Russia calls for US ambassador over America’s aggressive style

adminFebruary 22, 2023September 10, 202402 mins

Reward announced for those who attacked Salman Rushdie In Iran, the young man Hadi Matar, who attacked Salman Rushdie, was announced as a reward of 1,000 square meters of agricultural land. can receive this reward. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); }, 6000); /*setTimeout(function(){ (function (d, s, id)…

UN Assembly President calls for Apollo 13 ingenuity to navigate flood risks

adminFebruary 18, 2023September 10, 202404 mins

“This is a challenge that we can master with ingenuity and determination,” said Csaba Kőrösi, calling for science-based solutions and solidarity, as he delivered a keynote speech at the high-level symposium on “Integrated Water Cycle Management in the post-COVID-19 era.” He said when the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were crafted, the full magnitude of…

Guterres calls for G20 to agree $500 billion annual stimulus for sustainable development

adminFebruary 17, 2023September 10, 202407 mins

So far, the global financial system has failed to effectively cushion the impacts of current crises impacting the Global South the most: the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the ongoing climate emergency. “Today’s poly-crises are compounding shocks on developing countries – in large part because of an unfair global financial system that is short-term, crisis-prone,…

UN rights expert calls on Bangladesh to draft anti-discrimination leprosy laws

adminFebruary 15, 2023September 10, 202404 mins

“Leprosy is hidden beneath multiple layers of systemic exclusion, structural discrimination, and institutional neglect,” said UN Special Rapporteur on discrimination against persons with leprosy, Alice Cruz, following an eight-day visit to Bangladesh. Currently, people from 120 countries are affected by leprosy, known as Hansen’s disease, with more than 200,000 new cases reported worldwide yearly. The…

Guterres calls on countries to fully fund $397 million quake appeal for Syria

adminFebruary 14, 2023September 10, 202405 mins

António Guterres told reporters outside the Security Council in New York that aid “must get through from all sides” and the funding would cover an initial period of three months. He said a similar appeal is being finalised for survivors across the border in Türkiye. ‘Immense’ need In the immediate aftermath of the earthquakes, the United Nations…

Ethiopia: UN refugee agency chief calls for more aid, new long-term strategy

adminFebruary 8, 2023September 10, 202404 mins

“While the last few years have been incredibly difficult for many of those affected by the conflict, I was very encouraged to see the progress made towards peace in northern Ethiopia and to witness all the efforts made in getting more aid to the people who lost everything,” Filippo Grandi said, concluding a three-day visit…

Slamming ‘big formula milk companies’, WHO scientist calls for swift clampdown to protect nursing mothers

adminFebruary 8, 2023September 10, 202407 mins

“This new research highlights the vast economic and political power of the big formula milk companies, as well as serious public policy failures that prevent millions of women from breastfeeding their children,” said Nigel Rollins, one of the authors of a series on the $55 billion-a-year industry and their marketing “playbooks”, published in the peer-reviewed…

UN human rights chief calls on Mali to reverse ‘regrettable’ expulsion order

adminFebruary 6, 2023September 9, 202404 mins

“I deeply regret the decision by the Malian authorities to declare my representative, Guillaume Ngefa, as persona non grata and to order him to leave the country in 48 hours,” Volker Türk said. Mr. Ngefa, Director of the Human Rights Division of the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and Representative of the High Commissioner…

WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases

adminJanuary 30, 2023September 9, 202405 mins

To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the UN agency has released a report highlighting progress and challenges in delivering care for these 20 conditions, which mainly affect the world’s poorest people. NTDs are caused by a variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins, and can be deadly. Other examples are Buruli…

Syria: WFP chief calls for action now, as hunger soars to 12 year high

adminJanuary 27, 2023September 9, 202406 mins

WFP Executive Director, David Beasley, said that if we don’t address this humanitarian crisis, “things are going to get worse than we can possibly imagine”. Following 12 years of brutal conflict, an economy crippled by runaway inflation, a currency that has collapsed to a record low and soaring food prices, 12 million people do not know…