Gender equality crucial for sustainable agrifood systems
FAO, IFAD, and WFP stress that gender equality in agrifood systems is essential for poverty reduction and food security worldwide....
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UN urges immediate action to prevent food and aid crises in cyclone-hit Myanmar
United Nations (UN) officials voiced urgent concern on Friday about a prospective humanitarian disaster in cyclone-ravaged regions of Myanmar. Insufficient aid deliveries and a potential food crisis are top concerns following last month’s destructive Cyclone Mocha. Farmers unable to plant crops due to the aftermath could propel a major food......
Jane Fonda is working to preserve marine life
Actress and activist Jane Fonda is calling for a treaty to protect marine creatures hunted for food like sharks, swordfish, octopus, and tuna, saying they feel joy and sadness when they lose their offspring and are “our brethren in the ocean.” On the day that talks resumed at the United......
For sustainable development, the UN calls for $500 billion annually
A key requirement for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an increase of $500 billion in extra funding from the world’s most developed nations each year according to the United Nations (UN). As of now, the global financial system has failed to adequately cushion the effects of current......
Passenger demand will grow rapidly in 2023, UN aviation agency says
By 2023, the UN‘s aviation agency predicts that global air passenger demand will increase by 3% from 2019 levels on most routes, quickly returning to pre-pandemic levels. As previously noted by ICAO statistical analysis, the air passenger forecasts ICAO is announcing today build on momentum toward recovery in 2022. A......
Somalia faces famine as US urges more donation
The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 called on distracted donors to help a country facing deadly famine, which she called “the ultimate failure of the international community.” As the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, heard perhaps the starkest warning yet: Somalia’s longest drought......
Addressing global challenges requires increased multilateralism – UN
There is a growing consensus that stronger multilateralism is essential to meet today’s global challenges, according to the UN Secretary-General. While addressing the UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism, Antonio Guterres said that this issue has been “my highest priority since assuming office as Secretary-General. In the aftermath of......
UNESCO celebrates Indigenous Languages Decade
UNESCO celebrated the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032) on Tuesday 13 December. The world’s attention will be drawn to UNESCO’s ten-year action plan, which aims to preserve, revitalize, and celebrate indigenous languages. UNESCO is leading the International Decade of Indigenous Languages as the UN Organization in charge of Education,......
Israeli-Lebanese maritime border demarcation is welcomed by the UN
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcements that the Governments of Lebanon and Israel have formally agreed to reach a settlement of their maritime boundary dispute, as mediated by the US, as part of the joint effort. A spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, quoted Guterres as......
Pakistan flood victims face food crisis – UN
In the next three months, about 5.7 million Pakistani flood survivors will face a serious food crisis, the United Nations warned Monday. A top United Nations official announced an increase in the humanitarian appeal for Pakistan to $816 million, from $160 million, due to rising death tolls from disease. During......