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Developing countries face $4 trillion investment gap in SDGs

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Developing countries face $4 trillion investment gap in SDGs 05 July 2023 © ADB The Lopburi Solar Farm is integral to Thailand's efforts to generate energy from renewable sources. A green future will remain out of reach if the world doesn’t help developing countries close a $2 trillion gap in investment towards an energy transition, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)…

Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign 05 July 2023 United Nations The UN launched a communications campaign as part of its ActNow initiative, with help from influencers across the world to rally support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The United Nations kicked off a new campaign on Wednesday to turbocharge the Sustainable Development Goals (…

New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate 05 July 2023 Unsplash/Priscilla du Preez Governments and Internet companies are failing to meet challenges of online hate. The UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect launched a new policy paper on Wednesday aimed at countering and addressing hate speech online.…

WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa 05 July 2023 © UNICEF/Harandane Dicko Over 15% of the children suffer from acute malnutrition in Timbuktu, Mali. Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit emergency aid to only 6.2 million of the most vulnerable people in need across West Africa, scaling back from an initial…

Iran: Executions and detentions in spotlight at Human Rights Council

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran: Executions and detentions in spotlight at Human Rights Council 05 July 2023 © Unsplash/Hosein Charbaghi A view of Tehran, Iran's capital city. Iran faced calls on Wednesday from top UN-appointed rights investigators to halt the executions of people sentenced to death in connection with anti-Government demonstrations that have continued since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini…

More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine 05 July 2023 © UNICEF/Maria Wamala A woman receives malaria prevention medication at health centre in Uganda. Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (…

UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan 05 July 2023 © WFP/Eloge Mbaihondoum أناس يبحثون عن مأوى عند نقطة دخول للاجئين تقع على بعد 5 كيلومترات من الحدود التشادية مع السودان. وكان معظم هؤلاء الأشخاص قد نزحوا داخليا من قبل في منطقة دارفور. The UN’s top humanitarian officials on Wednesday voiced shock and condemnation over increasing reports of gender-…

‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war 05 July 2023 © UNICEF/Giovanni Diffidenti A boy runs past damaged buildings, defaced by shelling during the conflict, on his way home from shopping, in the city of Sirte. Last year, 27,180 grave violations were committed against children caught up in war – the highest number ever verified by the UN, the Security Council…

UNCTAD hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNCTAD hybrid press conference 05 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Publication of the World Investment Report 2023 – Investing in Sustainable Energy for All Under embargo until Wednesday 5 July 2023, 1 p.m. CEST (11 a.m. GMT) Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary-General James Zhan, UNCTAD, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprises

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Prevention of Genocide and Starts Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Prevention of Genocide and Starts Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus 04 July 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Hears Presentation of Thematic Reports Under Agenda Item Three on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural…