Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

Mr. Guterres was addressing the latest meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, which brings together UN agencies, Member States and other partners.    The terrorism threat to Africa is increasing, he told participants. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 48 per cent of deaths attributed to terrorist groups globally last…

Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries warns Tedros; calls for more testing, vaccines to end COVID pandemic — Global Issues

Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries warns Tedros; calls for more testing, vaccines to end COVID pandemic — Global Issues

At a press conference in Geneva updating on both the current Monkeypox outbreak and COVID-19, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that 29 countries where the Monkeypox virus does not usually circulate, had confirmed cases. “The risk of #monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries is real. WHO is particularly concerned about the…

Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders — Global Issues

Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders — Global Issues

An estimated 1.6 billion people in 94 countries are exposed to at least one dimension of the crisis, with around 1.2 billion living in “perfect-storm” countries severely vulnerable to all three dimensions, the policy brief by the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) has revealed.  The impact of the war in…

WFP teams up with Uber, in boost for pinpoint aid deliveries — Global Issues

WFP teams up with Uber, in boost for pinpoint aid deliveries — Global Issues

With conventional aid trucks or other large vehicles unable to access some of those in need in built up areas, the ridesharing and delivery app has developed a new custom-built version of its online platform, “which allows WFP to better coordinate, dispatch and track a fleet of smaller vehicles delivering relief items from…

‘Revitalize our seas’ UN chief urges on World Oceans Day — Global Issues

‘Revitalize our seas’ UN chief urges on World Oceans Day — Global Issues

In his message, Secretary-General António Guterres recalled that the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, are threatening the health of the ocean, “on which we all ultimately depend”. “Last month, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) revealed that four key climate indicators broke new records in 2021: sea…

Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

‘Deliver the care our ocean needs – together’, urge co-hosts of UN conference — Global Issues

At the end of the month, world leaders, youth, entrepreneurs, and civil society will gather in Lisbon, Portugal, for the second UN Ocean Conference, to mobilize action and jumpstart science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action. Co-hosted by Portugal and Kenya, the event will…

Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

Occupation, discrimination driving Israel-Palestine conflict, recurring violence — Global Issues

The finding comes in the first report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, established last May by the UN Human Rights Council.  The Commission said occupation and discrimination are the key root causes of the recurrent tensions, instability, and…

Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

UN and Tajikistan reaffirm ‘strong partnership’ in new cooperation agreement — Global Issues

The joint UN-Tajikistan document, which was signed on Tuesday by Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda and UN Resident Coordinator Sezin Sinanoglu, sets out national development priorities and goals for the next four years.  “This Cooperation Framework has ambitious aims to improve the lives of people in Tajikistan and create equal opportunities…

Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

Top woman prison officer with UN Mission in CAR, wins first ever Trailblazer Award — Global Issues

Téné Maïmouna Zoungrana, of Burkina Faso, serves with the UN Mission in CAR, MINUSCA. She received the United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers at a special ceremony, at UN Headquarters in New York. The Chef de Cabinet of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, Courtenay Rattray,…

Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

Overlapping crises push millions into ‘extreme levels of acute food insecurity’ — Global Issues

The ripple effects of the Ukraine war have triggered price surges, particularly in areas characterized by rural marginalization and fragile agrifood systems, according to the joint report entitled Hunger Hotspots – FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity. 🆘Northern Ethiopia🆘Somalia🆘Yemen🆘South Sudan🆘Afghanistan These are the places where a perfect storm of…