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Solidarity, sustainability, science, will guide new General Assembly President’s agenda
- UN News
A veteran Hungarian diplomat was appointed President of the forthcoming session of the UN General Assembly during an official ceremony in New York on Tuesday.
World Food Safety Day highlights need to improve health, prevent foodborne risks
- UN News
Safe food is one of the most critical guarantors for good health, the UN said on Tuesday – the fourth global World Food Safety Day – aiming to mobilize action for preventing, detecting and managing foodborne risks and improving human health.
Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens
- UN News
An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the international community takes immediate action to prevent a new hunger disaster, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
Nigeria: Guterres condemns ‘heinous’ church attack which left dozens dead
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General has condemned “in the strongest terms” a brutal attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria at the weekend, which left at least 50 people dead and wounded dozens more.
US Leads Sanctions Killing Millions to No End
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Jun 07 (IPS) - Food crises, economic stagnation and price increases are worsening unevenly, almost everywhere, following the Ukraine war. Sanctions against Russia have especially hurt those relying on wheat and fertilizer imports.
Overlapping crises push millions into ‘extreme levels of acute food insecurity’
- UN News
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated steadily rising global food and energy prices, undermining economic stability across the world, warned in a UN report launched on Monday.
Poor Families Clash over Water with Real Estate Consortium in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
APOPA, El Salvador, Jun 06 (IPS) - Alex Leiva woke up at 4:00 a.m. to perform a key task for his family’s survival in the Salvadoran village where he lives: filling several barrels with the water that falls from the tap only at that early hour every other day.
Reports of sexual violence in Ukraine rising fast, Security Council hears
- UN News
Allegations of sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine are mounting, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday, expressing regret over a stark discrepancy between that painful reality, and the global community’s ambition to end the use of rape as a weapon of war.
Sudan: UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all, ahead of direct talks
- UN News
The UN chief has called for military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political leaders, to enter direct talks over the future of the country in “good faith”, following continued unrest.
‘Courage and conviction’ of youth needed for successful crime fighting solutions
- UN News
Young people are “disproportionately viewed as the primary perpetrators of crime”, despite often being the most vulnerable, the UN General Assembly President told a high-level meeting on Monday, highlighting crime fighting solutions.
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