN News
With extreme heat gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, the two countries are working to roll out life-saving health action plans to combat the heatwave, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday. The extreme heat is impacting ... More >>
WHO Calls For End To ‘Insidious’ Online Marketing Of Baby Formula
Saturday, 30 April 2022, 5:52 am | UN News
The $55 billion baby formula industry must end exploitative online marketing targeting parents, particularly mothers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Friday. The study found companies are paying social media platforms ... More >>
