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Hunger in Latin America: whole continent is on the move, warns WFP
- UN News
Ever greater numbers of vulnerable people are risking their lives on dangerous migration routes in Latin America, forced to move by the global food security crisis that’s been made worse by spiralling inflation linked to the war in Ukraine, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
The Weaponization of Energy & Europe's Way Out
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jun 14 (IPS) - The fast-changing environment requires Europe’s energy system not only to adapt but to also find the right mechanisms to ensure its unity in the face of turbulent challenges.
SWIFT Dollar Decline
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 14 (IPS) - US-led sanctions are inadvertently undermining the dollar’s post-Second World War dominance. The growing number of countries threatened by US and allied actions is forcing victims and potential targets to respond pro-actively.
Yemen: UN launches crowdfunding campaign to head off decaying oil tanker threat
- UN News
A social media campaign launched on Monday by the United Nations aims to bring the world closer to preventing a decaying supertanker, anchored off Yemen, from causing an oil spill that could spell disaster for the region and beyond.
Brazil: Inequality Sharpened, Social Policies Dismantled, More Millions Pushed into Hunger
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 13 (IPS) - Right now, out of a total of 211.7 million Brazilians, 116.7 million are experiencing some level of food insecurity, 43.4 million do not have enough food, and 19 million were facing hunger, reveals a June 2022 report by the Brazilian Research Network of Food and Nutrition Sovereignty and Security (Rede PENSSAN).
Southern Winds in Magallanes Fuel Green Hydrogen in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jun 13 (IPS) - Patagonia’s strong winds are driving projects that will place Magallanes, in the extreme south of Chile, in a privileged position to produce and export green hydrogen and help the country move towards carbon neutrality.
Myanmar’s multidimensional crises have ‘deepened and expanded dramatically’
- UN News
The political crisis unleashed in Myanmar following the 1 February military coup last year, has “opened new frontlines that had long been at peace,” the UN Special Envoy told the General Assembly on Monday, noting that challenges in the country have “both deepened and expanded dramatically.”
Mali: Support ‘deep aspiration’ for reform, top envoy urges Security Council
- UN News
Long-term uncertainty related to the length of the transition period in Mali has made it even more difficult to achieve progress on implementing the 2015 peace agreement, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Monday.
How to Stop the 'Hunger Pandemic' During COVID-19
- Inter Press Service
Seoul, Tokyo, Boston, Jun 13 (IPS) - Johnny, living in the United States (US), goes to his school and gets free breakfast and lunch there. There may not be enough food for dinner at home. But he knows that he can get fed at school. Sadly, however, after the pandemic, schools were closed, which meant no breakfast and no lunch for him.
UK’s bid to export some refugees to Rwanda, ‘all wrong’, says UN refugee chief
- UN News
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday dismissed the British Government’s proposal to process United Kingdom-bound asylum seekers in Rwanda, describing the offshore deal between the two countries announced in April, as “all wrong”.
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