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Food Price Index hit record high in February, UN agency reports
- UN News
Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.
Over one billion obese people globally, health crisis must be reversed - WHO
- UN News
On World Obesity Day, marked on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to do more to reverse what is a preventable health crisis.
Human Rights Council to establish Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
- UN News
In a resolution adopted on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva agreed to establish a commission to investigate violations committed during Russia’s military attack on Ukraine.
UN’s Political Hypocrisy – as Multi-Million Dollar Purchases Continue from a Blacklisted Russia
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 04 (IPS) - The world’s financial institutions, primarily in the US and Europe, have cut off links and economically ostracized Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and violation of the UN charter.
Ukraine: Russia hits Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, no radioactive leaks
- UN News
After Russian forces took control overnight of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in south-eastern Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief said on Friday that it there was “no release of radioactive material” and that it continued to be operated by its regular staff.
International Women's Day, 2022 - War, Autocrats and Fossil Fuels – Women on the Front Line
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, Mar 04 (IPS) - For decades women’s demands for political and economic inclusion have placed them centre-stage in mass struggles against dictatorships across the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its indiscriminate attacks on civilians now put women’s movements firmly on the front line of war, autocrats and fossil fuels.
Turning waste to wealth: In Nairobi, UN deputy chief lauds youth-led development solutions
- UN News
Kenya’s Nzambi Matee beams brightly, thrusting a brick forth to coincide with the click of the camera. It is no ordinary brick – the entire thing is made from plastic waste – and no ordinary photo, either. Behind her, stands the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed. Ms. Mohammed rests her hands on Nzambi’s shoulder, undoubtedly proud of her. Around her are a dozen other young environmental advocates.
Ending pandemic, building resilience, key to sustainable development: UN deputy chief
- UN News
Ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and building resilience against the next outbreak will be critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said in remarks to a UN conference that opened in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday.
Canada urged to amend transgenerational discriminatory Indian Act
- UN News
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday, for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination in its Indian Act, which continues to affect tens of thousands of descendants of indigenous women today.
Women Bear the Brunt of Post-COVID Employment Woes in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Mar 03 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic did not hit everyone equally and employment has shown a clear gender-differentiated impact. Two years after the start of the pandemic, it is more difficult for women than men to recover their jobs, and this is clearly reflected in Latin America.
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