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UNESCO: 250 million children now out of school

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO: 250 million children now out of school 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier أطفال في إحدى مدارس هايتي. The number of children missing out on any schooling has increased by six million, bringing the total to 250 million, according to new figures released on Monday by the UN Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO…

Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities 18 September 2023 © WFP/Claire Nevill The UN continues to provide life-saving assistance in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, war crimes have continued unabated almost a year after a ceasefire was agreed between the country’s Government and forces from the northern Tigray region, UN-appointed independent…

Ukraine: UN adds historic Kyiv cathedral and monastery to danger list

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN adds historic Kyiv cathedral and monastery to danger list 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi Kyiv-Pechera Lavra, a historic Eastern Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine. (file) The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added two of Ukraine’s most historic buildings in Kyiv and another site in Lviv, to its official list of World…

UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs 18 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak The SDG Summit gets underway in the General Assembly hall at UN Headquarters in New York. Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in New…

Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin Primary school girls and boys walk to a UNICEF-supported community centre in Shahristan District in central Afghanistan. The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the…

‘Radical reorientation’ needed as half of humanity lacks basic health coverage

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Radical reorientation’ needed as half of humanity lacks basic health coverage 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Tomislav Georgiev A seven-year-old receives re-vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis at a clinic in Skopje, Macedonia. Over 4.5 billion people worldwide lack coverage for essential health services the UN health agency said on Monday, underscoring the need for stronger…

‘Staggering proposition’ reaching SDGs for small island States: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Staggering proposition’ reaching SDGs for small island States: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 17 September 2023 © IOM/Abraham Diaz Small island developing States like Trinidad and Tobago face unique challenges reaching the targets of the SDGs. Achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can seem link “a staggering proposition” for resource-starved small island developing…

‘We all need to step up’ to rescue the SDG’s and fight for a better future: UN chief

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘We all need to step up’ to rescue the SDG’s and fight for a better future: UN chief 16 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak A wide view of the opening of the SDG Action Weekend. Secretary-General António Guterres is shown on the screens as he delivers remarks. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday rallied a diverse cross section of civil society actors to use their passionate voices…

UNGA78: UN chief brushes off key leaders' absence, says delivery paramount

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNGA78: UN chief brushes off key leaders' absence, says delivery paramount 16 September 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten Secretary-General António Guterres (right) is interviewed by Mita Hosali, Deputy Director of the News and Media Division in the UN's communications department. With several high-profile world leaders opting out of the UN General Assembly’s annual opening session next…

Preserving dignity, public health: Managing deceased bodies during crises

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Preserving dignity, public health: Managing deceased bodies during crises 15 September 2023 © WHO Catastrophic flooding breaks dams and sweeps away buildings and homes in Libya. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday joined with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to underline the critical importance of preserving the dignity of the dead in the wake of recent natural…