“Catastrophic and famine-like conditions” hang over Afghanistan’s farmers and herders, whose needs continue to worsen with the onset of winter, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
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Safe sanitation for
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to keep their promise to leave no one behind and deliver health and sanitation to all.
Spotlight Initiative
Despite COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, some 650,000 women and girls were provided with gender-based violence services through a joint UN and European Union (EU) programme working to stamp out what is arguably one of the most prevalent human rights violations.
Worsening drought af
With about 2.3 million people already suffering with serious water, food and pasture shortages in Somalia, a rapidly worsening drought could lead to an “extreme situation” by April next year.
Read the full story, “Worsening drought affects 2.3 million people in Somalia”, on globalissues.org →
First Person: ‘Bridg
Nadya Zafira, an international relations student at Indonesia’s Gadjah Mada University, won a writing competition for her letter to UN chief António Guterres, in which she addressed the inequalities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how indigenous communities and youth are marginalized in global conversations on climate crisis.
‘The Brutal Death
MADRID, Nov 19 (IPS) – Kailash Satyarthi,? an Indian social reformer and co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Malala Yousafzai, spoke in a recent international forum about the devastating impacts of child labour.
Read the full story, “‘The Brutal Death of a Child’s Dream’”, on globalissues.org →
Time Honoured Food T
KARACHI, Nov 19 (IPS) – Balance is the absolute key, if you ask Alia Chughtai, a journalist who started a catering service with filmmaker Akhlaque Mahesar, by the name of Aur Chaawal (And Rice), two years ago.
From the Field: Savi
The number of musk deer in Mongolia has plummeted by some 83 per cent since the 1970s, landing them on the country’s red list of critically endangered species. A UN-supported biodiversity initiative is helping to stop the deer from disappearing altogether.
Read the full story, “From the Field: Saving the Mongolian musk”, on globalissues.org →
Hot meals helping Ha
The children of families who were affected by the massive earthquake which devastated large parts of south-west Haiti in August this year are receiving free hot meals at school as part of an initiative by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) to support the recovery of the country’s most vulnerable communities.
2022 Cat Shaming Cal
We are not sure cats are capable of feeling shame, but the new year is approaching rapidly so… “2022 Cat Shaming Calendar” might be your last chance to put something hilarious on your wall. You can get it Amazon or AliExpress. Scroll down to see the funniest examples of #CatShaming trend that’s still going strong on Instagram to get a little taste of what you can expect from this calendar.
If you feel like this is something you’d like to look at for a whole year, you can get it Amazon or AliExpress.
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