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UN experts warn of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if Rohingya refugee rations are cut
- UN News
UN independent experts on Thursday warned of catastrophic consequences for Myanmar Rohingya refugee families living in camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, if life-saving food aid is slashed.
Horn of Africa: $84 million appeal to support migrants along risky route to Yemen
- UN News
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners are seeking $84 million to provide humanitarian and development assistance to over one million migrants in the Horn of Africa and communities hosting them.
UN environment agency tackles mercury-tarnished gold mining industry
- UN News
Reducing mercury use by nearly 370 tons in nine countries, a UN environment agency initiative now plans to scale up efforts in 15 other affected nations, making conditions safer for millions of small-scale miners.
World Bank chief Malpass announces early departure
- UN News
The World Bank is poised to get a new president in 2023, as David Malpass announced his departure on Wednesday.
UN launches $1 billion appeal to scale-up aid operations in Türkiye
- UN News
The United Nations on Thursday launched a $1 billion appeal for Türkiye to assist more than five million people affected by the cataclysmic earthquakes last week, the largest to hit the country in a century.
78 million children don’t go to school at all, warns UN chief in call for action
- UN News
A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Driven by the War, Russian Women Arrive en Masse to Give Birth in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 16 (IPS) - They began to arrive en masse in Argentina in the second half of 2022, a few months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They are pregnant Russian women who land in the capital to give birth, with the hope of gaining an Argentine passport, given the fact that so many countries refuse to let in people with Russian passports today.
How the Privatization of Eletrobras May Lead To an Uncertain Future in Brazils Energy Transition and Favor Price Increase to the End-Consumer
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) - Eletrobras is Latin America’s biggest electricity company, responsible for around 30% of Brazil’s power capacity and 50% of all its transmission lines. In 2021, the Brazilian government announced it would reduce its controlling shares in this state-owned company from 72% to 10%. Given Eletrobras’ dominant role in Brazil’s power sector, this divestment in the government’s controlling shares merits a more complete understanding of the implications for Brazil’s energy transition and energy security.
World Leaders, Private Sector Urged to Establish an International Green Bank to Win Climate Change Battle
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Feb 15 (IPS) - As the effects of climate change escalate and natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and droughts become more frequent and severe, threatening lives and livelihoods, humanity is losing the climate battle.
China and Russia Fail to Defund UN Human Rights Work
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) - United Nations member states agreed to fully fund UN human rights mechanisms that ChinaRussiaand their allies had sought to defund in the 2023 budget. This should set a precedent for UN human rights funding in the future.
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