That’s the message from UN chief António Guterres on World Tourism Day observed on Wednesday. According to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), tourism employs one in every 10 people on Earth. To protect tourism jobs, Mr. Guterres said that governments and businesses must invest in sustainable and resilient practices, embrace renewable energy, and better…
This is equivalent to over one million dump trucks every day – placing immense pressure on marine biodiversity and the well-being of coastal communities. Marine Sand Watch, a platform developed by UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s analytical centre, GRID-Geneva, uses artificial intelligence and automatic signals from ships to track and monitor sand, clay, silt, gravel, and…
A pregnant woman and a young child died when two boats carrying scores of migrants sank in rough seas off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday, according to media reports. The boats had reportedly departed from Sfax, Tunisia, and many of the passengers were believed to be from sub-Saharan African countries. In a statement…
The UN agency has issued its latest Food Price Index (FPI), which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar. The Index averaged 123.9 points in July, up 1.3 per cent from June, driven by an increase in vegetable oil and rice prices. End of a lifeline FAO’s Vegetable Oil Price Index registered a 12.1…
North Korea has fired several cruise missiles into the sea west of the Korean Peninsula, in protest after a nuclear-armed US submarine was delivered to a South Korean port yesterday. South Korea’s military said a second missile was launched in apparent protest at the arrival of a nuclear-armed United States submarine at a South Korean…
Courtesy: South China Morning Post. China and Russia will conduct joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan. In this regard, the Chinese Ministry of Defense says from Beijing that the joint naval and air exercises of China and Russia will be conducted in the Sea of Japan. According to the Chinese Defense Ministry, 5…
In the first 6 months of this year, 11,600 children went on a trip to Europe, UNICEF: Photo: File Geneva: The United Nations Children’s Organization (UNICEF) says that in the first six months of 2023, 300 children have died trying to reach Europe. The UNICEF chief told a media briefing that the death toll could…
The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva. “We cannot continue to ignore what is happening – stand by silently when nearly 300 children…
Also known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative, it has been run by the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Istanbul, staffed by Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the UN. Here are the main facts and figures you need to know: What has the Black Sea Grain Initiative achieved since being signed in July 2022? Nearly one…
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