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Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa
22 May 2024
Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food insecure, warns World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain during a recent visit to Zambia – the epicentre of the crisis.
The droughts have destroyed harvests in areas where…
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Stories from the UN Archive: Magic suitcases for 1960s midwives
22 May 2024
Can a magic suitcase save lives?
On the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, marked annually on 23 May, we are taking a look at the important role of midwives and tuning in to UN Radio’s featurette from 1963, The Magic Suitcase, narrated by Hollywood star Jack Benny.The radio and…
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Gaza: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn
22 May 2024
Hostilities across Gaza reportedly continued on Wednesday, fuelling already alarming aid access problems and dire food insecurity as the main entrance routes for relief convoys remained closed or too dangerous to access, UN aid workers warned.
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‘Critical gaps’ in understanding climate change fuel tropical disease spread
22 May 2024
A comprehensive review by the UN health agency has revealed critical gaps in understanding the full impact of climate change on malaria, dengue, trachoma and other tropical diseases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) study, conducted in partnership with Reaching the Last Mile (RLM), a…
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‘Be part of the plan’ to end nature loss on Biodiversity Day
22 May 2024
The diversity of animals, plants and microorganisms on the planet is at risk due to factors such as changing land use, urbanization, overexploitation, pollution and climate change, the UN said on Wednesday, calling for action now to protect a million species from extinction.
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Haiti’s health system pushed to breaking point: UNICEF
22 May 2024
Haiti’s health system is now “on the verge of collapse” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Haiti Bruno Maes warned on Wednesday, amidst an alarming decrease in the number of hospitals still functioning in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation.
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Director-General's remarks on the occasion of International Biodiversity Day 2024
22 May 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
International Biodiversity Day Celebration 2024 Wednesday, 22 May 2024 at 10.00 a.m. Room III, Palais des Nations Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,I would like to sincerely thank the Geneva Environment Network and the Convention on Biological Diversity for bringing us together to celebrate the Biodiversity Day 2024, and I am particularly pleased…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Kuwait for Efforts to Advance Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment, Raise Questions on the Practice of “Honour” Killings and the Nationality Law
21 May 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Kuwait with Committee Experts…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
21 May 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Trade and Development. Situation in UkraineDr. Jarno Habicht, World Health…
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INTERVIEW: Developing countries risk missing out on net-zero benefits, but fairer future is possible
21 May 2024
Inflation fears are subsiding, the “net-zero transition” to a clean economy could spell good news with the right policies in place and we are still dealing with a “COVID hangover”, according to the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
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