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Yemen: Stricken oil tanker must be inspected to avoid environmental catastrophe, UN expert urges
12 November 2020
It is “vital” that technical experts be granted immediate access to a rusting oil tanker threatening an environmental calamity in the Red Sea, an independent UN expert said on Thursday.
Having been abandoned five years ago when its engine room flooded with seawater, the 44-year-old Safer super tanker currently holds some 1.1 million barrels of oil.
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COVID disruption will ‘pale in comparison’ if world fails to act on climate change, SDGs
12 November 2020
The fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “go hand in hand”, the UN chief told a major development bank conference on Thursday.
“The decisions we make now will determine the course of the next 30 years and beyond: Emissions must fall by half by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions no later than 2050 to reach…
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Measles cases hit 23-year high last year, killing 200,000 as vaccination stalls, WHO says
12 November 2020
Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination coverage, resulting in the highest number of cases for 23 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in a joint report on Thursday.
The death toll in 2019 was 50 per cent higher than a historic low reached in…
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Neglected tropical diseases: Countries endorse new targets to eradicate 20 killers
12 November 2020
A bold new blueprint to tackle all neglected tropical diseases has been agreed at the UN health agency’s World Health Assembly, which will involve a radical shift in approach by Member States and non-state actors, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
"We now have the consensus and the commitment of every country to work in an integrated, cross-cutting…
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‘Bring life to those fighting for breath’, UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day
12 November 2020
Pneumonia is not a new emergency, it takes the lives of some 800,000 children each year, but this year’s COVID-19 pandemic makes it even more critical to stop the deadly infection, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday.
Marking World Pneumonia Day, on 12 November, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore, highlighted the coronavirus factor, noting that “while the world…
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Landmine toll still high amid concerns over COVID-19 impact on clearance efforts
12 November 2020
Thousands of people continue to be killed and injured every year by landmines and explosive weapons in conflicts around the world, while the COVID-19 pandemic has forced mine-clearance efforts to be scaled back, a UN-backed civil society report on the issue said on Thursday.
According to the Landmine Monitor 2020, more than 80 per cent of the world – 164 countries – have…
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‘No way’ to get vital humanitarian aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray region, UN warns
12 November 2020
With telephone lines still cut and transport links disrupted, it is impossible for humanitarians to get vital supplies into Ethiopia’s Tigray region or assess evolving humanitarian needs, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said.
“With road closed, food, health and other emergency supplies have currently no way to make it into Tigray making…
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UNIDIR virtual press conference
12 November 2020
Press Conference Announcement
Ruth Bottomley, Monitor research specialist, expert on contamination, clearance and risk education
Marion Loddo, Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor Editorial Manager
Loren Persi, ICBL-CMC, Landmine Monitor 2020 Impact research team leader
Stephen Goose, Director, Human Rights Watch’s Arms Division
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Seafarers, heroes of the pandemic as shipping plays vital role in crisis
12 November 2020
The global shipping industry has played a vital role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and demand for its services has limited the annual decline in maritime trade volumes to around 4.1 per cent in 2020, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its annual report on the shipping industry on Thursday.
“The pandemic has brought to the fore the…
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Beirut blast aftermath: Healing underway, city needs more support to cleanse ‘deep wounds’
11 November 2020
Those affected by the devastating explosions that tore through Beirut 100 days ago, killing more than 200 people, remain in need of crucial support, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.
“While the immediate scars are starting to heal, thanks to extraordinary efforts on the ground, the deep wounds – both visible and invisible - of children and…
