Monthly Archives: September 2016

UNICEF more than doubles funding appeal for children in north-east Nigeria

UNICEF more than doubles funding appeal for children in north-east Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revised its humanitarian appeal for Nigeria from $55 million to $115 million in order to be able to assist an additional 750,000 people who can now be reached across conflict-affected areas in the north-east of the country.
UNICEF more than doubles funding appeal for children in north-east Nigeria
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN relief wing appeals for urgent funding in DPRK following typhoon

UN relief wing appeals for urgent funding in DPRK following typhoon
The United Nations humanitarian wing has said that more than $28 million in funding is urgently needed to provide immediate assistance to the 600,000 people in the Democratic People&#39s Republic of Korea affected by Typhoon Lionrock.
UN relief wing appeals for urgent funding in DPRK following typhoon
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

‘No words left’ to describe suffering of children in Aleppo –UNICEF

‘No words left’ to describe suffering of children in Aleppo –UNICEF
Children in Aleppo are trapped in a “living nightmare,” a senior official of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today, stressing yet again, the direness of the situation, particularly for the children, in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo.
‘No words left’ to describe suffering of children in Aleppo –UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

On World Day, UN urges rabies control beyond human and animal health services

On World Day, UN urges rabies control beyond human and animal health services
Officials at the United Nations today urged human and animal health authorities around the world to step up and more effectively address rabies &#8211 a preventable but fatal disease that still claims the lives of an estimated 60,000 people each year &#8211 as the international community marks World Rabies Day.
On World Day, UN urges rabies control beyond human and animal health services
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Repealing anti-abortion laws would save the lives of nearly 50,000 women a year – UN experts

Repealing anti-abortion laws would save the lives of nearly 50,000 women a year – UN experts
Warning that unsafe abortions kill nearly 50,000 women each year, United Nations human rights experts today called on States across the world to repeal restrictive abortion laws and policies, and all punitive measures and discriminatory barriers to access safe reproductive health services.
Repealing anti-abortion laws would save the lives of nearly 50,000 women a year – UN experts
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UNESCO unveils video on comprehensive sexuality education for young people

UNESCO unveils video on comprehensive sexuality education for young people
The United Nations cultural agency today released a new video that outlines how comprehensive sexuality education helps young people develop the knowledge and skills to make conscious, healthy and responsible choices about relationships and sexuality.
UNESCO unveils video on comprehensive sexuality education for young people
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Deputy Secretary-General calls on development partners to boost aid for Lake Chad Basin

Deputy Secretary-General calls on development partners to boost aid for Lake Chad Basin
More support from donors is urgently needed to expand efforts seeking to improve the lives of those affected by the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin region, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General said today, imploring the international community to rally behind a new call for action.
Deputy Secretary-General calls on development partners to boost aid for Lake Chad Basin
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Ban: Greater focus on women’s empowerment can help achieve development agenda

Ban: Greater focus on women’s empowerment can help achieve development agenda
Gender equality remains the greatest human rights challenge of our time, and one way to achieve the goal is by empowering women to have greater choices economically and control over their lives, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared today, urging the international community to spearhead efforts that provide opportunities for women and girls.
Ban: Greater focus on women’s empowerment can help achieve development agenda
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Women’s empowerment vital for global development, Lithuanian leader tells UN Assembly

Women’s empowerment vital for global development, Lithuanian leader tells UN Assembly
Only by fully empowering women can the world achieve the ambitious development goals it has set itself and confront the multiple crises and threats that beset it, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite told the United Nations General Assembly today.
Women’s empowerment vital for global development, Lithuanian leader tells UN Assembly
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN Women launches report spotlighting gender equality in global universities

UN Women launches report spotlighting gender equality in global universities
On the sidelines of the 71st United Nations General Assembly today, UN Women unveiled a report by 10 global universities that lays out their concrete commitments and charts their progress towards achieving gender parity.
UN Women launches report spotlighting gender equality in global universities
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population