Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

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Al Atayeb (The Delicacies), a Lebanese women-led cooperative based in Kfardebian town, north of Beirut, specializes in producing Lebanese local and traditional food, such as citrus marmalade, fruit jam, fruit paste, and the famous Lebanese Makdous (Pickled eggplants in oil). The 13 women who make up the cooperative each receive…

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

Guterres condemns missile strikes in Ukranian Black Sea port of Odesa — Global Issues

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“Yesterday, all parties made clear commitments on the global stage to ensure the safe movement of Ukrainian grain and related products to global markets. These products are desperately needed to address the global food crisis and ease the suffering of millions of people in need around the globe. Full implementation…

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization — Global Issues

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“For all of these reasons, I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern”, the World Health Organization’s director, Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, declared on Sunday during a press conference. Tedros indicated that the current risk of Monkeypox is moderate globally and in all…

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

Strengthening Sudan’s fragile peace: A Resident Coordinator Blog

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The killing of protestors by security services during large-scale demonstrations in Sudan’s capital Khartoum in June underscores the ongoing political tensions in the country. Against this backdrop, the UN is committed to sustain and build peace in Sudan, say UN Resident Coordinator Khardiata Lo Ndiaye, and Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General…

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

Why the UN General Assembly must back the right to a healthy environment — Global Issues

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Costa Rica, the Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia and Switzerland presented the draft text to the 193-member Assembly, the UN’s most representative body, last June, following the landmark resolution adoption of a similar text adopted in October 2021 by the UN Human Rights Council. The resolution recognizes the right to a clean,…

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report — Global Issues

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Issued by the region’s Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, the IGAD Regional Focus on Food Crises report sounds the alarm over escalating food insecurity and malnutrition in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. “The current food security situation across the Horn of Africa is dire after four consecutive rainy seasons have failed,…

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

WHO updates COVID-19 strategy in bid to vaccinate all health workers, those most at risk — Global Issues

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The plan prioritizes vaccinating 100 per cent of healthcare workers and vulnerable groups, including older persons and those with underlying conditions, in line with efforts to vaccinate 70 per cent of the global population.  More than 12 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide to date, resulting in countries…

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

UNHCR alarmed by growing death toll among displaced in eastern DR Congo — Global Issues

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“This month, simultaneous attacks by armed groups in Ituri Province have left 11 people dead and 250 homes looted and burned. Between February and June this year, UNHCR and partners recorded over 800 deaths from firearm attacks and machete raids on local communities in Ituri,” reported UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh,…

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean — Global Issues

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In its State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights the far-reaching repercussions for ecosystems, food and water security, human health and poverty.  “The report shows that hydrometeorological hazards, including droughts, heatwaves, cold waves, tropical cyclones and floods, have unfortunately led…