Global Food Crisis Putting Millions Of Young Lives At Risk
Five UN agencies on Thursday called for urgent action to protect millions of malnourished children in the 15 countries hardest hit by the unprecedented food...
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2022 Confirmed As One Of Warmest Years On Record: WMO
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The UN weather agency, WMO, said on Thursday that 2022 was the fifth or sixth warmest year on record, adding to deep concerns that the...
New US Border Policy Poses Risk To Fundamental Rights, Warns UN’s Türk
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Recent Biden Administration border policy reforms “risk undermining the basic foundations of international human rights and refugee law”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,...
Colombia: UN Mission To Verify Rural Reform And Indigenous Representation In Peace Process
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There are plentiful opportunities ahead for peacebuilding in Colombia, the head of the UN Verification Mission in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday....
COVID-19: WHO Highlights Critical Importance Of Sharing Virus Sequences
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Although virus sequencing is vital to detect and track new variants in the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing this information must be stepped up globally, the head...
World Bank: sharp, long-lasting slowdown to hit developing countries hard
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Growth in emerging market and developing economies will be hit hard over the next two years, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report....
Iran: UN rights chief Türk warns against further ‘State-sanctioned killing’
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The Iranian Government faced renewed strong condemnation from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday, who accused it of the “State-sponsored killing” of protesters. Volker...
COVID in Europe: China’s surge not a cause for concern ‘at this time’ says WHO, as XBB.1.5 virus spreads
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The ongoing COVID-19 surge in China is not expected to “significantly impact” the European region, UN health experts said on Tuesday. Dr. Hans Kluge, head of...
Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit
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The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that it will co-host the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in London, on 15 March....
Ozone layer recovery is on track, due to success of Montreal Protocol
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The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, a UN-backed panel of experts said on Monday. But the group also warned...