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UN rights chief: ‘Don’t leave the climate crisis for our children to fix’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief: ‘Don’t leave the climate crisis for our children to fix’ 03 July 2023 © WFP/Michael Tewelde التغير المناخي يؤدي إلى الجفاف والقضاء على المحاصيل والماشية Global heating is a burning human rights issue, as extreme weather and climate disasters threaten humanity’s universal right to food, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday…

From the Field: Finding a sanctuary for animals in Ukraine

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home From the Field: Finding a sanctuary for animals in Ukraine 03 July 2023 UNICEF Participants of the UN-supported UPSHIFT programme have united to help animals in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine. Animals left behind by their owners following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 have been found a new sanctuary, thanks in part to the support of the UN…

Global shipping poised to get new emissions-fighting strategy

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global shipping poised to get new emissions-fighting strategy 03 July 2023 © Unsplash Global trade reached a record $33 trillion in 2024 A new strategy is expected to set global shipping on an ambitious path towards phasing out greenhouse gas emissions, top UN officials said at the opening of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in London on Monday…

At Caribbean Summit, UN chief calls for climate action, debt relief, and urgent aid for Haiti

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home At Caribbean Summit, UN chief calls for climate action, debt relief, and urgent aid for Haiti 03 July 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres (left) is greeted by Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago where he will address the 45th meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The UN chief advocated for…

New guidance to protect children from ‘aggressive’ food marketing

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New guidance to protect children from ‘aggressive’ food marketing 03 July 2023 © UNICEF/Bashir Ahmed Sujan Food marketing involves the use of numerous persuasive techniques to influence children's food attitudes, preferences, and consumption. The World Health Organization (WHO) released on Monday fresh guidance on shaping policies to best protect children from the harmful impact of food…

First Person: A Thai police trainer’s ‘passion’ for fighting the SE Asia drug trade

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: A Thai police trainer’s ‘passion’ for fighting the SE Asia drug trade 02 July 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Police Lieutenant Colonel Amonrat Wathanakhosit trains cadet police officers in northern Thailand. A police trainer in Thailand has told UN News about her “inspiration, passion, and strength” for teaching police cadets how to tackle the illicit trafficking of drugs and…

From seeds to solar power in Madagascar: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home From seeds to solar power in Madagascar: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 01 July 2023 © RCO Madagascar A woman waters her vegetable garden, planted with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization. Over one million people in drought-stricken southern Madagascar are benefitting from a range of complementary UN development initiatives which are being coordinated in order to have a…

‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence 01 July 2023 Oldy Joël Auguste/BINUH UN Secretary-General António Guterres holds a press conference during his visit to Port-au-Prince in Haiti. In Port-au-Prince on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed solidarity with the Haitian people “facing a terrible and…

UN space agency vigilant over threat posed by ‘near-Earth objects’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN space agency vigilant over threat posed by ‘near-Earth objects’ 30 June 2023 NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA Asteroid tracks among the stars. With over 18,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) lurking beyond the stratosphere, 2,000 of which are classified as potentially hazardous, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is using Friday’s International Asteroid Day to raise awareness across the…

Eastern DR Congo: Health system at breaking point warns WHO

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Eastern DR Congo: Health system at breaking point warns WHO 30 June 2023 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire The displacement of people in Democratic Republic of the Congo is contributing to a health crisis. Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a senior official with the…