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‘Major milestone’ immunization campaign begins in DPR Korea

·September 4, 2024·1 min read

“This campaign is a major milestone in our drive to vaccinate every child in the DPRK and protect them from common childhood diseases,” said UNICEF’s Acting Representative for the country – more commonly known as North Korea – Roland Kupka. “This is the first step in restoring routine immunization and...

Another malaria milestone as WHO declares Cabo Verde free of deadly disease

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·January 12, 2024·2 min read

The certification is expected to drive progress on other health fronts in the country such as using the systems built for controlling malaria to fight other mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue fever. “I salute the Government and people of Cabo Verde for their unwavering commitment and resilience in their journey to...

The UN’s milestone operation to salvage Yemen’s stricken oil tanker: Key questions answered

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·July 27, 2023·5 min read

The task of transferring a million barrels of oil from the stricken supertanker Yemen, will take some 19 days – preventing what would be the fifth largest spill in history, were the rusting tanker to break apart. But this process will not end with the oil transfer, because the FSO...

‘Grim milestone’ as Ukraine war reaches 500-day mark

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·July 7, 2023·2 min read

The war began on 24 February 2022, and the UN’s Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has confirmed that more than 9,000 civilians, including over 500 children, have been killed since then, though the real number could be much higher. “Today we mark another grim milestone in the war...

Zambia: Abolition of the death penalty ‘a historic milestone’

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·January 7, 2023·1 min read

President Hakainde Hichilema announced the move on 23 December, which “followed years of advocacy efforts by concerned stakeholders, such as the National Human Rights Commission, civil society groups, development partners, the UN team and other partners,” it said. The UN team in Zambia is led by Resident Coordinator Beatrice Mutali. Several UN...

Eight billion people, one humanity; Development milestone ‘testament’ to power of health and science |

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·November 11, 2022·2 min read

“But as our human family grows larger, it is also growing more divided”, warned Secretary-General António Guterres in an editorial penned ahead of the milestone moment, citing billions struggling, hundreds of millions facing hunger, and record numbers fleeing home for relief from debt, hardship, wars and climate disasters. “Unless we...

New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing |

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·November 8, 2022·1 min read

The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is the first internationally binding instrument specifically designed to prevent, deter, and eliminate IUU fishing by denying port access to foreign vessels that engage in or support such practices. “Rising consumer demand and transforming agrifood systems in fisheries and aquaculture have driven global...