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Ukraine: Dam destruction ‘monumental humanitarian, economic and ecological catastrophe’: Guterres

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Dam destruction ‘monumental humanitarian, economic and ecological catastrophe’: Guterres 06 June 2023 © IAEA/Fredrik Dahl Water is used to cool processes at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Tens of thousands of civilians in Ukraine are in danger on the frontline, after the apparent destruction of a huge dam on Tuesday, which the UN chief described as a “monumental…

Buckling up to save lives: UN celebrates five decades of seat belt laws

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Buckling up to save lives: UN celebrates five decades of seat belt laws 06 June 2023 © Unsplash/Milan De Clercq Seat belts have saved millions of lives around the world in the past 50 years. Laws making seat belt use mandatory in cars have saved millions of lives, UN agencies announced on Tuesday, marking half a century of vehicular safety legislation around the world…

Haiti: UN deeply saddened as latest earthquake kills three, in wake of floods

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: UN deeply saddened as latest earthquake kills three, in wake of floods 06 June 2023 © AAH/Vicky Onelien A vehicle ploughs through mud after floodwaters receded. The UN expressed deep sadness as another deadly earthquake claimed the lives of at least three people near the Haitian city of Jerémie in the early hours of Tuesday, compounding an already life-threatening situation in recent…

World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’ 06 June 2023 © WHO/Yoshi Shimizu Over 200 diseases are caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances such as heavy metals. Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 people each year, two UN agencies said on Tuesday. …

Central Africa faces ‘turning point’ amid multiple crises

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Central Africa faces ‘turning point’ amid multiple crises 05 June 2023 © UNOCHA/Siegfried Modola A woman crosses a bridge in Bambari, in the Central African Republic. Despite critical gains by Central African nations in advancing stability and cooperation, the region faces multiple crises, and the coming months mark “an important turning point”, the top UN official there told the Security…

Cities ‘critical battlegrounds’ for a sustainable future: Guterres

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Cities ‘critical battlegrounds’ for a sustainable future: Guterres 05 June 2023 © Unsplash/Nerea Martí Sesarin Public green space has a positive effect on biodiversity, climate, wellness and air quality. When it comes to fighting for a sustainable future, the world’s cities are “critical battlegrounds” and more important than ever to making multilateralism work for all, said the UN chief in…

New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental ‘breakdown’

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental ‘breakdown’ 05 June 2023 © UNICEF Students learn coding in a computer science class in Jammu & Kashmir, India. Reforming the global financial system, moving beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of economic progress, and addressing technology challenges are crucial to achieving a more just and equitable…

First Person: ‘Born fighting’ for rights of Black Brazilians

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘Born fighting’ for rights of Black Brazilians 05 June 2023 © Odara Institute Activist Valdecir Nascimento. For Valdecir Nascimento, 63, the Black movement in Brazil was a “turning point” for her as a young woman, leading her from the revolutionary stilt houses in Alagados, to joining more than 1,000 participants last week at UN Headquarters for the second session of the…

Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic 05 June 2023 © UNOCHA/Adrienne Surprenant An internally displaced woman selling cassava sticks, the main staple in the Central African Republic, at a site for displaced people in Batangafo. The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains critical, with more than half the population, 3.4 million people,…

Baristas behind bars: From serving time to serving lattes

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Baristas behind bars: From serving time to serving lattes 04 June 2023 UNIC Jakarta A UN-supported programme at the Tangerang Class IIA Correctional Facility in Indonesia is helping inmates learn job skills. Perfectly foamed milk. A delicate butterfly enswirled atop. A bittersweet tang on the palate. A perfect cappuccino? It is beyond that. This particular cup was masterfully frothed and…