Tag: UN
New global action pledge to end TB by 2030
#TB, # tuberculosis, #UN New York: Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday as world leaders, civil society representatives and other stakeholders approved a …
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UN Women welcome FIFA action against Spanish football federation chief
#UN, #UNWomen, #FIFA IBNS: The UN agency championing gender equality has underlined its strong stance against abuse or harassment of women taking part in sport. UN Women issued a statement on Tuesday …
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’
#WorldHeritageSite, #UN New York: Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also a haven for thousands of endangered species, the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) …
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UN honours survivors of terrorism working for peace
#Terrorism, #UN, #Peace Paying respect to the thousands lost or harmed through terrorist attacks around the world each year, the UN is launching a project to help survivors’ testimonies be heard, Secretary-General …
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UN expert warns global heating may disrupt food supply even before 1.5C temperature rise
#GlobalWarming, #UN, #GlobalTemperature, #FoodSupply, #Temperature, #OceanHeating, #Heat, #HeatWarning, #Food, #Hunger, #Drought, #Poverty A top UN official has warned that the world might face a major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target. Alain-Richard Donwahi, a former …
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‘Transforming education’: Ensuring children and societies are learners
#ChildrenEducation, #Education, #UN New York: The UN launched on Friday a policy brief on transforming education, which lays out a set of proposals to create inclusive and truly learning societies, and to …
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Unitaid: Close to a million deaths by 2035 if TB prevention is not acted on
#TB, #UN New York: UN health innovation initiative Unitaid warned on Wednesday that the failure to implement tuberculosis contact tracing and prevention could lead to close to one million deaths by …
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Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert
New York: An independent UN-appointed climate expert on Tuesday called for full legal protection to be given to those displaced by the impacts of climate change, to guarantee their human …
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India PM Modi creates Guinness World Record, led yoga event at UN Headquarters in New York
New Delhi/IBNS: Showcasing India’s soft power at the global stage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Yoga celebration at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday created a Guinness World Record for …
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