Sustainability
‘Greater urgency’ needed in fight against HIV/AIDS, warns UN agency, amidst $1 billion investment cuts
Ending AIDS is possible if we focus on people, not diseases Gunilla Carlsson, acting Executive Director of UNAIDS The news...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak now an international Public Health Emergency, UN health agency declares
With the first anniversary of the complex outbreak in the volatile eastern part of the country looming, WHO chief Tedros...
‘Young people care about peace’: UN Youth Envoy delivers key message to Security Council
However, Jayathma Wickramanayake made clear that “young women and men still suffer from stereotypes, myths and policy panics that harm...
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Ebola Public Health Emergency in DR Congo, young peacemakers, defining moment for Sudan, war crimes fugitives, migrant ‘crisis’ in Hungary
DR Congo Ebola outbreak now a Public Health Emergency, UN health agency declares The second worst Ebola outbreak of all...
Governments at UN forum on development urged to close spending gaps, honour aid commitments
Meeting for two panel discussions, respectively on the theme ‘Financing the SDGs: Moving from words to action’, and ‘Four years...
Inclusion, empowerment and equality, must be ‘at the heart of our efforts’ to ensure sustainable development, says UN chief
He stressed that the conclusions emerging from the Forum “are rooted in the pressing need to address the Inclusion Imperative...
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Development forum focuses on inclusion; monsoons pummel Asia; young children at greater Ebola risk; small islands fight hunger, obesity; Yemen ceasefire for Red Sea port
Inclusion, equality resonate widely at key UN development forum At the opening of the Ministerial Segment of the UN High-Level...
‘Complacency’ a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs
According to a joint study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 10 countries accounted for 11.7 of...
Baby foods high in sugar, inappropriately marketed in Europe, reveal two UN studies
The studies from WHO Europe show that a high proportion of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants...
Monday’s Daily Brief: numbers of hungry people rising, millions of children need vaccines, Mali children need more protection
Number of hungry people rising globally More people are going hungry around the world, a new UN report, the State...
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