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Transforming food systems, key to get SDGs back on track: Mohammed

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Transforming food systems, key to get SDGs back on track: Mohammed 26 July 2023 © WFP/Michael Tewelde A small holder farmer processes maize in Ethiopia's Gambella Region. The UN on Wednesday launched an initiative for accelerated transformation in food systems, with the Deputy Secretary-General highlighting key objectives to help get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on…

Ukraine: ‘Latest attacks signal a calamitous turn’, Security Council hears

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: ‘Latest attacks signal a calamitous turn’, Security Council hears 26 July 2023 © UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu The port city of Mykolaiv, in the south of Ukraine, is being targeted with renewed shelling. The recent wave of devastating Russian attacks targeting Odesa and other key Ukrainian port cities marks a “calamitous turn” in the 17-month war, a senior UN official told the Security…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 26 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement UN Human Rights Committee to present findings on Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, State of Palestine and Uganda Tania María ABDO ROCHOLL - Chair José Santos Pais - Vice-Chair Carlos Gómez Martínez - Committee member Kobauyah Tchamdja Kpatcha - Vice-Chair

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 25 July 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. World Drowning Prevention Day Dr.…

High-stakes UN operation underway in Yemen to avert catastrophic oil spill

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home High-stakes UN operation underway in Yemen to avert catastrophic oil spill 25 July 2023 © UNDP The Safer has been at risk of breaking up or exploding for years. The UN on Tuesday began siphoning one million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen, a crucial step in the race against time to prevent a potential environmental disaster…

‘Disaster emergency’ in Asia-Pacific, warns ESCAP

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Disaster emergency’ in Asia-Pacific, warns ESCAP 25 July 2023 © UNICEF/Asad Zaidi A family takes refuge on a roadside in Sindh province in Pakistan, after fleeing their flood-hit home. (file) Asia and the Pacific has a “narrow window” to protect its hard-won gains, as climate change supercharges disasters and impacts billions there, the UN’s development body spanning the vast region said on…

Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO 25 July 2023 © FAO/Alessandra Benedett Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed addesses the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in Rome, Italy. A full-scale Africa-led agrifood systems transformation will not be possible without game changing solutions, greater investments in smallholder farmers,…

‘Real challenges’ must be addressed beyond polling day, urges UN West Africa envoy

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Real challenges’ must be addressed beyond polling day, urges UN West Africa envoy 25 July 2023 © UNDP/Aurelia Rusek Ongoing violence, climate change, desertification, and tension over natural resources are all worsening hunger and poverty in Chad and across the Sahel. While national elections in West Africa and the Sahel provide an important opportunity for voters to effect change, they…

Ukraine: UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings 25 July 2023 Volker Türk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. Nearly a year after at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were killed in a blast at a Russian-controlled detention facility, justice is still no closer to being served, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations on Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations on Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal 24 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal. Imeru Tamerat Yigezu, Committee Expert and Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations, presented the assessment of the responses provided by Mexico, Niger, Portugal…