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In Niger, Guterres calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Africa’s Sahel
- UN News
The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase” according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in the capital of Niger, Niamey, on Monday, the second of three countries he is visiting on a tour of West Africa to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along with his implied threats of nuclear weapons use against any who would interfere, has raised the specter of nuclear conflict.
Guterres in Senegal: ‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine
- UN News
The war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa, according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Ukraine: UN-Red Cross operation underway to evacuate civilians from stricken Mariupol plant
- UN News
A United Nations and Red Cross (ICRC) operation to evacuate desperate civilians trapped in the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol is underway, the Spokesperson for the humanitarian affairs office in the country confirmed on Sunday.
UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis
- UN News
The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday, released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration across the country, the grinding war there continues, despite a current pause in fighting.
First Person: A plea for the life-saving properties of vaccines
- UN News
For the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused global attention on the impact of vaccines in fighting the virus. During World Immunization Week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been raising awareness of the crucial role immunization has played in reducing or eliminating a host of deadly diseases.
Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, Apr 29 (IPS) - Across Africa, local manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies are responding to the urgent need for locally produced medical products and technologies despite the existing regulatory challenges. We can support manufacturing capacity by expediting the establishment and operationalisation of the African Medicines Agency (AMA).
Deadly mosque explosion ‘another painful blow to the people of Afghanistan’
- UN News
The United Nations has condemned a deadly explosion at a Sufi mosque in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Friday, which reportedly killed at least 10 people and injured up to 15 more, many of them seriously.
INDIA: Healthcare Inequities Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Apr 29 (IPS) - Public health specialists say that an ongoing wrangle between the Indian government and the World Health Organization (WHO) over the COVID-19 death toll in this country is symptomatic of a long-ailing public health delivery system.
Digital tech investment, critical to workforce in least-developed nations
- UN News
Structural weaknesses in the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have made them more vulnerable to shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the current food and energy crises, and the situation could worsen if they do not fully participate in global recovery efforts.
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