Month: July 2021
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Conflict, COVID, climate crisis, likely to fuel acute food insecurity in 23 ‘hunger hotspots’
Life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine is being cut off in several countries by fighting and blockades,…
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Outstanding sites, including the Trans-Iranian Railway, added to UNESCO World Heritage List
An ancient temple in India and a “cultural landscape” in Spain have become two of the latest sites to be registered on the UN’s prestigious World Heritage List. The UNESCO World…
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Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres
Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well as one-third of all…
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Afghanistan: Record number of women and children killed or wounded
More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first…
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Water-related hazards dominate the list of 10 most destructive disasters
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global climate, water-related hazards top the list of natural disasters with the highest…
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New ECOSOC President aims to maximize ‘reach, relevance and impact’
The role of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in promoting development has become “even more critical” as a way of guiding and informing the COVID-19 pandemic response worldwide, Collen Vixen Kelapile said on Friday,…
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Japan, UNDP promote waste management in Tehran
The Municipality of Tehran in cooperation with Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) unveiled reverse vending machines (RVMs)…
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Iraq: Bomb attack on eve of Eid al-Adha, ‘terrorism knows no bounds’
Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the “horrific bomb attack targeting civilians” at a busy market in the northeast of the Iraqi capital, just before the…
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ILO: Fewer women than men will regain work during COVID-19 recovery
Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released on Monday by the…
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Call for ‘dignity, equality, justice and human rights’ rings out on Mandela Day
Nelson Mandela International Day is an opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of “a legendary global advocate for dignity,…
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