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UNESCO education report advises ban on smartphones in schools

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO education report advises ban on smartphones in schools 26 July 2023 © UNICEF/Joshua Estey Students in Cebu, Philippines take a selfie at school. A new UN report raised concerns on Wednesday about the excessive use of smartphones, calling for them to be banned in schools worldwide. According to the UN's education, science and culture agency UNESCO, the over-use of mobile phones impacts…

Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia 26 July 2023 © Unsplash/Andrew Seaman 在热浪中保持凉爽对儿童尤为重要，因为他们比成年人更难调节体温。 Half of all children in Europe and Central Asia, 92 million, are exposed to high heatwave frequency, or double the global average, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday in a new policy brief.…

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…

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…

UNHCR, IOM outline new approach to assist growing number of migrants

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR, IOM outline new approach to assist growing number of migrants 24 July 2023 IOM/Gema Cortés Exhausted migrants take the last steps out of the Darien jungle and into a community. In a world characterised by economic crises, conflicts, and natural disasters, the uptick in migration is proving to be one of the most important geopolitical phenomena of the century. The adverse effects of…