Fri 09 October 2020: “The World Food Programme contributes daily to advancing the fraternity of nations mentioned in Alfred Nobel’s will” This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme for its “efforts to combat hunger” and its “contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which presented the […]
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Mon 05 October 2020: Malpass warned in August that the pandemic could push 100 million people into extreme poverty The coronavirus pandemic could trigger a debt crisis in some countries, so investors must be ready to grant some form of relief that could also include debt cancellation, World Bank President David Malpass was quoted as […]
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Sat 03 October 2020: “The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold fear and suffering for older people across the world,”UN Secretary-General António Guterres said back in May. “Beyond its immediate health impact, the pandemic is putting older people at greater risk of poverty, discrimination and isolation. It is likely to have a particularly devastating impact on older […]
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Fri 02 October 2020: United States condemned China and the world body for “the murder of millions of baby girls” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday against a recent pushback on gender equality and women’s rights and urged people to fight back. More than 170 countries promised during a virtual UN summit held […]
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Thu 01 October 2020: The world spends an estimated $80-$90bn on conservation each year, but studies show hundreds of billions of dollars may be needed to save ecosystems from collapse UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned humanity must stop “waging war on nature” at the United Nations’ first ever summit on the biodiversity crisis on […]
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Wed 30 September 2020: “The monetary value of food losses is over $400 billion, almost equivalent to the GDP of Austria.” Marking the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on Tuesday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called for both public and private support to reinforce efforts to stem mounting […]
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Sun 27 September 2020: Cooking on open fires and inefficient stoves cause nearly 4 million premature deaths each year, mainly among women and children A global failure to provide about 4 billion people – half the world’s population – with access to clean, safe and affordable ways of cooking is costing $2.4 trillion a year […]
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Fri 25 September 2020: 48M children under 5 may die by 2030 due to conflict and lack of health care, report says Conflict zones and the novel coronavirus pose threats to the health and well-being of women and children as a decade of progress could be lost, according to a UN report Friday. Since the launch […]
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Thu 24 September 2020: INS aims to give opportunity young refugees, and teachers to access digital educational World-renowned footballer and Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah, on Tuesday called on the world leaders to ensure that every child receives a quality education, including refugees. Salah, who became the first Ambassador for Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR’s Instant Network […]
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Thu 24 September 2020: Conflict, violence triggered 4.8M displacements, natural disasters 9.8M, says Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre An estimated 14.6 million new internal displacements have been recorded across 127 countries and territories in first half of 2020, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said Wednesday. “The staggering figures recorded in the first six months of […]
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