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World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’ 06 June 2023 © WHO/Yoshi Shimizu Over 200 diseases are caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances such as heavy metals. Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 people each year, two UN agencies said on Tuesday. …

Central Africa faces ‘turning point’ amid multiple crises

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Central Africa faces ‘turning point’ amid multiple crises 05 June 2023 © UNOCHA/Siegfried Modola A woman crosses a bridge in Bambari, in the Central African Republic. Despite critical gains by Central African nations in advancing stability and cooperation, the region faces multiple crises, and the coming months mark “an important turning point”, the top UN official there told the Security…

Cities ‘critical battlegrounds’ for a sustainable future: Guterres

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Cities ‘critical battlegrounds’ for a sustainable future: Guterres 05 June 2023 © Unsplash/Nerea Martí Sesarin Public green space has a positive effect on biodiversity, climate, wellness and air quality. When it comes to fighting for a sustainable future, the world’s cities are “critical battlegrounds” and more important than ever to making multilateralism work for all, said the UN chief in…

New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental ‘breakdown’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental ‘breakdown’ 05 June 2023 © UNICEF Students learn coding in a computer science class in Jammu & Kashmir, India. Reforming the global financial system, moving beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of economic progress, and addressing technology challenges are crucial to achieving a more just and equitable…

First Person: ‘Born fighting’ for rights of Black Brazilians

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘Born fighting’ for rights of Black Brazilians 05 June 2023 © Odara Institute Activist Valdecir Nascimento. For Valdecir Nascimento, 63, the Black movement in Brazil was a “turning point” for her as a young woman, leading her from the revolutionary stilt houses in Alagados, to joining more than 1,000 participants last week at UN Headquarters for the second session of the…

Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic 05 June 2023 © UNOCHA/Adrienne Surprenant An internally displaced woman selling cassava sticks, the main staple in the Central African Republic, at a site for displaced people in Batangafo. The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains critical, with more than half the population, 3.4 million people,…

Baristas behind bars: From serving time to serving lattes

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Baristas behind bars: From serving time to serving lattes 04 June 2023 UNIC Jakarta A UN-supported programme at the Tangerang Class IIA Correctional Facility in Indonesia is helping inmates learn job skills. Perfectly foamed milk. A delicate butterfly enswirled atop. A bittersweet tang on the palate. A perfect cappuccino? It is beyond that. This particular cup was masterfully frothed and…

India train disaster: UN chief deeply saddened by loss of life

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home India train disaster: UN chief deeply saddened by loss of life 04 June 2023 ESCAP Photo/Christian Dohrmann Passenger trains wait for people to board at the Dhanbad Junction railway station in Jharkhand, northern India. One of the busiest in the region, millions of people pass through this station every year. The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the loss of life and…

315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF 04 June 2023 © WFP/Jonathan Dumont Young boys stand in front of a damaged vehicle in Sa'ada, Yemen. A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place between 2005 and 2022, said UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Monday, describing it as a “stark illustration of the devastating impact of…

World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: Guterres

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: Guterres 04 June 2023 UN News/Laura Quiñones Marine debris, including plastics, paper, wood, metal and other manufactured material is found on beaches worldwide and at all depths of the ocean. As international negotiators committed to hammering out a draft treaty by November on ending plastic pollution, the UN chief stressed in his message…