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27 Oct 22

Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming

While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, a new report by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) warned on Wednesday. The current combined National Determined Contributions (NDCs)—meaning […]

26 Oct 22

UNDP to support refurbishment of damaged public buildings in Ukraine

A €2 million agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UNDP Development Programme (UNDP), announced on Tuesday, will help restore damaged public buildings in Ukraine and contribute to recovery and reconstruction that is green, resilient, and inclusive. The partners signed the deal at an international conference in Berlin to support the war-ravaged nation, […]

25 Oct 22

Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all

Governments must invest more in building safe drinking water systems, both to ensure greater access to this resource and to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a report published on Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO), UN children’s agency, UNICEF, and the World Bank. Providing water and sanitation for everyone on the […]

25 Oct 22

‘Game changer’ ideas on water and sustainability ahead of major water conference

Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing ideas related to water and sustainability. The results emerging from roundtables on governance, capacity development, data and information, innovation, and financing, will be shared with national representatives on Tuesday, at a […]

24 Oct 22

Kenya – UN steps up protection for drought-hit women and girls

Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is exacerbating the risk of sexual exploitation, violence, and abuse. “We have to walk for more than seven kilometers to find water, and sometimes what we find isn’t safe to drink,” says 39 Elimlim Ingolan, mother of […]

21 Oct 22

Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics

African leaders gathered in Mauritius on Thursday, to mull solutions to the education gap highlighted by a new UN education agency report which shows children on the continent are five times less likely to learn the basics, than those living elsewhere. The ability of education systems to ensure even rudimentary literacy skills for their students […]

20 Oct 22

Tigray conflict is a health crisis for 6 million people, and ‘the world is not paying attention

The Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the international community and the media on Wednesday to give the crisis in Ethiopia “the attention it deserves”. Highlighting that there is no other situation globally in which six million had been kept under siege for almost two years, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that there is […]

19 Oct 22

Somalia – UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths

Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, urging donors to step up support amid historic drought. “Without greater action and investment, we are facing the death of children on a scale not seen in half a century,” Spokesperson James Elder […]

18 Oct 22

A new, financially independent life for former child brides in Mozambique

In Mozambique, more than 20 per cent of girls aged between 13 and 17 have been married or live with someone as if they were married. Women’s support groups are putting thousands of them on the road to financial independence, making them less vulnerable to gender-based violence. Teresa Gala is a 44-year-old mother of five. […]

18 Oct 22

Lifting 100 million out of poverty by 2025 still possible

A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, finds that significant poverty reduction is possible, and new ways of calculating the problem can help humanitarians and governments better target aid. The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), a joint analysis from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford […]

Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming

UNDP to support refurbishment of damaged public buildings in Ukraine

Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all

‘Game changer’ ideas on water and sustainability ahead of major water conference

Kenya – UN steps up protection for drought-hit women and girls

Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics

Tigray conflict is a health crisis for 6 million people, and ‘the world is not paying attention

Somalia – UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths

A new, financially independent life for former child brides in Mozambique

Lifting 100 million out of poverty by 2025 still possible

Video – Jusoor International in Geneva discusses UN efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East and North Africa

Video – Jusoor International in Geneva discusses UN efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East and North Africa

Mohamed AlHammadi president of Jusoor International for Media and Development

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