‘Greater urgency’ needed in fight against HIV/AIDS, warns UN agency, amidst $1 billion investment cuts

16 July 2019
Health
UNICEF

The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency and more funding in the fight against the disease, with data showing that the pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections is slowing, and some countries experiencing a rising number of cases.

Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children

‘No hope’ global development goals can be achieved without women, says UN Assembly President

Monday’s Daily Brief: numbers of hungry people rising, millions of children need vaccines, Mali children need more protection

‘We won’t get to zero cases of Ebola without a big scale-up in funding,’ UN relief chief warns

Survivors of ISIL terror in Iraq want justice, not revenge, says head of UN investigation team

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Over 820 million people suffering from hunger; new UN report reveals stubborn realities of ‘immense’ global challenge

Economic Development

After nearly a decade of progress, the number of people who suffer from hunger has slowly increased over the past three years, with about one in every nine people globally suffering from hunger today, the United Nations said in a new report released on Monday.

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Baby foods high in sugar, inappropriately marketed in Europe, reveal two UN studies

Health

Proper nutrition for newborn babies into early childhood is key to development and good health in later life, according to the Regional Director of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe, as she launched two new studies on Monday.

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‘Complacency’ a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs

Health

More than one in 10 children – almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, the UN said on Monday, citing obstacles including conflict, cost and complacency. 

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UN highlights importance of skills development on World Youth Skills Day

Culture and Education

At UN Headquarters, and across the globe, events are taking place on Monday to celebrate World Youth Skills Day – marked each year on 15 July – to raise awareness about the importance of youth skills development.

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With half of Somaliland children not in school, UNICEF and partners launch education access programme

Culture and Education

Access to education in Somaliland is extremely limited, with more than 50 per cent of children in Somaliland out of school. In an effort to address the problem, the UN children’s fund, UNICEF, has partnered with the government, and the global fund Education Cannot Wait, to launch a programme designed to help children affected by ongoing crises in the country.

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UN Human Rights Council stands firm on LGBTI violence, Syria detainees and Philippines ‘war on drugs’

Developing countries should not be liable for emissions ‘accumulated throughout history’, key UN development forum hears

As monsoon rains pound Rohingya refugee camps, UN food relief agency steps up aid

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