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Education: More investment in school health, nutrition, will realize childhood potential
Although investing in school health and nutrition has a positive effect on children’s academic outcomes, one-third of schools…
Reduce pollution to combat ‘superbugs’ and other antimicrobial resistance
Up to 10 million people could die annually by 2050 due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the UN Environment…
Lack of jobs, the main driver of violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa: UNDP
A lack of job opportunities is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in…
‘Put people first’ in drive to realize Sustainable Development Goals
Addressing the opening of the Commission for Social Development’s latest session, the President of the UN Economic and…
WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind global breast cancer threat
A UN-led global initiative to tackle breast cancer could save 2.5 million lives by 2040, the World Health…
Downward slide in global food prices continues, FAO
Global food prices dropped for the tenth consecutive month in January, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
Global vaccination ‘only way out’ of pandemic, says UN chief Guterres
. WHO warns COVID-19 remains international health threat UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, yesterday, said the only way out…
WMO set to enhance awareness toward tackling climate change in Africa
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says it is ready to enhance awareness toward tackling climate change in Africa.…
UN projects 1.9% global economic growth in 2023
A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks — the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and resulting…
Invest in education of Nigerian children, UNICEF urges
For children to be able to read to learn, they must be able to learn to read in…