Mon 10 October 2022: World Mental Health Day is observed every year on October 10 around the world with the aim of raising awareness about mental health issues and mobilising efforts in support of mental health. and the reasons why people should never ignore their mental health problems. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has had an […]
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Tue 04 October 2022: Up to 20 countries, many of which are in Africa, may require emergency assistance to deal with the world food crisis, according to a report released on Monday by the International Monetary Fund. Speaking at a conference in Saudi Arabia, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva added that 141 million people in […]
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Wed 21 September 2022: More than 200 NGOs issued a dire warning on Tuesday, estimating that one person dies of hunger every four seconds, and urging swift international action to “end the spiraling global hunger crisis.” 238 organizations from 75 countries, including Oxfam, Save the Children, and Plan International, expressed outrage over the rising rates […]
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Tue 20 September 2022: On Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a warning that global inequities in educational access and quality are quickly turning into the “great divider.” Roughly 70% of 10 year-olds in poorer nations are unable to read basic texts, and in developed countries “education systems often entrench rather than reduce inequality, reproducing […]
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Sat 17 September 2022: The Turkish Communications Directorate on Saturday released a new book, UN Reform: A New Approach to International Cooperation, explaining the rationale behind Ankara’s initiative to reform the UN and its Security Council. The book, published both in Turkish and English, explains how the UN and the Security Council, which were established […]
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Sat 17 September 2022: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said earlier this week that the world is now in a better position to put an end to the coronavirus pandemic. Even though the pandemic may end sooner or later, millions of people’s lives have been permanently changed, particularly children and teenagers. Over […]
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Sat 17 September 2022: The United Nations’ Food Chief has warned that up to 345 million people around the world could face starvation and famine as part of a “global emergency”, particularly in developing nations where food insecurity is already rife. Speaking to the UN Security Council (UNSC) this week, the Executive Director of the […]
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Wed 14 September 2022: More than 1,000 health workers and 200 organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), have issued a clarion call to seriously address climate change by enacting and legally enforcing a non-proliferation treaty to reduce global reliance on fossil fuels. They urged world governments in a public letter released on Wednesday to […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Back-to-back global crises have set back human development by five years, a new report by a United Nations agency has warned. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Thursday that, for the first time since its creation in 1990, the Human Development Index (HDI) has declined for two consecutive years straight […]
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Wed 07 September 2022: In its most recent report, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) portrayed a bleak image of the region’s workforce. According to the survey, two-thirds of Asia-workforce, Pacific’s or 1.4 billion people, are living on less than $5.5 per day, putting them on the verge […]
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