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‘We all must step up’ collective action on disability inclusion – UN deputy chief
With 181 State Parties, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is among the world’s most widely ratified...
Rise in Caribbean children displaced by storms shows climate crisis is a child rights issue: UNICEF
Catastrophic tropical cyclones and hurricanes uprooted an estimated 761,000 children in the region between 2014 and 2018, which also was the hottest five-year...
Thursday’s Daily Brief: Samoa measles epidemic, Dozens die off Mauritania, Volunteer Day and Zambia’s food troubles
Measles epidemic continues to grip Samoa, as WHO figures show impact of social media ‘misinformation campaigns’ In Samoa, the...
Soil erosion must be stopped ‘to save our future’, says UN agriculture agency
Healthy soils are the basis for healthy habitats for all living beings. They provide food, clean water, raw materials and...
Measles ‘misinformation campaigns’ through social media, fuel rising toll
In a warning over dangerously low vaccination levels and large outbreaks in several countries - spurred on by social media...
UN team aids Samoa response to deadly measles epidemic
Simona Marinescu, UN Resident Coordinator in the Pacific island nation, reported that the situation remains critical, as the Government commenced...
Greener tourism: Greater collaboration needed to tackle rising emissions
On the sidelines of the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, the agency on Wednesday released on...
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: climate crisis reports, renewal in Iraq, Zimbabwe’s hunger crisis, Disabilities Day
Only one in five countries has a healthcare strategy to deal with climate change Protecting people’s health from climate change...
Malaria: Focus on pregnant women and children, stresses UN health agency report
“We’re seeing encouraging signs, but the burden of suffering and death caused by malaria is unacceptable, because it is largely...
A record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020: Global Humanitarian Overview
Climatic shocks, large infectious disease outbreaks and intensifying, protracted conflicts, have resulted in global needs increasing by some 22 million...
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