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Afghanistan: 500,000 jobs lost since Taliban takeover
- UN News
More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
2021 joins top 7 warmest years on record: WMO
- UN News
Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and was also the seventh consecutive year when the global temperature has been more than 1°C above pre-industrial levels; edging closer to the limit laid out under the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Adolescents Left Behind Global AIDS Response - Experts Experts
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Kenya, Jan 18 (IPS) - The ominous warning came in 2019 through an anonymous message on her mobile phone to stay away from a man she met on social media.
UN celebrates 25 years of mandate to protect children caught in conflict
- UN News
Although international action over the past 25 years has led to the release of more than 170,000 boys and girls recruited to fight, more remains to be done, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.
COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over
- UN News
Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) hope that the worst of this latest wave of COVID-19 is over.
Asia-Pacific: Just 5% of the Region's Population Owns 70% of Its Total Wealth
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jan 18 (IPS) - The Asia-Pacific region is experiencing growing inequality even while registering impressive economic growth and poverty reduction. Such sharp inequalities continue to be persistent in the region, with nearly 2 in 4 people still unable to afford a healthy diet.
UNRWA seeks $1.6 billion to support Palestinian refugees in 2022
- UN News
The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday appealed for $1.6 billion to support its lifesaving work this year amid acute regional crises and chronic funding shortfalls.
Bachelet: Women’s participation forging peace worldwide, ‘vastly worse’ post pandemic
- UN News
With COVID-19, the situation for women human rights defenders and the prospects for women's full participation in building peace, has become “vastly worse”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
Tonga volcano eruption: At least 3 dead, amid severe destruction
- UN News
At least three people have died in Tonga following the massive volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami wave that hit over the weekend. Homes and other buildings across the archipelago have suffered major damage.
Sudan urged to stop unnecessary use of force against protestors
- UN News
Authorities in Sudan must immediately halt unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against protesters, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for those responsible for abuses to be brought to justice.
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