Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

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The day shines a spotlight on the essential work they do, bringing those in power to account, with transparency, “often at great person risk”, said Secretary-General António Guterres, in a video message. Frontlines of crises “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many media workers have been on the frontlines, providing accurate, science-based reporting…

English and Dutch Caribbean Rally Around UN Sustainable Development Framework — Global Issues

English and Dutch Caribbean Rally Around UN Sustainable Development Framework — Global Issues

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Castle, Comfort Dominica. Dominica is the latest Caribbean country to sign on to the UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework, to accelerate progress with sustainable development goals and recover from COVID-19 Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (dominica) Monday, May 02, 2022 Inter Press Service DOMINICA, May 02 (IPS) – Caribbean countries…

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

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Opinion by Daryl G. Kimball (washington dc) Monday, May 02, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DC.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along with his implied threats of nuclear weapons use against any who would interfere,…

‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine — Global Issues

‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Speaking in Dakar, the capital of the West African country, Senegal, on his first visit to the continent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Guterres said, “when discussing the socio-economic situation, it is impossible not to mention the war in Ukraine and its impact on Africa.”  The UN…

UN-Red Cross operation underway to evacuate civilians from stricken Mariupol plant — Global Issues

UN-Red Cross operation underway to evacuate civilians from stricken Mariupol plant — Global Issues

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“A safe passage operation…is ongoing today”, said Saviano Abreu, of OCHA in Ukraine, adding that the efforts are being “coordinated” by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross, “in coordination with the parties to the conflict.” According to news reports, more than 100 civilians were allowed to…

UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis — Global Issues

UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The plan targets 17.3 million out of the staggering 23.4 million people in need of lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection services across the war-ravaged Arab nation, as the first nationwide truce in six years, coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, continues to broadly hold. #BreakingThe Humanitarian Country Team…

A plea for the life-saving properties of vaccines — Global Issues

A plea for the life-saving properties of vaccines — Global Issues

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Dr. Kate O’Brien, Immunization Director at the World Health Organization, devoted her life to immunization after working in a paediatric ward in Haiti, where she saw that a third of the children admitted were dying from diseases that could be prevented through vaccines.  She explains how the United Nations, and…