PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – a brighter life |
Hundreds of millions of people do not have access to electricity, seriously hampering their ability to improve their development prospects.
In Arua, northern Uganda, where...
Twenty years on: Indonesia ‘better prepared’ following tsunami
The lyrics include references to an earthquake, a massive wave, land submerged under water and locating to higher ground.“When there is an earthquake and...
Prêmio Nobel da Paz 2024 vai para organização japonesa Nihon Hidankyo
A organização popular japonesa Nihon Hidankyo é a vencedora do Prêmio Nobel da Paz de 2024. O grupo é integrado por sobreviventes dos bombardeios...
Farmers cultivate an opium-free future for Laos
“I get up at 4 am in harvesting season to pick the red berries which are taken to the processing plant,” 22-year-old Phuperp told the...
Guterres congratulates Japanese anti-nuclear group on Nobel Peace Prize win
The grassroots movement of survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, known as hibakusha, is committed to achieving a nuclear-free world.Mr....
News in Brief 11 June 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: ‘High time’ for ceasefire and hostage release, says Guterres A comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza linked...
Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN
The UN chief’s appeal comes as aid agencies warn that millions of people remain in acute need across Myanmar - particularly in the north, southeast...
UN economists fear developing countries could be hit with new ‘resource curse’ | United...
People living in countries rich in the minerals needed for the transition to a net-zero carbon global economy could find themselves victims of a...
PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – Market forces |
Okubani Market is located in northern Uganda’s Yumbe District, within the Bidibidi refugee settlement which, during the South Sudan civil war, was the largest...
News in Brief 12 June 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development actionThe right to development is inextricably...
Em Dia Internacional, ONU realça potencial imenso de 1,1 bilhão de meninas
Celebração incentiva ação urgente e esperança; secretário-geral ilustra como grupo é afetado de forma desproporcional por diversas crises globais; estudos indica que elas são...
Em Dia Internacional, ONU realça potencial imenso de 1,1 bilhão de meninas
As Nações Unidas marcam neste 11 de outubro o Dia Internacional da Menina sob o lema “A visão das meninas para o futuro”.Em mensagem...
Investir em vacinas pode reduzir mortes por superbactérias resistentes a antimicrobianos
A Organização Mundial da Saúde, OMS, revelou que o aumento do investimento em vacinas pode prevenir mortes devido à resistência aos antimicrobianos, RAM, e...
Growth in online child sexual exploitation and abuse must be urgently addressed |
300 million children have been affected by online sexual exploitation and abuse over the past 12 months. That’s one shocking revelation from a new report...
PODCAST: The electronic sounds of pan-African collaboration
Uganda’s status as a refuge has seen large numbers escaping conflict in neighbouring and nearby countries, in particular South Sudan and the Democratic Republic...
News in Brief 13 June 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: 8,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition amid ongoing shellingHeavy shelling reported in the so-called safe...
UN responds to the ‘dramatic, catastrophic humanitarian emergency’ in Lebanon |
UN News: Imran Riza, UN Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, thank you for joining us today.First of all, how would...
ONU pede que seja dada uma chance à diplomacia para conter crise no Líbano...
Subsecretários-gerais para Assuntos Políticos e para as Operações de Paz discursaram no Conselho de Segurança solicitando fim das agressões por ambos os lados; população...
‘Minutes from midnight’: Mohammed calls for urgent climate action
Addressing the preparatory meeting of the 29the session of Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Pre-COP29), Ms. Mohammed called...
Líbano: La ONU urge a las partes a optar por la diplomacia antes de...
Más de un año en guerra en Gaza y la reciente escalada en Líbano tienen a todo Medio Oriente al borde de una conflagración...
ONU pede que seja dada uma chance à diplomacia para conter crise no Líbano
Nesta quinta-feira o Conselho de Segurança debateu a situação no Líbano em reunião solicitada pela França.Abrindo a sessão, a subsecretária-geral para Assuntos Políticos disse...
Top UN rights body extends mandates for Russia and Sudan
The mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia, established by the 47-member Council in October 2022, was extended last...
Investir em vacinas pode reduzir mortes por superbactérias resistentes a antimicrobianos
Estudo da OMS revela que 5 milhões de pessoas perdem a vida por ano devido à ameaça; uso de imunizantes contra 24 patógenos pode...
PODCAST: Acknowledging the ‘moral wound’ of slavery
On this week’s Lid Is On, Conor Lennon speaks to two experts on racism against people of African Descent, on the insidious nature of...
