“To silence the guns, we must raise the voices for peace”
“To silence the guns, we must raise the voices for peace” Ten days ago, I issued an appeal for an i..
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Covid-19 school closures around the world will hit girls hardest
By Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, and Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen,..
UNICEF scales up support in 145 countries to keep children learning, as COVID-19 forces schools to close
NEW YORK, 26 March 2020 – As nationwide school closures disrupt education for more than 80 per cent ..
Securing sustainable food systems hinges on gender equality
FAO, IFAD and WFP mark International Womens Day 6 March 2020, Rome – The three United Nations’ Rome-..
Spread of polio still an international public health concern – WHO
The twenty-third meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005..
IRC Emergency Watchlist 2020
Watchlist 2020 highlights the countries where the IRC assesses there to be the greatest risk of a ma..
WMO confirms 2019 as second hottest year on record
Press Release Number: 01/15/2020 The year 2019 was the second warmest year on record after 2016, ac..
Historic UN Human Rights case opens door to climate change asylum claims
GENEVA (21 January 2020) — In its first ruling on a complaint by an individual seeking asylum from t..
WFP Chief appeals for increased flexible funding to save and change more lives
Rome – In 2019, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received US$419 million in flexible fu..
Disasters displace more people than conflict and violence
Disasters displace more people than conflict and violence As climate change intensifies, extreme we..
