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Honduras: new internal displacement law ‘much-needed step’ towards restoring hope and dignity

·December 23, 2022·2 min read

The action taken by the National Congress will help with the more than 247,000 Hondurans who have been displaced by violence, 55 per cent of whom are women and 43 per cent children and adolescents. “This law on internal displacement is a much-needed step towards restoring their dignity, hope and...

Step up investment to ensure water and sanitation access for all

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·December 15, 2022·1 min read

Although 45 per cent of countries are on track to achieve drinking water targets by the end of the decade, only a quarter are likely to meet sanitation targets. The findings come in a report published by WHO and UN-Water, which brings together UN agencies and other organizations working on...

UNICEF seeks $27.5 million to step up cholera response in Haiti

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·November 25, 2022·2 min read

The outbreak began two months ago and is unfolding amid economic crisis and rising insecurity due to gang violence. Ninety per cent of confirmed cases have been in areas with a high burden of severe acute malnutrition. A ‘triple threat’ Children suffering from the condition, which is also known as...

COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief |

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·November 20, 2022·9 min read

“This COP has taken an important step towards justice. I welcome the decision to establish a loss and damage fund and to operationalize it in the coming period,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message issued from the conference venue in Egypt, underscoring that the voices of those...

Sweden: Step up efforts to fight systemic racism, urge UN experts |

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·November 5, 2022·2 min read

While visiting the country from 31 October to 4 November, the members of the International Expert Mechanism gathered information on the existing legislative and regulatory measures for tackling racial discrimination. “The collection, publication and analysis of data disaggregated by race or ethnic origin in all aspects of life, especially regarding...

Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all |

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·October 24, 2022·2 min read

Providing water and sanitation for everyone on the planet is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed by all 193 UN Member States in 2015. The report revealed that although more than two billion people gained access to safe drinking water over the past two decades, a quarter of...

Step up protection for activists who challenge big business in Colombia |

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·August 8, 2022·1 min read

“Serious threats, including death threats, are commonplace in Colombia for defenders who raise concerns about corporate activity, in particular in land-intensive industries,” said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, in a statement issued on Thursday. The experts drew attention to the situation of Pedro...

Guterres hails ‘critical step forward’ on resuming Ukraine grain exports |

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·July 14, 2022·3 min read

Secretary-General António Guterres said that a “critical step forward” had been taken to allow the “safe and secure export” of millions of tonnes of grain via the Black Sea, but emphasized that no formal agreement has yet been signed between Russia and Ukraine. .@antonioguterres tells reporters: Today in Istanbul, we...

Brazil urged to step up search for missing journalist and indigenous activist |

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·June 10, 2022·1 min read

Dom Phillips, a regular contributor to The Guardian, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, an employee with the Brazilian indigenous affairs agency, went missing in the Javari Valley, a major indigenous territory located in the western Amazon near Peru and Colombia. 🇧🇷#Brazil: Concerns about lack of information on missing journalist Dom Phillips...