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World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal
- UN News
The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record for migrants worldwide.
UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women
- UN News
The UN envoy for Afghanistan on Wednesday repeated her call for the Taliban to reverse its numerous restrictions on the lives of women and girls in violation of their human rights, warning that the longer they remain in place, the more damage will be done.
Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads UN health agency chief
- UN News
Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously malnourished in the north of the war-torn enclave, UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
11 months into Sudan war, ‘world’s worst hunger crisis’ looms
- UN News
Nearly 11 months since rival generals declared war in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the conflict risks triggering “the world’s worst hunger crisis”.
Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud
- UN News
The use of building materials such as cement and steel create a massive carbon footprint, and the industry overall is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global CO2 emissions, mainly in terms of production and transport. Now, two women architects in India think they might have a new, perhaps counter-intuitive solution to sustainable construction: building with mud.
A Regional Commitment Is Underway For Food Security and a Sustainable Future
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Mar 05 (IPS) - The regional commitment to fight hunger and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean has made significant progress thanks to the update of the Food Security, Nutrition and Hunger Eradication Plan of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for the period 2024-2030, known as the CELAC FNS Plan.
International Women’s Day, 2024 - Investing in Women is More than just Good Economics, it’s Crucial to a Sustainable Society
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 05 (IPS) - The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.Ponny Lim runs a thriving aquaculture enterprise in Cambodia, growing her business with the support of a United Nations programme that guarantees loans to women entrepreneurs who are beyond microfinance but not yet ready for corporate finance.
International Women’s Day, 2024 - International Women’s Day/International Life Day
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 05 (IPS) - The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.One of the most fascinating aspects of International Women’s Day is an odd subtext. That this is all about and (only) for women. Really? Since when are the realities of one part of humanity – the part that gives birth to the rest by the way – only relevant to that one part?
UN Whistle Blowers Fired for Challenging Risky Investment Policies of the Pension Fund
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 05 (IPS) - The UN Ethics Office, established in 2006, has promoted an organizational culture in the world body, including integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and protection for whistle-blowers.
But the UN Pension Fund, whose assets amount to a staggering $88.3 billion, is accused of firing four of its staffers, including senior investment officers, for challenging the wisdom of the Fund’s investment policies.
Gaza: Efforts to deliver food aid to stricken north ‘largely unsuccessful’
- UN News
Efforts by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver desperately needed food supplies to northern Gaza resumed on Tuesday but were largely unsuccessful, the agency reported.
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