Mon 15 August 2022: The first nation in the world to offer free feminine hygiene products is Scotland, Anadolu Agency reported. The Scottish Parliament approved the Period Products Act on Sunday evening, which would compel public entities to offer free period products to individuals who need them. In 2018, the Scottish Labour party’s health spokeswoman, […]
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The Secretary-General António Guterres attends the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima. Mon 08 August 2022: The risk of nuclear conflict has resurfaced after decades, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who urged nuclear states to pledge not to initiate the use of their weapons. Any attack on a nuclear plant is a “suicidal thing”, Guterres said, […]
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Tue 02 August 2022: Nuclear threats emanating from the war in Ukraine as well as in Asia and the Middle East have put the world one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation”, the United Nations secretary-general said. At the UN on Monday, Antonio Guterres issued the dire warning at the opening of a long-delayed meeting to […]
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Thu 28 July 2022: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Migrants’ Rights said, that Polish authorities must stop locking up migrants near the Belarus border and put an end to the “very different” treatment of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian refugees, Felipe Gonzalez Morales praised Polish officials and citizens on Thursday for their protection of more than two […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: The WHO reported in Geneva that local residents in the countries where migrants and refugees arrive receive higher standards of medical care. The World Health Organization also said on Wednesday that migrants on average had a poorer level of health, and that this was not down to being naturally less healthy […]
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Tue 12July 2022: UN officials will investigate the killing and wounding of children in Ukraine, Ethiopia and Mozambique, UN chief Antonio Guterres said in a new report that found 2,515 children were killed and 5,555 maimed in global conflicts in 2021. The annual “Children and Armed Conflict” report released on Monday also verified the recruitment and use […]
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Sun 10 July 2022: A spike in inflation rates has pushed 71 million people into poverty in developing nations since March 2022, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) alerts in a report released Thursday. With soaring inflation, interest rates are likely to rise, causing further recession-induced poverty to exacerbate the crisis, accelerating and deepening poverty worldwide. […]
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Thu 07 July 2022: World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an “unprecedented scale” this year, according to U.N. agencies. Up to 828 million people, or nearly 10% of the world’s population, were […]
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Mon 27 June 2022: The annual World Drug Report from the UN is out, and it provides information regarding cannabis that was pretty much expected. The regular use of cannabis has increased significantly since its non-medical usage became permitted. Covid lockdowns too had a similar effect, with nothing else to do, people turned to the […]
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Sat 25 June 2022: Media freedom and the safety of journalists have dangerously declined around the world with grave negative effects on human rights, democracy and global development, a UN expert said Friday. “In a climate of surging authoritarianism and backsliding of democracies, populist leaders have actively sought to demonize and discredit independent journalists,” Irene Khan, UN Special […]
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