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UNICEF asks governors to support sustainable WASH systems
On Wednesday, Jane Bevan, UNICEF chief of WASH, emphasised state governments’ crucial role in promoting programmes to enhance…
UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture
The Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly on Monday led the clarion call for urgent reform of…
Assembly President announces first-ever ‘Sustainability Week’
The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced the UN body’s inaugural Sustainability Week, encapsulating a series…
Massive investment and financial reform needed to rescue SDGs
Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve a more just…
Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths…
African countries to dominate top 10 growing economies globally: ECA Report
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja African countries are predicted to dominate the world’s top 10 highest growing economies in…
20% of global food wasted amid 783 million hungry people
While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every…
Water shortages exacerbating global conflicts, as 2.2 billion lack access – UN
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos The United Nations World Water Development Report 2024, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water,…
UNDP urges aggressive awareness campaigns to tackle climate change challenges
By Toichukwu Bliss, Abuja The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), yesterday, called for aggressive climate change awareness campaigns…
The patriarchy may be pushing back, but so are we, UN chief tells CSW68
Women’s rights are under attack, and governments must act to reverse that dangerous trend, the UN chief told…