Famine over in Somalia
“We just received the new data from food security and nutrition analysis in Somalia and we can say that no more, any region in Somalia under famine conditions.”
“We just received the new data from food security and nutrition analysis in Somalia and we can say that no more, any region in Somalia under famine conditions.”
Training women conflict mediators in countries in Africa and Asia, helping ethnic Moroccan women to inherit property, and creating “safe spaces” for schoolgirls in Zambia.
These are just some of the successes of UN Women, which celebrates its first anniversary this month.
The effectiveness of drugs to fight tuberculosis or TB has been put under the spotlight after research showed that resistance to TB medication has hit record highs in some parts of the world.
TB is a common and often lethal infection which attacks the lungs.
The authorities in Senegal are being warned by the UN that any mishandling of ongoing protests could lead to what have been described as “serious results”.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in the Middle East as part of his efforts to help Israel and the Palestinians find a solution to their ongoing conflict.
On Thursday, he crossed into Gaza where he called once again for the lifting of the blockade by Israel.
Israel is being urged to do more to create a “positive dynamic” in the Middle East peace process by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr. Ban is on tour in the Middle East to encourage Israelis and Palestinians to re-engage in peace talks.
Togo says it will do everything it can to make sure a positive solution is found to the ongoing conflict in Syria.
The West African country takes over the presidency of the UN Security Council on Wednesday and is responsible for pushing forward discussions on the Arab state.
A packed UN Security Council has been hearing calls for support of an Arab League plan to resolve the unrest continuing for 10 months in Syria.
The Security Council has been unable to come up with a solution to the ongoing crisis.