Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG , UNITED NATIONS
“Central role of the State during pandemics and other health emergencies is to mount a robust health response while upholding human rights” says top UN human rights official
Edited News | WFP
The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19 in addition to a lack of funding have left millions more people on the verge of famine than six months ago, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Edited News | UNITED NATIONS
Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic, the UN’s top official for disaster reduction said on Thursday, in a call for concerted action and new transboundary alliances to tackle the growing global threat.
Edited News | WFP
“34 million people on the edge of famine could be helped through ‘Famine Prevention Compact’ endorsed by G7 leaders”, says UN World Food Programme (WFP)
Edited News , Press Conferences | OCHA
“More than 1 Million Lebanese need relief assistance to cover their basic needs”, estimates the UN Office in Lebanon. As Lebanon is facing one of its worst financial and economic crises in its modern history grappling with an economic and financial meltdown, the UN estimates that over the next 8...
Edited News | UNHCR , IOM
Vulnerable Venezuelan migrants and refugees who have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 health and socio-economic crisis urgently need greater support from the international community, UN humanitarians said on Friday, ahead of a donor conference hosted by Canada next week.
Edited News | UNICEF , WHO , UNOG , WFP
“A catastrophic food security situation for which people have already began to die”, says the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on the current situation in Tigray
Edited News | WMO
Chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for planet Earth as emissions rise: Confirmation that Europeans have just experienced their chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for the planet, amid rising greenhouse gas levels which will bring negative impacts for generations to come, UN weather...
Edited News | WHO
Although some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally, only 0.5 per cent have reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have yet to receive a shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Edited News , Press Conferences | UNEP , FAO
Intense restoration of nature needed to address climate and biodiversity crises, says joint UNEP-FAO report