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Making cities safer for women: UN report calls for radical rethink |
Even though they make up half the population, women and girls get a raw deal when it comes to city design: in surveys, around 97 per cent of women in the UK aged 18-24, have complained of sexual harassment in public spaces, whilst in Ireland more than half of women surveyed say they feel unsafe…
Read MoreUN trade body calls for halting cryptocurrency rise in developing countries |
Although private digital currencies have rewarded some individuals and institutions, they are an unstable financial asset that can bring social risks and costs, the agency warned. UNCTAD said their benefits to some are overshadowed by the threats they pose to financial stability, domestic resource mobilization, and the security of monetary systems. Rise of crypto Cryptocurrencies…
Read MoreILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq |
In a call for action to protect workers, ILO Country Coordinator in Iraq Maha Kattaa has urged that measures be put in place to reduce the risks for those working under extreme heat. Dangerous sectors According to the recent Labour Force Survey, one in four workers in Iraq is employed either in construction or agriculture –…
Read MoreFrom Hiroshima, UN chief calls for global nuclear disarmament |
“Nuclear weapons are nonsense. Three-quarters of a century later, we must ask what we’ve learned from the mushroom cloud that swelled above this city in 1945”, he urged during the solemn event at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park attended by dozens of people, including hibakusha, young peace activists, Japan’s Prime Minister and other local authorities. The…
Read MoreSri Lanka: UN chief calls for dialogue to ensure ‘smooth transition’ of power |
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has yet to comment publicly on the occupation of his residence, along with that of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, but the Prime Minister’s office reportedly said it had been informed that the President planned to step down on Wednesday. President Rajapaksa has become the focus for widespread protests in recent months over…
Read MoreUN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks |
Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the UN was “concerned over the deteriorating security situation…and the increase of attacks against civilians by the Cooperative for Development of the Congo (CODECO) and the M23 as well as the on-going presence of other foreign armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Red Tabara and the Forces Démocratique pour la libération…
Read MoreMonkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries warns Tedros; calls for more testing, vaccines to end COVID pandemic |
At a press conference in Geneva updating on both the current Monkeypox outbreak and COVID-19, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that 29 countries where the Monkeypox virus does not usually circulate, had confirmed cases. “The risk of #monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries is real. WHO is particularly concerned about the risks of this virus for…
Read MoreSudan: UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all, ahead of direct talks |
A military coup in October, led to the suspension of a power sharing between civilian representatives and senior officers, which had been established since the overthrow of former ruler, Omar al-Bashir in 2019. More protests Political protests took place in several parts of the capital on Monday, according to news reports, which met with a…
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