UN News/Daniel Dickinson

Partnerships at ‘core’ of sustainable development

28 June 2019

Partnerships are at the “core” of efforts to reach the sustainable development goals, the poverty and environmental targets agreed by world leaders in 2015.

The partnerships Sustainable Development Goal seeks to bring the UN together with governments, civil society, the corporate world and individuals.

Daniel Dickinson spoke to Deidre Boyd, UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, and asked her what partnerships mean to her.

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News in Brief 18 June 2019

18 June 2019

News in Brief

300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DRC
Sudden death of Egypt’s former President Morsi must be investigated: UN human rights
Kuwait and Pakistan confirmed as having hottest temperatures on earth recorded

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News in Brief 17 June 2019

17 June 2019

News in Brief

Yemen: end food diversions to save lives, urges WFP chief
India to replace China as most populous nation: new UN report
Plastic pollution: 10-fold increase in 40 years

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UN Photo

Nutrition, ecosystems and livelihoods at risk, despite age of plenty

14 June 2019

Interviews

The way we produce food today is damaging ecosystems around the world and threatening biodiversity, despite being more abundant and of better quality than ever before. That’s a paradox highlighted by former top UN official Dr. David Nabarro in an interview with UN News this week, after he’d taken part in The Future of Food International Symposium in Rome, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua

News in Brief 14 June 2019

14 June 2019

News in Brief

South Sudanese facing famine in all but name, warns UN food agency
Amid Sudan protest uncertainty, Darfur is still in crisis: OCHA
5G technology jeopardizes forecasting and early warning alerts, say UN weather experts

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UN Photo/Mark Garten

Spirit of Anne Frank celebrated with tree planting at UN headquarters

13 June 2019

Interviews

The chestnut tree that Anne Frank could see from her famous attic hiding place in Amsterdam during the Second World War, was seen by the young girl as a symbol of hope and the natural world, that she longed to touch again. Considered a living symbol of both Anne Frank’s legacy and of the values embodied by the United Nations, a sapling descended from that very tree, was planted in the gardens of UN headquarters in New York, on Wednesday.

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UNICEF/Adriko

UN optimistic Uganda’s Ebola preparations will shut down outbreak fast

13 June 2019

Interviews

With news that Ebola virus disease has now surfaced in Uganda, where it has claimed two lives so far this week, the World Health Organization is hopeful the country’s efforts to protect communities will quickly prove successful. In an interview with Daniel Johnson from UN News, WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic explains what the priorities are for the UN health agency and the Ugandan authorities.

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UNICEF/Sokol

News in Brief 13 June 2019

13 June 2019

News in Brief

Guterres strongly condemns latest attack on oil tankers in Gulf
‘Heated clashes’ lead to 17 deaths in Darfur; AU-UN Mission launches investigation
UNICEF report ranks the best and worst ‘family-friendly’ nations

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WHO/Alison Brunier

‘Huge’ scale of mental health problems in emergencies is bigger than a decade ago: WHO

12 June 2019

Interviews

Mental health problems are “huge” in conflict or emergency settings, with more than one in five people affected, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said in a new report. In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson, WHO’s Dr. Mark van Ommeren outlines the findings and describes what’s being done to help sufferers, including in war-torn Syria.

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