Month: July 2022
Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency |
“And more than 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases, are caused by pathogens shared with wild or domestic animals,” WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti told journalists at a media briefing. “They account for a substantial burden of disease, resulting in about a billion sick people, and millions of deaths globally every year”. Zoonotic…
Read MoreNigeria: New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’ |
The Resilience and Social Cohesion project, launched by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP), will enhance peace, increase livelihood opportunities, and provide education, health, nutrition, child protection, and sanitation support to vulnerable populations in Borno and Yobe states. “This is a pathway to peace and sustainable development,’’ said the UNICEF Representative…
Read MoreUkraine: Guterres condemns deadly missile attack on Vinnytsia; more than 20 killed |
Cruise missiles fired from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea struck civilian areas of the city, including an office block and residential buildings, according to media reports, citing Ukrainian authorities. Dozens of civilians have been killed in Ukraine over the last 24 hours. Multiplying attacks against civilian infrastructure are leaving millions without access to…
Read MoreNew administration in Colombia provides ‘tremendous opportunity’ to further peace |
Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, reported on recent political developments, including the election last month of President Gustavo Petro and Vice-President Francia Márquez, the first Afro-Colombian woman to hold the position. Mr. Massieu has met with both officials, who will be sworn in on…
Read MoreMystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO |
According to a new update on Wednesday from the World Health Organization (WHO), 35 countries in five regions of the world have now reported more than 1,010 probable cases of unexplained severe acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation, in youngsters, since the outbreak was first detected on 5 April. So far, 22 children have died, and almost half of the probable…
Read MoreGuterres hails ‘critical step forward’ on resuming Ukraine grain exports |
Secretary-General António Guterres said that a “critical step forward” had been taken to allow the “safe and secure export” of millions of tonnes of grain via the Black Sea, but emphasized that no formal agreement has yet been signed between Russia and Ukraine. .@antonioguterres tells reporters: Today in Istanbul, we have seen a critical step…
Read MoreMore women work in health and care but they earn 24 per cent less than men: UN report |
The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: a global analysis in the time of COVID-19, was published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). It documents a raw gender pay gap of roughly 20 percentage points which jumps to 24 percentage points when factors such as…
Read MoreSustainable Development Goals can be reached ‘despite our grim times’: ECOSOC President |
Collen V. Kelapile, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), was delivering opening remarks to the ministerial segment of its ongoing High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Countries are meeting in the General Assembly Hall to examine how recovery policies can reverse the pandemic’s negative impacts on the common goal of creating…
Read MoreReliable information ‘a matter of life and death’ UN chief tells Security Council |
“Communications is not a side issue or an afterthought,” he said during the first-ever High-Level Debate dedicated to the importance of strategic communications, calling it “central to the success of all our work”. He recalled his 2016 pledge when sworn in as Secretary-General, to “communicate better about what we do, in ways that everybody understands”. …
Read MoreDevelop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO |
The UN agency has released its first-ever report on the pipeline of vaccines currently in development, geared at guiding further investment and research. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness…
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