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July 03, 2022
Pincher suspended; Johnson unaware of specific claims
GENEVA — A new UN report has shed fresh light on the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed cascading risks, particularly on vulnerable people, worldwide.From the mangroves of West Bengal to the vast archipelago that makes up Indonesia, and from the bustling port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, to the tropical shores of southern Togo, systemic risks from the COVID-19 pandemic have been exposed in stark human terms.Millions of people who were already struggling to make ends meet, often working in the informal economy in agriculture and surviving below the poverty line, had to contend with a host of new risks that they could not possibly have foreseen.These included joblessness, debt, civil and domestic violence, children’s education derailed, and opportunities severely diminished. In...
July 02, 2022
What COVID-19 taught us about risk in a complex, inter-connected world
July 02, 2022
UN Conference ends with call for greater ambition and global commitment to address dire state of ocean
LISBON — Increasing scientific knowledge, developing research capacity and making the most of new marine technology, are essential to sustainable ocean management, the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on Thursday.The Conference’s fourth day, focused on the role of the scientific community, to enable the blue transformation of humankind’s relationship with the ocean.Stressing that this knowledge is a prerequisite for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 14, scientists are calling for more support for life underwater long-term..With over 3 billion people heavily reliant on marine ecosystems for food and livelihoods, deployment of solutions to reach ocean-related targets, depend on the actions of current and future generations.Recent years have seen increased...
July 01, 2022
Scientific knowledge essential for sustainable oceans, UN Ocean Conference hears
July 01, 2022
Ukraine war: '18 dead' as Russian missiles hit residential areas in Odesa
KYIV — Across Ukraine, the scale of needs caused by Russia's invasion is still massive and human rights concerns persist, UN humanitarians said in an update on Thursday, as they repeated calls for access to the country's Black Sea ports to export vitally needed cereals.Speaking from Kyiv, Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani, described the heartbreak she felt after seeing “this destruction, this suffering”, in Mariupol, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Bucha, Irpin and beyond.The UN and hundreds of national partners and volunteers have done their utmost to help those most in need, but much more could be done by the Russian and Ukrainian authorities to protect civilians, she insisted.“Almost 16 million people in Ukraine today need humanitarian assistance; water, food, health...
June 30, 2022
Ukraine: Four months after Russian invasion, humanitarian needs intensify
June 30, 2022
UK pledges an extra £1bn in military support to Ukraine
June 30, 2022
Putin still wants to take most of Ukraine: US
June 30, 2022
Salah Abdeslam sentenced to life in prison as Paris attacks trial winds up
June 30, 2022
Belarus ‘engulfed in fear’, Human Rights Council hears
