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WEF 2022: Not sharing Covid vaccines widely is racism, says UN official
Just 13 per cent of people in low-income countries, mostly brown and black, are vaccinated, said UN Undersecretary-General
 "WEF 2022: Not sharing Covid vaccines widely is racism, says UN official")
The green deal: Renewable energy became the new buzzword in 2021
A year when several parts of the world bore the brunt of extreme weather conditions
 "The green deal: Renewable energy became the new buzzword in 2021")
Combating desertification
Past experience can help reclaim degraded land
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US to vote on new UN sanctions against N Korea for recent missile launches
Whether China and Russia will use their veto power to block the measure or abstain remains to be seen
 "US to vote on new UN sanctions against N Korea for recent missile launches")
1.1 million Afghan children under 5 yrs could face severe malnutrition: UN
In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of five will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the UN
 "1.1 million Afghan children under 5 yrs could face severe malnutrition: UN")
WHO chief Tedros reappointed to second five-year term amid no opposition
Tedros, a former govt minister from Ethiopia, has directed WHO throughout its management of the global response to Covid-19 and withstood occasionally withering criticism over its multiple missteps
 "WHO chief Tedros reappointed to second five-year term amid no opposition")
UN rights official Bachelet starts Xinjiang trip, meets Chinese FM Wang
China's foreign minister met with the UN's top human rights official on her visit to the country and shared with her that China opposes politicising human rights and imposing double standards
 "UN rights official Bachelet starts Xinjiang trip, meets Chinese FM Wang")
Amid looming food crisis, WFP chief presses billionaires to 'step up'
The head of the UN's World Food Program is telling billionaires it's time to step up as the global threat of food insecurity rises with Russia's war in Ukraine
 "Amid looming food crisis, WFP chief presses billionaires to 'step up'")
UN rights chief decries Taliban's move to dissolve Human Rights Commission
Rights activists said the AIHRC that was abolished by the Taliban was not perfect but it mattered enormously to have a place to demand justice
 "UN rights chief decries Taliban's move to dissolve Human Rights Commission")
Ukraine war adds to hunger woes; 47 mn people risk starvation: UN
World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley said growing hunger will add at least 47 million people to the 276 million marching to starvation before Russia's invasion of its smaller neighbour
 "Ukraine war adds to hunger woes; 47 mn people risk starvation: UN")
Antony Blinken accuses Russia of using food as a weapon in Ukraine
Addressing the United Nations Security Council, Blinken appealed to Russia to stop blockading Ukrainian ports
 "Antony Blinken accuses Russia of using food as a weapon in Ukraine")
FAO chief Qu Dongyu bats for urgent transformation of agrifood systems
According to the Global Report on Food Crisis released earlier this month, 193 million people were acutely food insecure and in need of urgent assistance across 53 countries and territories in 2021
 "FAO chief Qu Dongyu bats for urgent transformation of agrifood systems")
UN chief 'hopeful' of Ukraine grain deal to help food security crisis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a ministerial meeting on the escalating food security crisis, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, that there is still a long way to go
 "UN chief 'hopeful' of Ukraine grain deal to help food security crisis")
Increasing the pace of India's urbanisation
The rate of urbanisation needs to be moderated in a way that the influx of population is not concentrated in bigger cities only
Taliban orders female staff members of UN in Afghanistan to wear hijab
The Taliban-led government has ordered female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to wear the hijab.
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UN chief calls for efforts to rescue Sustainable Development Goals
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and make it a top priority.
Covid-19 pushed 55 mn Africans into extreme poverty in 2020: UN Report
Poor people with few assets, limited access to credit, informal employment and low wages were particularly severely hit by containment measures introduced during the pandemic
 "Covid-19 pushed 55 mn Africans into extreme poverty in 2020: UN Report")
Humanitarian aid reached 6.4 mn people in Ukraine since war began: UN
More than 1.5 million people have received health care support, and around 352,000 people have been provided with clean water and hygiene products
 "Humanitarian aid reached 6.4 mn people in Ukraine since war began: UN")
Aid deliveries into Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray far from enough: UN
About 1.5 million people have received food assistance over the past seven months in Northern Ethiopia. However, this is only about a quarter of the number of people who needed assistance, OCHA said
US spars with China, Russia over N Korea's nuclear programme sanctions
China and Russia both have veto power and say they want to see new talks and not more punishment for the North
 "US spars with China, Russia over N Korea's nuclear programme sanctions")
