New UN climate change report identifies urgent need for capacity building and adaptation strategies in small islands
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Tuesday, March 29, 2022— In February,the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest global report. Better known as the Sixth Assessment Report of Working Group II (AR6-WG2), it reveals the impacts,…
Organ trafficking: Ask UN experts for help
From Miriam Karmali, Freedom United The Government of China faces damning allegations of orchestrating a grotesque system of forced organ harvesting and organ trafficking. Call on UN human rights experts to keep holding the Chinese government accountable! Instead of meaningfully engaging with…
A child trafficking survivor’s urgent plea
March 6, 2022 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS LawA child trafficking survivor’s plea to the U.K. governmentA survivor of child trafficking in the U.K. is urgently calling on the government to scrap Part 5 of the controversial Nationality…
UN Secretary−General underscores UN commitment to IOC and its mission
05 Feb 2022 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a strong endorsement of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its contribution to peace during a visit to the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The Secretary-General called the Games a desperately needed antidote…
UN issues first winter edition of “Sport for Peace” stamps in celebration of Beijing 2022
19 Jan 2022 – A commemorative collection of stamps on the occasion of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 to highlight sport’s contribution to peace around the world has been issued by the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) in consultation with the International…
WHO Director−General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID−19 — 18 January 2022
The volcanic eruption near Tonga and subsequent tsunami requires an urgent response. With telecommunications down, WHO is on the ground in Tonga helping coordinate the response by channelling information between UN agencies, humanitarian partners and the Tongan government. Omicron…
WHO, UN set out steps to meet world COVID vaccination targets
Working with COVAX, African Vaccine Acquisition Trust and other partners – world can and must meet WHO targets to vaccinate 40% of the population of all countries by the end-2021 and 70% by mid-2022 Vaccine supply gaps to COVAX must…
First-ever Global Organized Crime Index reveals that 80% of the World’s population live in countries with high levels of criminality
Unique tool offers pioneering overview of illicit economies and provides original basis for measuring vulnerability and resilience to organized crime for all UN member states. Geneva, Switzerland – 28 September 2021: In recent years, there have been indications that the scope,…
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IKEA supports 2021 as the UN international year for the elimination of child labour
The UN has designated 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour1. IKEA has for many years been working in a dedicated way to tackle child labour and fully supports the UN initiative. As a further commitment,…
Why the U.S. shouldn’t play games with cyberwarfare as its power declines
Cybersecurity threats are emerging as one of the most serious challenges of the 21st century. The U.S. and its NATO allies have turned down every attempt within the UN framework for banning cyberweapons. By Prabir Purkayastha / Globetrotter Two major…
