Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD — Global Issues

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD — Global Issues

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UNCTAD’s analysis shows that a 10 per cent increase in food prices will trigger a five per cent decrease in the incomes of the poorest families, roughly equivalent to the amount those families would normally spend on healthcare. Unsafe products have long been a threat across borders. But 60% of countries…

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD — Global Issues

‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action — Global Issues

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The day-long event is being held to assess recent decisions on the global environment agenda and to present solutions to common bottlenecks, such as the gaps between commitments and actions, as well as the need for wider mobilization.  “We know that we have backed ourselves into a corner with our…

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD — Global Issues

WMO warns of frequent heatwaves in decades ahead — Global Issues

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With temperatures expected to remain above normal until the middle of next week, the World Metrological Organization (WMO) warned that heatwaves will occur more and more frequently, into the 2060s. The pattern is linked to the observed warming of the planet that can be attributed to human activity, raising serious…

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD — Global Issues

UN and partners meet to address ‘critical’ state of global food crisis — Global Issues

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Factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and ongoing conflicts resulted in nearly a billion people going hungry last year, he said.  Meanwhile, the World Bank has warned that the conflict in Ukraine will plunge an additional 95 million people into extreme poverty, and 50 million into severe hunger, this…

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD — Global Issues

UN publishes new guidance on curbing child abduction and other ‘grave violations’ in war — Global Issues

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Special Representative Virginia Gamba, said the guidelines would aid monitoring and reporting on the abduction of children in armed conflict, and help “address this complex grave violation of children’s rights in times of war.” There are six grave violations identified by the UN which serve as the basis for gathering…

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD — Global Issues

UN commemorates Nelson Mandela’s ‘fight for a better world’ — Global Issues

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The first democratically-elected President of South Africa, and the country’s first Black leader, died in December 2013 at age 95. The annual commemoration on 18 July, his birthday, recognizes his contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.  Mr. Mandela – affectionately known as “Madiba”, his Xhosa clan name –…

UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples — Global Issues

UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples — Global Issues

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The historic ruling follows a landmark judgment delivered by the Court on 26 May 2017, finding that the Government of Kenya had violated the right to life, property, natural resources, development, religion and culture of the Ogiek, under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. ‘Important step’ “This judgment…

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD — Global Issues

Afghan earthquake survivors look to rebuild their lives — Global Issues

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Sunday, July 17, 2022 UN News Afghans caught up in the devastating earthquake that hit the country on June 22, killing more than 1,000 and injured over 6,000 people, are sharing their traumatic stories. ”I saw bodies being pulled out of the rubble, injured people, and maybe dead people”, says…

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD — Global Issues

Guterres hails healer and ‘mentor to generations’, Nelson Mandela — Global Issues

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Secretary-General António Guterres described the champion of a free and democratic South Africa who spent nearly three decades in prison resisting the racist Apartheid regime, as “a leader of unparalleled courage and towering achievement; and a man of quiet dignity and deep humanity.” Nelson Mandela – or Madiba, the clan name…