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Rosemary DiCarlo was briefing the Security Council alongside the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, who said that with each passing day, UN teams on the ground were facing “new dimensions to the emergency.” “We are on a path of further escalation, which can only cause more suffering to the people of Ukraine, Russia, and the rest of the world”, Ms. DiCarlo told ambassadors. Nuclear plant ‘catastrophe’ Warning against further […]
Ambassadors met to discuss how to strengthen women’s resilience and leadership as a pathway to peace in regions plagued by armed groups. The debate was held under the Council’s continued focus on women, peace and security, in line with a landmark resolution adopted 22 years ago, and centred around the latest UN report. Slow progress […]
The three-member Commission is pushing for the issue to be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s highest court. They stressed that under international humanitarian law, the occupation of territory in wartime is a temporary situation and does not deprive the occupied power of its statehood or sovereignty. A core UN principle […]
The ability of education systems to ensure even rudimentary literacy skills for their students has declined in four out of 10 African countries over the last three decades. The findings are published in the first of a three-part series of Spotlight reports on foundational learning in Africa, called Born to Learn, published by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) […]
And with the deadline looming, it also underlines why it’s critical to renew the initiative next month, said UNCTAD. Thanks to the initiative agreed in July by Ukraine, Russia and Türkiye, and led by UN chief António Guterres, port activity in Ukraine is picking up, and large shipments of grain are reaching world markets. The deal also […]
And the price of inaction and staying on the couch, will be severe, WHO said – around $27 billion every year in extra healthcare costs. The Global status report on physical activity 2022, measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages and abilities. Data from 194 countries […]
The International Coordinating Group (ICG), is made up of members from the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, Médecins Sans Frontières, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Unprecedented outbreaks The switch to a single-dose approach will help conserve stocks, allowing the oral vaccine to combat the potentially fatal […]
Valentine Rugwabiza, who also heads up the UN Stabilization Mission in CAR, said ‘blue helmets’ had paid a key role in civilian protection as the threat from armed groups and other violent actors continues, as well as in delivering lifesaving humanitarian aid. Robust action The mission has taken a “robust, preventive, and proactive posture in […]
Highlighting that there is no other situation globally in which six million had been kept under siege for almost two years, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that there is a very narrow window to prevent genocide in Tigray. “Yes, I’m from Tigray, and yes, this affects me personally. I don’t pretend it doesn’t. Most of my […]
