Month: March 2021

Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalized groups, UN environment report finds

Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is urgently needed to address…

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UN-Habitat report calls for cities post-pandemic to lead the way to a fairer, greener, healthier future

A new report on pandemics and cities from UN-Habitat, points the way to how hard-hit urban centres can reduce the…

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International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries

“COVAX works” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, informing journalists that the UN-backed vaccine initiative…

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100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19

A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more children than expected, are…

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‘Racist lie’ must end, UN chief warns on Remembrance Day for enslaved people

Although the transatlantic slave trade ended more than two centuries ago, “the ideas of white supremacy that underpinned it remain…

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Pandemic threatens lost decade for development, UN report reveals

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed development gains for millions in poor countries, creating an even more sharply unequal world, according…

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Iran’s drug control and international cooperation initiatives in countering drug challenges presented to members of the International community in Tehran

A drug control and international cooperation in countering the drug challenges session held in presence of UNODC Iran. The Ministry…

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UN envoy warns of ‘dramatic’ deterioration in Yemen conflict

The UN’s top official in Yemen has warned of a “dramatic” deterioration in the country’s ongoing conflict, telling the Security…

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COVID-19 has exposed endemic gender inequality, Guterres tells UN Women’s commission

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on women and girls, and the fallout has shown how deeply gender…

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Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours over the past 10 years – UNICEF

The grim ten-year anniversary of the war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of…

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