News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1036
Concerned over civilian deaths, UN spokesperson welcomes ‘any successes’ against ISIL terror group
- UN News
Following an attack by United States Special Forces in northwestern Syria that culminated in the death of the leader of the ISIL terrorist network, the deputy UN Spokesperson on Thursday expressed concern over reported civilian casualties, but welcomed any move contributing to the group’s defeat.
Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination rate six-fold
- UN News
The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa needs to increase six-fold for the continent to meet the 70 per cent target set for the middle of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Finding homes for more than a million displaced Ukrainians
- UN News
Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes since fighting in the far east of the country began in 2014. The UN and other humanitarian organizations are supporting those who have been displaced, as they try to adjust to their new lives.
Americas: Pace of Omicron slows amid rising COVID infections
- UN News
COVID infections and deaths in North America continue to rise, as hospitalizations increase throughout the whole continent, the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office said on Wednesday.
DR Congo: At least 50 dead following militia attack on camp
- UN News
At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at a site for internally displaced people in Savo, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Wednesday.
Philippines: More support needed for thousands still reeling from Typhoon Rai
- UN News
Humanitarians are scaling up assistance in the Philippines to assist hundreds of thousands still impacted by Typhoon Rai which struck the islands seven weeks ago, the UN said on Wednesday, launching a $169 million revised appeal to meet the urgent and growing needs.
UN in Iraq calls for dialogue following attack; civilian casualties reported
- UN News
Following reports on Wednesday of civilian casualties during airstrikes on the Iraqi city of Ninewa, the UN Assistance Mission (UNAMI) reiterated that Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity “must be respected at all times”.
Fighting Corruption Essential to Reducing Inequality in Pacific Islands
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 02 (IPS) - Corruption continues to have a crippling effect on the lives of many people in southwest Pacific Island countries, exacerbating hardship and inequality and eroding human and national development.
Island States must bolster resilience to existential climate threats
- UN News
The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga followed by another earthquake and aftershocks just days afterwards, has highlighted once again the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a meeting this week convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has heard.
Endgame for Polio in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Feb 02 (IPS) - “It was like a heavy burden had been lifted, and I could breathe easier,” said Irum Khan, a polio worker, recalling the cloudy, gloomy, winter morning of January 28, 2022, when her supervisor announced Pakistan had not reported a single case of a child afflicted with polio since January 27, 2021, when the last time a polio case was reported from the province of Balochistan.
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