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Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk

·January 13, 2023·2 min read

More than 30 million under-fives are suffering from wasting, or acute malnutrition, brought on by conflict, climate shocks, ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rising costs of living. Children with the condition have weakened immune systems and are at higher risk of dying from common childhood diseases. Eight...

New US border policy poses risk to fundamental rights, warns UN’s Türk

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·January 12, 2023·1 min read

Taking aim at the expected rise in so-called “expedited removals” from the United States, Mr. Türk also criticised the intention to use the COVID pandemic-related Title 42 public health order even more than today. Fast-track expulsion The move will permit the “fast-track expulsion to Mexico” of 30,000 Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans...

Pakistan floods: 9 million more risk being pushed into poverty, warns UNDP

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·January 6, 2023·1 min read

“We estimate that up to around nine million people – additional people – could be pushed into poverty due to the flood impact” said Knut Ostby, UNDP Resident Representative in Pakistan. Climate risk knows no borders Although the Pakistan flooding was “unprecedented”, it could happen to other countries affected by...

‘Unfathomable restrictions’ on women’s rights risk destabilizing Afghanistan

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·December 27, 2022·1 min read

“No country can develop – indeed survive – socially and economically with half its population excluded”, said the High Commissioner for Human Rights. “These unfathomable restrictions placed on women and girls will not only increase the suffering of all Afghans but, I fear, pose a risk beyond Afghanistan’s borders”. He...

No time to waste, as Haiti famine risk rises, warns UN emergency food aid agency

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·December 11, 2022·4 min read

Mr. Bauer believes that Haiti is facing an unprecedented crisis, which could get even worse. For this reason, he says, there is no time to waste. “It’s difficult to believe that a mere two hours’ flight from Miami, a staggering 4.7 million people – half of Haiti’s population – are...

Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods |

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·November 9, 2022·2 min read

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said in its alert on Tuesday as the COP27 Climate Conference continues, that a large majority of the children affected are among the most vulnerable and that rolling disasters are straining the ability of governments and the international community to respond, given the enormous scale...

Safety and security of Yemeni civilians at risk unless truce is extended, says human rights chief |

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·November 5, 2022·1 min read

Mr. Türk has echoed calls from the UN Secretary-General to extend the truce and to work towards a negotiated settlement to bring the conflict to an end once and for all. The outbreak of war over seven years ago between a pro-Government, Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi rebels – together with...

COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk |

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·July 17, 2022·5 min read

The figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, show the percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) – a marker for immunization coverage within and across countries – fell five points between 2019 and 2021,...

Refugees at risk: UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi |

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·June 13, 2022·5 min read

Now measures are underway to dismantle the human trafficking networks operating within the Dzaleka Refugee Camp, identify and rescue their victims, and bring those responsible to justice. “The situation was much worse than we first envisaged,” says UNODC’s Maxwell Matewere, who initially visited the camp in October 2020, where he...