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Half the world now following doctors’ orders on cutting trans fats: WHO

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Half the world now following doctors’ orders on cutting trans fats: WHO 24 June 2024 © Unsplash/Viktor Forgacs Industrially produced trans fat is commonly found in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils and spreads. A total of 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food as of last year, vastly improving the food environment for 3.7 billion…

First Person: Moving from fear to hope after war on drugs in the Philippines

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Moving from fear to hope after war on drugs in the Philippines 24 June 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson An illustration shows the transition from the war on drugs to a more enlightened approach to the treatment of drug problems. People who use drugs in the Philippines are being treated less as criminals and more as patients who need medical help and other interventions, as…

Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost 24 June 2024 © UNRWA UNWRA staff are providing children with support to help them through the trauma of war. The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on Monday that it “will crumble” unless funding is found quickly, with an “entire generation” of children at…

Sudan: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital 24 June 2024 © UNICEF/Mohamed Zakaria A woman who fled her home due to conflict rests at a centre for displaced people in El Fasher, Darfur. Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital in besieged El Fasher city came under attack, killing a pharmacy worker and prompting new calls on…

World News in Brief: Guterres condemns terror attacks in Dagestan, call to end ‘war on drugs’, women Heads of State

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Guterres condemns terror attacks in Dagestan, call to end ‘war on drugs’, women Heads of State 24 June 2024 © UNODC/Laura Gil A detainee behind bars. (file) The UN Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s terror attacks against several churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly-Muslim Dagestan region, with the death toll now rising to at least 20, according to latest…

Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity 24 June 2024 Unsplash/Chris Yang People globally are at risk of immense harm due to misinformation and disinformation. The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address the harms caused by…

Effort to restore Iran nuclear deal ‘remains elusive’, Security Council hears

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Effort to restore Iran nuclear deal ‘remains elusive’, Security Council hears 24 June 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo briefs the Security Council. Restoring the Iran nuclear deal to its full and effective implementation “remains elusive”, the UN’s top political affairs official said on Monday, adding that participating countries remain at odds with each other…

Director-General's remarks on the occasion of International Day of Women in Diplomacy

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks on the occasion of International Day of Women in Diplomacy 24 June 2024 Tatiana Valovaya  International Day of Women in Diplomacy  Shattering Glass Ceilings: Recognizing Female Diplomats’ Contributions within the UN System Monday, 24 June 2024 at 1.15 p.m.Room XX, Palais des Nations  Ambassador Zniber,Ambassador Macdonal Alvarez,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to welcome you all to the Palais des…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy, Violence against Women, and the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy, Violence against Women, and the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons 21 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease)…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 21 June 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the UN Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement, spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, UN Women, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council. …