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Ukraine war creating a child refugee almost every second: UNICEF
- UN News
Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
Refugees Recount Harrowing Escape from Besieged Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Mar 15 (IPS) - “I never, ever, believed that anything like this could happen,” says Valia*. “Not for a second.”
'A Growing Number of Billionaires Is a Sign of Failure'
- Inter Press Service
Mar 14 (IPS) - It is no secret that economic inequality has risen exponentially in the last few decades, both in India and globally. According to the World Inequality Report 2022, India is one of the most unequal countries in the world in terms of both income and wealth inequality. It is estimated that in 2021, the top 10 percent of Indians held 57 percent of the total national income while the bottom 50 percent’s share was just 13 percent.
How COVID Has Affected the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Inter Press Service
Mar 14 (IPS) - Neglected tropical diseases is an umbrella term used to describe a group of 20 infectious diseases. These diseases affect over 1.7 billion people. They can disable, debilitate and even kill. The world’s most vulnerable and poorest are most affected.
UN rights chief decries mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia
- UN News
The UN human rights chief has condemned the beheading of 81 people by Saudi Arabia during the course of a single day, charged with terrorism-related offences.
Ukraine war ‘most severe’ test ever for European security body
- UN News
The war in Ukraine is the most severe test the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has faced since its creation in 1975, the top UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Monday, as the 15-member organ held its annual briefing on the OSCE’s work against the backdrop of intensifying bombardments of key Ukrainian cities.
This is How Hope Trumped the Fog of War in Nairobi
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 (IPS) - As Russia’s attack began rattling Kyiv with multiple missile and air raids about 5am, it suffused the dawn with stains of darkness. It was accompanied with military menaces in countries like Finland and Sweden and raising a warning to anyone who may assist the Ukrainian people – ordinary citizens bereaved, over 2.5 million displaced and boldly defending themselves – from nuclear war.
Ukraine health facilities ‘stretched to breaking point’, warns WHO
- UN News
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday that it is working “day and night” to keep medical supply chains open and preserve the health system in Ukraine, where, it says, medical facilities are stretched to breaking point.
The Future of Food: Jellyfish, Farmed Insects, 3D Printed Meat?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 14 (IPS) - Between the devastating effects of climate change and the fast advancing new technologies, it seems now evident that the future of food will change. Whether it's new foods like jellyfish, edible insects and cell-based meat, or new technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence and nanotechnology, the future promises exciting opportunities for feeding the world, says a new report.
Ukraine: ‘We need peace now’ declares Guterres, warning of global hunger meltdown
- UN News
Ukraine is being “decimated before the eyes of the world” with Russia’s military offensive against civilians “reaching terrifying proportions”, said the UN chief on Monday, warning that a resulting meltdown of the global economy is provoking a hunger crisis that is hitting the poorest, hardest.
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