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UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’ 31 August 2023 © Unsplash/Jordan Whitt By eating more than a pound of eucalyptus leaves every day, koalas help control plant growth, balance the forest ecosystem and support forest life for insects and birds. Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also a haven for thousands of endangered…

Yemen: Alarming surge in measles and rubella cases, reports WHO

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: Alarming surge in measles and rubella cases, reports WHO 31 August 2023 © UNICEF/Saleh Hayyan A child receives a vaccine during a nationwide immunisation drive in Yemen. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a stark warning on Thursday over rising cases of measles and rubella among children in Yemen, as a vaccination campaign there faces cutbacks due to insufficient funding…

Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts 31 August 2023 © UNICEF/Milequem Diarassouba The first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa began in March 2021 in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, provided by by the COVAX Facility, the only global initiative that works with governments and manufacturers to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are avai [...] UN rights…

Better data on corruption can reduce its impact, support sustainable development

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Better data on corruption can reduce its impact, support sustainable development 31 August 2023 Unsplash/Nathaniel Tetteh A female fruit vendor demonstrates against corruption in Ghana. Improved measurement of corruption could boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a senior UN official said on Thursday in Vienna. …

Coups only make crises worse: Guterres

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Coups only make crises worse: Guterres 31 August 2023 MINUSMA/Marco Dormino A woman casts her vote during the 2018 election in Mali. UN chief Antonio Guterres said credible elections are vital for robust democracies together with the rule of law. Highlighting the “succession of military coups” unfolding across Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday emphasized the need for…

First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Ukraine

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Ukraine 30 August 2023 © UNDP/Oleksandr Ratushniak The northern city of Chernihiv, Ukraine, has been the target of strikes since the first months of the war. Ugochi Daniels, Deputy Director General for Operations with the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), vividly describes what it was like spending a week in Ukraine and Moldova,…

Mexico: Rights experts ‘outraged’ over attacks on women activists

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mexico: Rights experts ‘outraged’ over attacks on women activists 30 August 2023 Centro de Estudios Ecunémicos Thousands of women in Mexico search for their missing children. A group of UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Mexico to investigate and prosecute those who attack and kill women activists searching for their missing relatives…

UNICEF urges support for children, as wildfires rage across Greece

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF urges support for children, as wildfires rage across Greece 30 August 2023 Unsplash/Анасмайстер Пожары в Афинах, Греция. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday called for urgent assistance for children caught up in wildfires in Greece, considered to be the worst Europe has seen since the turn of the century…

Guterres calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances 30 August 2023 UNIC/Mexico A protest rally in Mexico City on the case of Ayoitzinapa rural school attended by the 43 disappeared students.. UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by condemning the “atrocious crime” and urging all Member…

‘Not the time to forget’ Central African Republic

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Not the time to forget’ Central African Republic 30 August 2023 © UNOCHA/Enzo Senga Poor infrastructure and insecurity remain a major challenge for humanitarians in the Central African Republic. Pictured here is a UN convoy travelling through the Haute-Kotto Prefecture. Attacks by armed groups against security forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), combined with increased food and…