Month: October 2022
The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts |
The protracted fighting has taken countless lives, displaced millions in and outside the country and left much of the country’s infrastructure in tatters. The failure of international efforts to make much progress has been ascribed to the lack of understanding amongst formal mediators of the situation on the ground in local communities. This is where…
Read MoreNorthern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO |
“There are 5.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Tigray; that number includes 3.8 million people who are in need of health assistance and we need to reach these people,” said Ilham Abdelhai Nour, World Health Organization Team Lead for Ethiopia, Incident Management System and Emergencies Operations. ‘No access to Tigray’ “We have…
Read MoreUN Resident Coordinators a key link in achieving development goals |
Ambassadors and UN leaders recently reaffirmed their support for the Organization’s Resident Coordinators, who lead teams servicing more than 160 countries and territories. These 130 senior officials are the Secretary-General’s designated representatives in the field and coordinate UN operational activities for development. They are critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed by the…
Read MoreCOP27: What you need to know about this year’s big UN Climate Conference |
The Secretary-General has said COP27 must deliver a “down-payment” on climate solutions that match the scale of the problem, so, will leaders deliver? UN News will keep you informed during the two weeks of the conference officially kicking off on Nov 6th, but before our multimedia team heads for the shore of the Red Sea,…
Read MoreRise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals |
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with TB last year, an increase of 4.5 per cent over 2020, and 1.6 million people died from the disease, including 187,000 who were HIV-positive. The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by three per cent during the same period, with some 450,000 new cases of a…
Read MoreIsrael’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ‘settler-colonialism’: UN expert |
“For over 55 years, the Israeli military occupation has prevented the realisation of the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people, violating each component of that right and wilfully pursuing the ‘de-Palestinianisation’ of the occupied territory,” said Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, in…
Read MoreUN counter-terrorism body backs innovations to fight digital terror |
Ahead of the two-day meeting, the Committee Chair, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj of India, spoke to UN News about how terrorists are exploiting social media, mobile payment systems, 3D printing, and other technological developments. Highlighting the impact on society, she said their “easy accessibility, affordability and almost universal outreach, have unlocked an immense opportunity for mankind,…
Read MoreClimate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns |
There’s “no credible pathway to 1.5C in place” today, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) insisted in a new report, despite legally binding promises made at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference to prevent average temperatures rising by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Uncomfortable truth “This report tells us in cold scientific terms what nature has been telling us…
Read More19 life-threatening fungi listed in bid to tackle antifungal resistance |
If not, then look no further than the UN World Health Organization (WHO), which has just catalogued the 19 fungi that represent the greatest public health risk today. The aim of listing these fungal “priority pathogens” is to promote research and strengthen our response to fungal infections and antifungal resistance. People most at risk are those with underlying health problems…
Read MoreCountries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming: UN Report |
The current combined National Determined Contributions (NDCs)—meaning the countries’ national efforts to tackle emissions and mitigate climate change—are leading our planet to at least 2.5 degrees warming, a level deemed catastrophic by scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Increasing instead of decreasing In 2019, the IPCC indicated that to curb global warming,…
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