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Tigray: Food aid reaches Afar and Amhara, but situation still ‘dire’
- UN News
The first round of food distributions to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the spread of the conflict in northern Ethiopia has been completed, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Climate change, population increase fuel looming water crisis: WMO
- UN News
Improved water management, monitoring and forecasting are needed in the face of a looming global water crisis, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners said in a report published on Tuesday.
Violence, aid access continues to obstruct humanitarian effort in DR Congo
- UN News
Violence and access constraints in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to hamper humanitarian operations in a context where one in three people need assistance, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Multilateral Financial Institutions Can Catalyze Public Development Banks (PDB) to Deliver SDGs
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Oct 05 (IPS) - There is broad consensus that realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate change require a transformative agenda for agriculture and food systems. In this context, the importance of mobilizing more investments and aligning them to sustainable development and inclusive rural transformation objectives, is widely acknowledged.
Making Online Health News Reliable, Accessible
- Inter Press Service
New York, Oct 05 (IPS) - Telemedicine and health-related information have experienced a massive uptake since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year. While online health services are seen as a panacea for many ills, disinformation and fake news reports have tarnished their credibility.
UN Warned of Two Dangers Ahead: Health of the Human Race & Survival of the Planet
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Oct 05 (IPS) - Addressing the UN General Assembly last month President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka raised several concerns, two that had to do with health. One concerned the health of the human race; the other the health of Planet Earth on which man struggles increasingly to survive.
Stop New Washington Putsch
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 05 (IPS) - As finance ministers and central bank governors gather next week for the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in the US capital, the first shots of a new putsch against multilateralism have been fired. The target: Kristalina Georgieva, Fund Managing Director (MD) since 2019.
IUCN World Conservation Congress Warns Humanity at Tipping Point
- Inter Press Service
St Davids, Wales, Oct 04 (IPS) - The world’s most influential conservation congress, meeting for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, has issued its starkest warning to date over the planet’s escalating climate and biodiversity emergencies.
Pandemic impact ‘tip of the iceberg’ after years of neglecting child mental health
- UN News
COVID-19 has taken a toll on the mental health of children and young people, and impacts could be felt for many years to come, UN children’s agency, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday.
Ivorian Cocoa Farmers Are Beating a System To Reduce Child Labour: Here's How
- Inter Press Service
Oct 04 (IPS) - The evidence of child labour on cocoa farms in West Africa became public knowledge in the late 1990s. This followed press reports documenting the existence of hazardous child labour on cocoa farms. Pressure on the cocoa industry to end child labour has been growing ever since, particularly from civil society and more recently from both US and European regulators.
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