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‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO 15 May 2025 UNDP India/Gaurav Menghaney India administered over 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines in less than 18 months. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years – the largest fall in recent history according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system 15 May 2025 ESCWA Cover page for the Annual SDG Review 2025: Financial Inclusion in the Arab Region. Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Egyptians with a bank account – which experts say is essential for financial inclusion - tripled, from 17.1 million to over 51 million…

Sudden escalation of trade tensions sends shockwaves through global economy

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudden escalation of trade tensions sends shockwaves through global economy 15 May 2025 © ILO/Priscilla Konadu Mensah Shea butter producer, Ghana (file) Amid escalating trade tensions and growing policy uncertainties, the global economy stands at a fragile turning point, according to a new report on Thursday from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA…

UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly 15 May 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany speaks during the General Assembly informal interactive dialogue with the candidate for the position of President of the General Assembly for the eightieth session. The former Foreign Minister of Germany outlined her vision…

Gaza: New displacement orders force thousands to flee as famine looms

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: New displacement orders force thousands to flee as famine looms 15 May 2025 UN News Two children in Gaza City. Humanitarian partners have also witnessed soaring malnutrition levels among children. Intensified hostilities continue in the Gaza Strip, bringing further death, displacement and destruction as the weeks-long aid blockade grinds on, the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA)…

US-Houthi ceasefire ‘a welcome opportunity’ to advance peace efforts in Yemen

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home US-Houthi ceasefire ‘a welcome opportunity’ to advance peace efforts in Yemen 14 May 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the country. The ceasefire between the United States and Houthi rebels in Yemen provides an opportunity to revitalize the peace process in the Middle Eastern…

A historic course correction: How the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home A historic course correction: How the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero 14 May 2025 © Unsplash/Chris Linnett The global shipping sector is a vital engine of world trade—and a significant contributor to the climate crisis, responsible for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping…

8 million teens in world's wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home 8 million teens in world's wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF 14 May 2025 UNICEF/Chris Farber/UNICEF via Getty Images UNICEF’s ‘Pandemic Classroom’ at the UN Headquarters in New York. Each empty desk and chair represents the million children living in countries where schools have been almost entirely closed. Children in many of the world’s wealthiest countries saw…

UN aid office denounces attacks on Gaza hospital

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UN aid office denounces attacks on Gaza hospital 14 May 2025 © WHO United Nations agencies like the World Health Organization, continue to support the people of Gaza The UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, underlined the need to protect civilians and healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip in a renewed appeal on Wednesday.…

In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount 14 May 2025 UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz UN peacekeepers conduct a foot patrol along the Blue Line in southern Lebanon. More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level ministerial summit in Berlin on Wednesday, pledging military, tech and political support…