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Harmful Subsidies: Everybody Knows, But the Dice Are Still Loaded
12 Apr 2024
At the invitation of Ambassador Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, a relatively small group of ocean advocates representing a mix of government officials, scientists, economists, and activists are gathered in Hydra to discuss new ideas to protect the ocean.
Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby
6 Apr 2024
A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km emergency journey on challenging rural roads to a specialist regional hospital after she experienced difficulties giving birth at home.
World Happiness Report 2024 Assesses Happiness Across Generations
27 Mar 2024
The 2024 edition of the World Happiness Report analyzes happiness trends across different ages and generations in over 140 countries. It reveals a decline in the well-being of 15- to 24-year-olds in several regions, including North America and Western Europe. The US has also dropped out of the top 20 for the first time. Finland remains the happiest country, and the report provides rankings based on self-reported levels of national happiness. It offers analytics and advice for evidence-based policymaking. The report highlights differences in happiness among age groups and generations, emphasizing the need for immediate policy action for the well-being of children.
With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
27 Mar 2024
The UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report 2024 highlights that latest data from 2022 shows 1.05 billion tonnes of food went to waste. Some 19 per cent of food available to consumers was lost overall at retail, food service, and household levels. That is in addition to around 13 per cent of food lost in the supply chain, as estimated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), from post-harvest up to the point of sale.
Arab RFSD Explores Solutions to Deliver for Sustainability and Peace
14 Mar 2024
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) convened a regional forum on sustainable development (RFSD) in preparation for the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in July. The meeting discussed solutions to address poverty, food insecurity, and climate change. It also explored ways to promote peaceful and inclusive societies, expand access to information technology, and develop partnerships to achieve the Goals.
‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022
12 Mar 2024
The global under-five mortality rate has declined by 51% since 2000, according to the UN IGME. Certain countries like Cambodia, Malawi, Mongolia, and Rwanda have achieved over 75% reduction in under-five mortality. UNICEF praised the efforts of midwives, health workers, and community health workers for this remarkable decline. The UN IGME, led by UNICEF and including WHO, World Bank Group, and DESA, tracks progress in child mortality and shares data. This progress demonstrates the potential to save lives through affordable and effective health services.
Rains are scarce in the Amazon. Instead, megafires are raging
10 Mar 2024
By this time of the year, rain should be drenching large swaths of the Amazon rainforest. Instead, a punishing drought has kept the rains at bay, creating dry conditions for fires that have engulfed hundreds of square miles of the rainforest that do not usually burn.
China to make proactive preparations for future pandemics
9 Mar 2024
China is preparing for future pandemics, including "Disease X," by drawing on its experience with COVID-19. They aim to refine response mechanisms, strengthen monitoring systems, and engage in proactive infectious disease research. China will actively participate in global public health governance and collaborate with international organizations like the WHO. They have achieved significant success in eliminating diseases and controlling major infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS.
UN telecomms agency chief: One third of humanity still offline
7 Mar 2024
The benefits of cutting-edge technology remain out of reach for around 2.6 billion people globally who are still waiting for an Internet connection the head of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said on Thursday, outlining the agency’s plans to narrow the gap.
At least one in eight people now obese
29 Feb 2024
That’s one billion people who lived with the disease in 2022, a number that has doubled among adults and quadrupled among five to 19-year-olds since 1990, according to data from the study, published in The Lancet, a renowned United Kingdom-based medical journal.
“This new study highlights the importance of preventing and managing obesity from early life to adulthood through diet, physical activity and adequate care, as needed,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, which contributed to the study.