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Dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms
- UN News
Flooding and displacement in South Sudan are expected to worsen when the wet season begins in around a month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday.
World football goes for goal, in aid of Ukraine
- UN News
With the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine rapidly approaching four million, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched a new emergency appeal, with an assist from some top football players who know firsthand what it’s like to flee for your life from a warzone.
Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO
- UN News
Millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict, the UN warned on Tuesday, amid reports that people are facing “life-and-death decisions” on whether to leave Mariupol and elsewhere, more than a month since the Russian invasion.
Do we Really Need a World Ranking to Measure Happiness?
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 29 (IPS) - The 10th edition of the World Happiness Report was recently published and once again the findings raised an array of mixed emotions with many questioning the real foundations underpinning the most discussed aspect of the Report, the World Happiness Ranking,
War or Peace, Barbarism or Hope
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 29 (IPS) - The spectre of ‘stagflation’ threatens the world once again. This time, the risk is the direct consequence of political provocations and war, and not simply due to inexorable economic forces.
Entrepreneurship, investment key to achieving SDGs and resilient post-pandemic recovery
- UN News
A United Nations forum opened in Dubai today, spotlighting entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment in a post-pandemic recovery as vehicles to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Afghanistan’s Girls’ Education is a Women’s Rights Issue
- Inter Press Service
New York, Mar 28 (IPS) - The late-night reversal of a decision by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to allow girls from grades 7 to 12 to return to school has been met with distress from within the country and internationally – and fear that it could herald further restrictions.
Consensus emerging on many issues, UN’s Sudan envoy tells Security Council
- UN News
The United Nations envoy for Sudan told the Security Council today that consensus has emerged on many issues towards establishing a functional government, warning that Khartoum could lose out on billions of external aid without such an administration.
Moving away from coal ‘will not be easy’ but it is essential for our common future, UN deputy chief says
- UN News
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to speed up the shift from fossil fuels to new, low-carbon development models, in a just and inclusive way.
Unity of Purpose to Accelerate Africa's Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Rwanda, Mar 28 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic reversed several development gains on the continent, and Africa’s leaders are convinced stronger cooperation in boosting investment in green growth will help Africa meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
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