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Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns 02 August 2023 UNMISS/Gregório Cunha Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in South Sudan briefs the media on the current political situation in the country. Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South Sudan next December, the UN Special Representative for…

Colombia: UN Mission to monitor ceasefire with ELN rebel group

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Colombia: UN Mission to monitor ceasefire with ELN rebel group 02 August 2023 UN Verification Mission in Colombia Former combatants of the FARC-EP, ELN, AUC paramilitary group, members of the Colombian Armed Forces and victims play a friendly match in Dabeiba, Antioquia. The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to expand the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia to…

Record crossings of perilous Darién Gap underscores need for safe migration pathways

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Record crossings of perilous Darién Gap underscores need for safe migration pathways 02 August 2023 © IOM/Gema Cortés Migrants come ashore after crossing the Darien Gap in Panama. Record numbers of migrants are crossing the Darién jungle in Latin America in a desperate and perilous journey, including from as far off as Nepal and Afghanistan, UN agencies said on Wednesday, highlighting the…

‘Let’s make breastfeeding at work, work’, urge UN agencies

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Let’s make breastfeeding at work, work’, urge UN agencies 01 August 2023 © UNICEF/Oleksii Filippov A six-month old bot is breastfed by his mother in Ukraine. United Nations agencies on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, emphasizing the need for greater breastfeeding support across all workplaces…

South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis 01 August 2023 粮食署 在南苏丹琼莱州的博尔，一名妇女在市场上购买食品。粮食计划署在那里提供现金，人们可以用现金在市场上的几家商店购买食品。（资料图片） UN food security agencies on Tuesday warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis unless immediate action and investment are taken to address food insecurity, climate challenges, and insecurity…

In Brazil, UN deputy chief urges greater ambition for Global Goals

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Brazil, UN deputy chief urges greater ambition for Global Goals 01 August 2023 FAO/João Roberto Ripper Farmers, who gatherer flowers in the Southern Espinhaço Mountain Range in Brazil, enhance biodiversity and preserve traditional knowledge. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed on Tuesday called for urgent efforts to boost climate action, protect biodiversity, promote…

Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, UN envoy warns

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, UN envoy warns 01 August 2023 © UNICEF/Islamane Abdou A young girl and her cousin walk through the streets of a village in southern Niger. The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen unless the political crisis in Niger is resolved, the top UN official for the region said on Tuesday, underlining the need for peace.…

WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain 31 July 2023 © Unsplash/Possessed Photograph The number of people smoking across the world in on the decrease. Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 billion -  are now protected by measures to curb the dangers of tobacco smoke, 8.7 million people still die from…

Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO 31 July 2023 © Unsplash/Caleb Cook Wildfires have caused devastation across Europe during the northern hemisphere summer. A summer of extreme weather in the northern hemisphere is causing major damage to people’s health and the environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Monday, as countries from the…

Guterres strongly condemns suicide bombing in Pakistan

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres strongly condemns suicide bombing in Pakistan 31 July 2023 © Unsplash/Shiza Nazir The entrance of Delhi Gate, in Lahore, Pakistan. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly suicide bombing at a political rally in northwest Pakistan on Sunday. At least 54…