Tag: united nations
Food insecurity hits all high: Global network
People facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood saving assistance has hit a high in 2020 in countries beset by food...
No breaks on Climate change despite Covid 19 slow down
The economic slowdown caused by Covid 19 pandemie failed to put a brake on climate change drivers and accelerating impacts, according to a new...
India ships 2 lakh vaccine for UN Peace keepers
India shipped out two lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines last week to inoculate UN Peace Keepers serving in peacekeeping missions across the world.
AstraZeneca vaccines...
A lost decade; development gains for the poor reversed
Covid 19 pandemic is dividing the world more sharply even as the development gains for millions in poor countries are reversed, the United Nations...
Every second person holds Ageist attitude
Every second person in the world hold ageist attitudes that leads to poor physical and mental health and reduced quality of life for older...
Majority of UK Young women face sexual harassment
In a rather shocking survey, almost every young woman in the United Kingdom is a victim of sexual harassment. The survey by the UN...
Indigenous people still struggle for their rights; UN
Despite indigenous peoples living in about 80 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity, several of them still struggle to maintain their legal rights to...
One year since Covid-19, 12 million women affected
An estimated 12 million women experienced disruptions to their family planning services, which ultimately led to around 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, one year since...
Countries need stronger Climate ambition; UN
The countries across the world are “nowhere close” to fighting global warming, a UN Climate action report warned, urging them to redouble efforts and...
Female Genital Mutilation; two million girls at risk
An additional two million girls are at a higher risk of undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the coming ten years with the Covid...
