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Majority of women live in countries with large gender gaps, UN report reveals

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Majority of women live in countries with large gender gaps, UN report reveals 18 July 2023 © UNICEF/Thaulow Two young women take part in a digital skills careers programme in Jordan. Low women’s empowerment and large gender gaps are commonplace in many parts of the world, the UN’s lead agencies on gender equality and international development said in a new report published on Tuesday.…

UN chief regrets Russia’s decision to withdraw from grain deal

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief regrets Russia’s decision to withdraw from grain deal 17 July 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the press on the termination of the Black Sea Initiative by the Russian Federation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday that he deeply regrets Russia’s decision to terminate the Black Sea Initiative, in effect ending a “lifeline” for…

‘Low risk’ for humans, as cats in Poland test positive for avian influenza

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Low risk’ for humans, as cats in Poland test positive for avian influenza 17 July 2023 © Unsplash/Agape Trn In Poland, cats were found to be infected with the influenza A virus, similar to those found in birds. Polish authorities are investigating all potential sources of infection after some 29 cats were found to be infected with the influenza A virus, similar to those found in birds, the…

Devastating rights violations against Indigenous people must end

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Devastating rights violations against Indigenous people must end 17 July 2023 © UNDP Peru Indigenous communities in Peru are growing organic coffee to boost their livelihoods. Indigenous Peoples have the ancestral wisdom to guide humanity towards a more sustainable use of the Earth’s resources, yet they are systematically discriminated against and excluded, UN rights chief Volker Türk warned…

Russia: UN rights experts call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russia: UN rights experts call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich 17 July 2023 © The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. The journalist Evan Gershkovich should be immediately released following his arrest by Russian authorities on espionage charges in March, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Monday…

Halfway to 2030, world ‘nowhere near’ reaching Global Goals, UN warns

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Halfway to 2030, world ‘nowhere near’ reaching Global Goals, UN warns 17 July 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe The UN says that progress on half of all SDG targets is weak and insufficient. The world is “woefully off track” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, top United Nations officials said on Monday, as ministers and policy makers gathered in New York to…

Global immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound 17 July 2023 © UNICEF/Saiyna Bashir A 6-month-old boy is immunized at a mobile vaccination unit in Sindh province, Pakistan. New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, reveal signs of immunisation services rebounding in some countries, but coverage still falls short of pre-pandemic levels,…

WFP forced to slash food aid as half of all Haitians go hungry

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP forced to slash food aid as half of all Haitians go hungry 17 July 2023 © WFP/Jonathan Dumont Children in Haiti eat a meal provided as part of WFP's school feeding programme. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been compelled to reduce the number of people receiving emergency food assistance in Haiti due to a lack of funding, affecting around 100,000 people, the agency reported on…

‘Senseless, unjustified war’ in Ukraine must stop: UN political affairs chief

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Senseless, unjustified war’ in Ukraine must stop: UN political affairs chief 17 July 2023 © OCHA/Matteo Minasi The UN is working with local NGOs in Ukraine to ensure that vulnerable people receive the support they need. The UN Political Affairs chief appealed on Monday for an end to the “unjustified” war in Ukraine, which this month passed the 500-day mark.…

Bringing a war criminal to justice

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Bringing a war criminal to justice 16 July 2023 Vincent Tremeau Photographed for the UN’s One Day I Will exhibit in 2016, Elia, from DR Congo, said he doesn’t know his exact age, but wants to be a soldier. (file) For 96 hours, the orders kept coming. By the end, 287 people were dead, 387 women and children had been raped, and 13 villages in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had…