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The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts
15 July 2024
Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and waste, according to the new Global Foresight Report produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) released on Monday.…
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Global call to equip youth with skills for a peaceful and sustainable future
15 July 2024
The UN Secretary-General has underscored the need to empower young people globally with the skills they need to shape a more peaceful, sustainable future for all.
In a message for Monday’s World Youth Skills Day, António Guterres pointed out that the world’s young people are already…
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The Gambia: UN salutes ‘monumental achievement’ as lawmakers uphold FGM ban
15 July 2024
Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), calling it a critical win for women’s and girls’ rights.
Parliamentarians in the West African country voted on Monday to reject a bill that sought to overturn a…
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Sustainable development: ‘Be leaders and inspire’ UN deputy chief urges, as 2030 deadline nears
14 July 2024
With only 17 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on track and just six more years until the 2030 deadline, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called for a new era of inspiring leadership, ahead of a special event on Monday to galvanize action…
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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023
14 July 2024
New data published on Monday by UN agencies shows that immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection they need compared to the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019.
That’s according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s…
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Philippines: Humane approach to incarceration relieves chronic prison overcrowding
14 July 2024
A more humane approach to dealing with people accused of breaking the law in the Philippines is helping relieve overcrowding in one of the world’s most congested prison systems.
At the Manila City Jail in the Philippines capital, prisoners lie in neat rows as they demonstrate how…
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First Person: Filipino elderly ex-prisoner’s joy of ‘sleeping and eating’
13 July 2024
An ex-prisoner in the Philippines, released from jail as a result of a UN-supported Government programme to tackle overcrowding in detention facilities, has spoken of his joy ‘sleeping and eating’ as a free man.
According to Government figures, the number of inmates are four times over the…
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Gaza: Guterres ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi, as WHO and partners aid medical response
13 July 2024
The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s deadly airstrikes by Israeli forces on Gaza’s Al Mawasi area which have reportedly left at least 90 dead and around 300 injured, according to figures from the war-torn enclave’s health ministry…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Syria’s Cooperation with the United Nations Refugee Agency, Raise Questions on the Treatment of Kurdish Communities and Cases of Enforced Disappearances
12 July 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Syrian Arab Republic on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts welcoming…
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Director-General's remarks at the Closing Session of the 62nd Graduate Study Programme
12 July 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
Closing Session of the 62nd Graduate Study ProgrammeTheme: “Summit of the Future: Challenges and Opportunities”Friday, 12 July 2024 at 3:30 p.m.Room VII, Palais des Nations Dear students,It is my pleasure to join you today for the closing session of this year’s Graduate Study Programme. Since 1962, the UN’s Graduate Study Programme has brought…
