Category: World

Mr. Haryono was born in Klaten, a small town in Central Java, near Mount Merapi. Many people live on the flanks of the mountain, even though it is the most active volcano in the country, and has claimed many lives during its frequent eruptions. © BASARNAS Agus Haryono, International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) member from Basarnas, Indonesia. Mr.… Read More

Mr. Haryono was born in Klaten, a small town in Central Java, near Mount Merapi. Many people live on the flanks of the mountain, even though it is the most active volcano in the country, and has claimed many lives during its frequent eruptions. © BASARNAS Agus Haryono, International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) member from Basarnas, Indonesia. Mr.… Read More

Programmes are expected to be rolled out across Pakistan and almost half of Afghanistan this month, after vaccination drives in July reached some 780,000 children and three provinces in the two countries, respectively.  Critical, to avoid fresh emergency “These life-saving vaccinations are critical if children are to avoid yet another health emergency”, said Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for South… Read More

Programmes are expected to be rolled out across Pakistan and almost half of Afghanistan this month, after vaccination drives in July reached some 780,000 children and three provinces in the two countries, respectively.  Critical, to avoid fresh emergency “These life-saving vaccinations are critical if children are to avoid yet another health emergency”, said Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for South… Read More

UN News spoke to Ms. Kauka as part of the International Labour Organization’s photography project “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” ahead of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples which is marked annually on 9 August. “I have been teaching my students how to produce kapa which is a traditional cloth made from the inner bark of a native… Read More

The supplies were transported on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum, the region’s premier political and economic policy organization. With commercial air services greatly reduced due to airport closures, and other measures to prevent further spread of the disease, the 18-member bloc has established a platform to facilitate the timely and rapid movement of medical and humanitarian assistance, known as… Read More

“Seventy-five years ago, a single nuclear weapon visited unspeakable death and destruction upon this city”, he said in his address. “The effects linger to this day”.  However, he noted that Hiroshima and its people have chosen not to be characterized by calamity, but instead by “resilience, reconciliation and hope”.  On this 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, let us… Read More

Thailand’s overall response, and ability to curb infections, has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to identify Thailand, alongside New Zealand, as a success story in dealing with the pandemic. Of course, that success entirely depends on continued vigilance, a whole-of-society approach, and ramped up testing to prevent a second wave as borders open and full economic activities are resumed. … Read More

UN, humanitarian partners launch largest COVID-19 response plan to aid 5.4M poorest Filipinos The UN and humanitarian partners in the Philippines launched today the largest international humanitarian response plan in the country since Typhoon Haiyan.https://t.co/7JCvER5E5e pic.twitter.com/3Lh0d41stz — UN Philippines (@UNPhilippines) August 4, 2020 According to the UN, the Humanitarian Country Team, the COVID-19 Response Plan aims to provide “critical health… Read More