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Nine In 10 Smokers Start Before They Are 18 Years Old, Warns WHO
Saturday, 30 May 2020, 8:13 am | UN News
Tobacco products continue to kill eight million people a year who get hooked via a $9 billion a year marketing strategy. That’s the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, which has said that even during a global pandemic, ... More >>
Countries Need To Do More To Stop Harmful Marketing Of Breast-Milk Substitutes, Says UN
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 4:31 pm | UN News
© UNICEF/Zahara Abdul | Lucy Atokoru, 28 breastfeeds her baby at her home in Omugo, Arua District. Despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information, ... More >>
COVID-19: A ‘new And Deadly Threat’ For Civilians Caught Up In Violence
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 4:14 pm | UN News
UN Photo/Hervé Serefio | The protection of civilians is a key mandate for many United Nations peacekeeping operations including in the Central African Republic. Innocent civilians trapped in violence now face “a new and deadly threat” from ... More >>
WHO Foundation To Broaden Funding Base For Global Health Investment
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 4:07 pm | UN News
UNICEF/Andrew Esiebo | UNICEF health worker uses a pen to mark the thumb of Ajeda Mallam, 6 months, who has just been vaccinated against polio at a camp for internally displaced persons outside Maiduguri northeast Nigeria. Photo: UNICEF/Andrew Esiebo ... More >>
US States ‘manipulating’ COVID-19 Pandemic To Restrict Abortion Access, Rights Experts Charge
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 4:00 pm | UN News
UN Photo/Elma Okic | The Human Rights Council, Geneva (file photo, May 2018) Independent UN human rights experts fear that some authorities in the United States are using the COVID-19 pandemic to restrict access to abortion, with at least eight states ... More >>
Heed Ceasefire Call, UN Chief Urges, Marking Africa Day
Monday, 25 May 2020, 12:04 pm | UN News
African countries have “demonstrated commendable leadership” battling the COVID-19 pandemic, but more nations across the continent where conflict prevails, should heed the UN call for a global ceasefire to push back the deadly virus, said the Secretary-General ... More >>
Shrinking Forests Need Bold Action To Safeguard Their Biodiversity
Saturday, 23 May 2020, 7:34 am | UN News
Forests are the most diverse habitat on land. ©UNEP/José Sabino Amidst alarming rates of deforestation and land degradation, urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world's forests, according to a new United Nations report, ... More >>
International Tea Day: Trusty Cuppa Represents ‘crux’ Of Today’s Issues – UN General Assembly Head
Friday, 22 May 2020, 7:57 am | UN News
Art, culture, heritage, and a source of livelihood for millions. Because tea is so much more than just a drink, on Thursday, at a virtual event commemorating the first-ever International Tea Day , the president of the UN General Assembly lauded ... More >>
Human Development Backslides, Education At Global Levels ‘not Seen Since The 1980s’
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 6:55 am | UN News
Young girl in Uruguay uses her laptop to study at home. Photo: UNDP Uruguay/ Pablo La Ros School closures, to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, have left some 60 per cent of the world’s children without an education, the UN Development Programme ... More >>
Deadly Gas Leak In India, Grim Wake-up Call For Global Chemical Industry: UN Rights Expert
Friday, 15 May 2020, 8:11 am | UN News
Last week’s deadly toxic gas leak at a Korean-owned polymer plant in south-eastern India, is a grim wake up call for the chemical industry to acknowledge and fulfil its responsibility to respect human rights, the UN independent expert who monitors ... More >>
Hong Kong Urged To Drop Prosecutions Of Leading Activists, Not To Silence Peaceful Protest
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 7:48 am | UN News
Independent UN human rights experts urged Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday to immediately drop the criminal prosecution of 15 pro-democracy activists who participated in peaceful protests across the Special Administrative Region of China last year. ... More >>
Universal Basic Income The Right Prescription For Latin America & Caribbean – UN Report
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 7:58 am | UN News
The Lo Valledor main wholesale market, in Chile, pictured during the COVID-19 pandemic. FAO/Max Valencia A new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ( ECLAC ) unveiled on Tuesday, proposes that governments ensure immediate ... More >>
UN Chief Appeals To ‘common Humanity’ Across All Faiths, In Tackling The Coronavirus
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 7:52 am | UN News
Religious leaders. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Our shared vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic reveals “our common humanity”, the UN chief said on Tuesday during an online meeting with religious leaders on the important role they can play, in limiting ... More >>
‘Urgency To Act’ For Sustainable Development, Greater Than Ever As Coronavirus Pandemic Continues
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 7:03 pm | UN News
UNDP Bangladesh/Fahad Kaizer | The UN in Bangladesh is prioritising gender-based violence services in communities affected by COVID-19. As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion ... More >>
Battle ‘not Yet Over’ Against Locust Invasions In East Africa And Yemen
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 7:48 am | UN News
A wave of desert locusts has formed swarms in parts of South Sudan. WFP/Peter Louis Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust encroachment in East Africa and Yemen, with an estimated 720,000 ... More >>
COVID-19 Causes Some Illegal Drug Prices To Surge, As Supplies Are Disrupted Worldwide
Friday, 8 May 2020, 10:15 am | UN News
Measures by governments across the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the widespread disruption of trafficking routes for illegal drugs, mainly by air and on land, upping some prices, according to a new UN report published on Thursday. ... More >>
African Artists Take Creative Approach To Fighting The COVID-19 Pandemic
Friday, 8 May 2020, 10:14 am | UN News
Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with the UN cultural agency, UNESCO , to save lives and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are creating public service announcements, songs and ... More >>
COVID-19: UN And Partners Launch $6.7 Billion Appeal For Vulnerable Countries
Friday, 8 May 2020, 8:06 am | UN News
The updated Global Humanitarian Response Pl an, launched on Thursday, provides help and protection that prioritize the most vulnerable in society, such as older people, people with disabilities, and women and girls. Speaking ahead of the launch event, ... More >>
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Thousands Stranded In Bay Of Bengal ‘unable To Come Ashore'
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 8:47 am | UN News
Rohingya refugees walk ashore at Shamlapur beach in Cox's Bazar district in Bangladesh, after crossing the Bay of Bengal. (File) UNICEF/Patrick Brown In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,United Nations agencies called on Wednesday for South-East Asian ... More >>
Senior UN Official Calls For Universal Basic Income To Tackle Growing Inequality
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 8:28 am | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a health crisis, but it is also proving to be an economic disaster for huge numbers of people worldwide. A senior UN official with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) is calling for countries to provide citizens ... More >>
