Tag: UN
Inequality destroys world’s economies and societies
n strong words, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that Inequality, an issue which “defines our time”, risked destroying the world’s economies and societies.
“COVID-19...
World in the grip of Hunger; Acute food shortage looms large
About 25 countries are set to face devastating levels of hunger in coming months, along with the low and middle income countries because of...
UN Humanitarian Chief calls for more funds to help the poor
Stating that COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession is set to trigger the first increase in global poverty in three decades, UN Humanitarian Chief Mark...
India calls for reformed multilateralism in post-COVID-19 world
Stating that the path to achieve sustainable peace and prosperity is through multilateralism, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said called for a ‘reformed multilateralism’ in a post-COVID-19 world,...
Caught in Covid Strom; women, children are the losers
With global pandemic ripping the countries of its economy, the mothers, newborns, children adolescents are losing about 20 per cent of their health services,...
Mental health status quo should move away from ‘outdated approach
Exaggerated benefits of psychotropic medications have led to an overuse of medicalization and institutionalisation, according to a UN envoy.
UN Special Rapporteur Dainius Pūras said...
UN wants world to be vigilant against new emerging forms of...
Pointing out that it was too early to fully assess the implications of coronavirus pandemic on terrorism, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gueterres highlighted the...
UN for One health Approach to tackle zoonotic disease
With coronavirus taking a heavy toll and also disrupting the economies across the globe, a new report initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme...
Majority of world population will live in Metros; UN
The world has about 2.000 metropolitan areas now where a third of the world's population live. About a billion people will become metropolitan inhabitants...
Correct relationship with nature; UN
Stating that the unsustainable misuse of valuable resources threatens "the ability of our oceans to provide for us”, the United Nations has called for...
