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Time for ‘tangible and credible’ forest management, says UN chief
- UN News
Healthy forests are “essential” for people and the planet, the UN chief said in his message marking the International Day of Forests.
First Person: From Gaza to the Red Planet
- UN News
Loay Elbasyouni is a Palestinian electrical engineer on the NASA team that designed Ingenuity, an innovative robotic helicopter that landed on Mars in 2021. He talks to UN News about his journey, from a UN-run school in the Gaza strip, to the US space agency.
After 10 years fighting in the bush - it’s time to go home
- UN News
Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it hard to return home once they decide to stop fighting. The UN Mission in the country (MONUSCO) is helping them to demobilize, and adjust to a new life.
Informal Workers Face Up to the Crisis in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Mar 18 (IPS) - Doris Martínez was a cook in a Venezuelan restaurant that closed its doors; she emigrated to Colombia, got sick from working long hours standing in front of a stove, and returned to her country where, together with her husband and children, she runs a busy fast food kiosk on a road in Valles del Tuy, near the Venezuelan capital.
Brutal War on Yemen: Dire Hunger Crisis Teetering on the Edge of Catastrophe
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 18 (IPS) - Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, with 17.4 million people now in need of food assistance and a growing portion of the population coping with emergency levels of hunger, three UN agencies warned on 14 March 2022.
No sign of Ukraine bioweapons labs says disarmament chief, after further Russian claims
- UN News
The UN is not aware of any biological weapons programme being conducted in Ukraine, the Organization’s disarmament chief told the Security Council once more on Friday, responding to fresh allegations by the Russian Federation, that it had evidence to the contrary.
For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres
- UN News
Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst that “normalizes hate, denies dignity, and spurs violence”.
Ukraine invasion: Needs keep growing with cities facing ‘fatal shortages’; breakthrough as UN convoy reaches Sumy
- UN News
After a missile attack near the airport in Lviv in western Ukraine early on Friday, UN humanitarians warned that the situation across the country remains dire, as Russia’s military invasion continues.
How Collective Action Can Move the Needle on Gender Equality
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 18 (IPS) - During this year’s sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), we are eager to see the global community pivot towards more inclusive approaches to advocacy. It's imperative to put the spotlight on women’s rights and youth-led organizations in communities that are often left out of key discussions. By handing the mic over to advocates across all backgrounds and ages, we can shift to a model that enables all advocates to take a lead role in policy-making and ultimately translate promises and rhetoric into real impact and accountability.
Gamechanger HIV injection rolls out in South Africa and Brazil
- UN News
The first injection to offer long-lasting protection against HIV is being rolled out in South Africa and Brazil, as an alternative to daily medication, according to the UN agency UNITAID.
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