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South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis 01 August 2023 粮食署 在南苏丹琼莱州的博尔，一名妇女在市场上购买食品。粮食计划署在那里提供现金，人们可以用现金在市场上的几家商店购买食品。（资料图片） UN food security agencies on Tuesday warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis unless immediate action and investment are taken to address food insecurity, climate challenges, and insecurity…

In Brazil, UN deputy chief urges greater ambition for Global Goals

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Brazil, UN deputy chief urges greater ambition for Global Goals 01 August 2023 FAO/João Roberto Ripper Farmers, who gatherer flowers in the Southern Espinhaço Mountain Range in Brazil, enhance biodiversity and preserve traditional knowledge. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed on Tuesday called for urgent efforts to boost climate action, protect biodiversity, promote…

Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, UN envoy warns

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, UN envoy warns 01 August 2023 © UNICEF/Islamane Abdou A young girl and her cousin walk through the streets of a village in southern Niger. The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen unless the political crisis in Niger is resolved, the top UN official for the region said on Tuesday, underlining the need for peace.…

WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain 31 July 2023 © Unsplash/Possessed Photograph The number of people smoking across the world in on the decrease. Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 billion -  are now protected by measures to curb the dangers of tobacco smoke, 8.7 million people still die from…

Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO 31 July 2023 © Unsplash/Caleb Cook Wildfires have caused devastation across Europe during the northern hemisphere summer. A summer of extreme weather in the northern hemisphere is causing major damage to people’s health and the environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Monday, as countries from the…

Guterres strongly condemns suicide bombing in Pakistan

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres strongly condemns suicide bombing in Pakistan 31 July 2023 © Unsplash/Shiza Nazir The entrance of Delhi Gate, in Lahore, Pakistan. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly suicide bombing at a political rally in northwest Pakistan on Sunday. At least 54…

UN envoy to continue efforts towards restoring constitutional order in Niger

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy to continue efforts towards restoring constitutional order in Niger 31 July 2023 UN News Portuguese Leonardo Santos Simão of Mozambique, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and Chairman of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission. The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa has underlined the UN’s…

Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA 31 July 2023 Ziad Taleb United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Headquarter in Gaza More than two days of armed violence at the Ein El Hilweh Palestine Refugee camp in southern Lebanon continues to impact civilians, including children, a senior UN official in the country…

Ukraine: War intensifies and so do the needs, says UN relief official

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: War intensifies and so do the needs, says UN relief official 31 July 2023 © UNICEF/Filippov A 13-year-old girl walks past buildings damaged by the shelling in Irpin, Ukraine. The ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine are resulting in a surge in humanitarian needs, the top UN humanitarian official for the country said on Monday, urging increased funding to ensure…

UN calls for urgent action against human trafficking

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN calls for urgent action against human trafficking 30 July 2023 IOM Port of Spain Venezuelan migrant Manuela Molina (not her real name) was promised a decent job in Trinidad, but minutes after her arrival she was forced into a van and taken to a secret location. Global crises, conflicts, and the climate emergency are escalating trafficking risks, the UN warned on Sunday, the World…