Tag: UN

UN food price index dropped in July for fourth month

- Times Report -

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Agency's global food price index dropped for a fourth straight month in July, but was still 13% higher than in July 2021, the agency reported Friday. FAO said last month's 8.6% decline was the steepest monthly drop in the value of the index since October 2008.

UN announces $5m more flood relief for Bangladesh

- Times Report -

The United Nations (UN) has announced an additional allocation of $5 million as relief to meet the immediate needs of families caught in the deadly flooding in northeastern Bangladesh.After a coordinated appeal by the UN country team in Bangladesh, Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, made

UN projects world population to reach 8b on Nov 15

- Times Report -

The United Nations estimated Monday that the world's population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world's most populous nation next year. In a report released on World Population Day, the U.N. also said global population growth fell below 1% in 2020 for

UN maintains strong relationship with Bangladesh: Brandt

- Times Report -

Executive Board President of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS Yoka Brandt has said the UN has a "strong relationship" with the government of Bangladesh and wants to further build on that to facilitate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. "We are here to see how we can work together

UN finds 266,000 violations against children in conflict situations

- Times Report -

The United Nations verified over 266,000 grave violations against children committed by parties to conflict in more than 30 conflict situations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America between 2005 and 2020, UNICEF said on Tuesday in a new report. This figure is a fraction of the violations believed

UN expert lauds Malaysia’s role over Myanmar crisis

- Times Report -

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, on Thursday expressed his appreciation for Malaysia's increasing leadership on the crisis in Myanmar. He urged States in the region to adopt a similar approach to the human rights catastrophe unfolding under military rule. "Too much is at

Urgent global call to save 222 million dreams for children

- Joyce Chimbi, IPS -

It is not enough that they were robbed of their childhoods and their shattered young lives defined by bombs, bloodshed and death. Now, crisis-impacted school-aged children are falling off the academic bridge that could lead them out of the carnage. Not only has the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring education