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International Women’s Day, 2022 - Collective Solutions to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 02 (IPS) - The devastating effects of climate change continue to disproportionately affect women and girls in the poorest regions, who have contributed the least to global warming.
Ukraine crisis: UN agencies support rising tide of refugees
- UN News
The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has revealed.
Safe Space to Express, Share and Grow
- Inter Press Service
New York, Mar 02 (IPS) - Manjo Sheik, a 25-year-old entrepreneur from India, says women have multiple obstacles to overcome.
African Governments Urged to Support Plastic Pollution Solutions
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 01 (IPS) - Environmental experts gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, have urged African governments to take advantage of ‘circular plastic opportunities’ to lower greenhouse gas emissions and stop environmental degradation. They were speaking to IPS on the sidelines of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
COVID-19: Germany first to contribute ‘fair share’ for vaccine equity push
- UN News
Germany has become the first country to answer a call for wealthy nations to contribute their “fair share” towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday.
Protect the defenders of the planet, UN rights chief urges
- UN News
The world must be made a safer place for people working to protect the planet, who sometimes pay with their own lives for their activism, UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.
Indonesia: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, rights experts report
- UN News
Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, citing child killings, disappearances, torture and enforced mass displacement.
Ukraine: $1.7 billion appeal launched to help refugee exodus, host countries
- UN News
Rockets have been “raining down” on Ukraine’s cities and hundreds of people have been killed or injured since the Russian military offensive began, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, at the launch of a $1.7 billion flash appeal to provide urgently-needed assistance.
Scrap harmful laws that increase discrimination, UNAIDS urges
- UN News
Everyone has the right to live a healthy, full, and productive life with dignity, regardless of their HIV or other medical status, the UN agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS said on Tuesday, Zero Discrimination Day.
Protecting Workers & Enabling a Green Recovery from COVID-19
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 01 (IPS) - 2022 is a decisive year for all of us as recovery prospects remain highly uncertain.
Global human development has witnessed a decline for the first time since the measurement began in 1990. As UNDP’s new Special Report on Human Security also reveals, 6 in 7 people worldwide are plagued by feelings of insecurity.
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