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First Person: Surviving Bali’s COVID tourism crash

UN NewsJuly 31, 2022July 30, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 31, 2022July 30, 2022

Afterwards, the Bali Tourism Office recommended that I take part in the International Labour Organisation’s Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) hospitality coaching programme. ...

First Person: I go to sleep and wake up to the sound of gunfire

UN NewsJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

A young man whose community has been at the epicentre of the violence that has been raging between rival gangs in the troubled neighbourhood of...

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Featured Guterres condemns missile strikes in Ukranian Black Sea port of Odesa

UN NewsJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

The UN Secretary-General ‘unequivocally’ condemned the reported strikes this Saturday in the port of Odesa. The attack took place less than 24 hours after the...

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Featured Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report

UN NewsJuly 23, 2022July 23, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 23, 2022July 23, 2022

Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food Programme...

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Featured Why the UN General Assembly must back the right to a healthy environment

UN NewsJuly 23, 2022July 23, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 23, 2022July 23, 2022

In late July, the UN General Assembly is expected to vote on a draft resolution recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable...

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Featured Strengthening Sudan’s fragile peace: A Resident Coordinator Blog

UN NewsJuly 23, 2022July 23, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 23, 2022July 23, 2022

The killing of protestors by security services during large-scale demonstrations in Sudan’s capital Khartoum in June underscores the ongoing political tensions in the country. Against...

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Featured Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD

UN NewsJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation and...

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Best way to protect children caught in conflict is to ‘champion peace’: Gamba

UN NewsJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

The best way to protect children and prevent violations against them during armed conflict is to “promote and champion peace,” the UN Special Representative for...

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Featured WHO calls for action to provide migrant and refugee healthcare

UN NewsJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

Millions of refugees and migrants face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, which could jeopardize reaching the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for these...

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Featured Haiti: UN sounds alarm over worsening gang violence across Port-au-Prince

UN NewsJuly 18, 2022July 18, 2022

by UN NewsJuly 18, 2022July 18, 2022

The UN human rights office said on Saturday it was deeply concerned by worsening violence in and around the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and rising abuse...