Land and basic services are ‘your rights, not favours’, UN deputy-chief — Global Issues

Land and basic services are ‘your rights, not favours’, UN deputy-chief — Global Issues

Ms. Mohammed on Friday wrapped up a week of development-focused meetings with Government officials in the vast South American country with a stop in Belém, capital of the northern state of Pará, gateway to Brazil’s lower Amazon region. During roundtable discussions about the future of the Amazon region with representatives…

Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO — Global Issues

Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO — Global Issues

The UN agency has issued its latest Food Price Index (FPI), which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar. The Index averaged 123.9 points in July, up 1.3 per cent from June, driven by an increase in vegetable oil and rice prices. End of…

Nurturing future generations through breastfeeding — Global Issues

Nurturing future generations through breastfeeding — Global Issues

On the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week, Christine explained how she is helping other nursing mothers through a UN-supported programme in the Rhino Camp. “I feel like the proudest mother in the world when I breastfeed him,” said Christine, from South Sudan. “I know that breastfeeding him will help him…

Latest Navalny sentence raises serious concerns, UN rights chief says — Global Issues

Latest Navalny sentence raises serious concerns, UN rights chief says — Global Issues

Volker Türk said the 19-year sentence was based on vague and overly broad charges of “extremism” and followed a closed trial on the premises of the prison where Mr. Navalny is already serving two other sentences amounting to 11 and a half years. He recalled that under international human rights…

Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF — Global Issues

Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF — Global Issues

Ted Chaiban of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, and Edem Wosornu with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on their recent mission to the country and Chad, one of several neighbouring nations hosting some 900,000 people who fled the violence. Fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary…

Land and basic services are ‘your rights, not favours’, UN deputy-chief — Global Issues

FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan — Global Issues

FAO said 20.3 million individuals in Sudan face severe hunger, a figure that has nearly doubled since last year. Projections indicate that 42 per cent of the population endures high levels of acute food insecurity, exacerbated by disruptions in the market and skyrocketing food prices, which hinder access to essential…

Land and basic services are ‘your rights, not favours’, UN deputy-chief — Global Issues

UNRWA appeals for end to deadly clashes at Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon — Global Issues

The fighting between Palestinian armed groups at Ein El Helweh camp has also forced thousands to flee their homes that have been damaged. Ein El Helweh is one of 12 camps in Lebanon operated by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. It provides services to nearly 50,000 people….