UN News Daily Wrap 5/2/2022

 

New study outlines importance of gender for children caught up in conflict The UN’s leading expert on issues facing children caught up in war, on Thursday released a new analysis on the importance of considering how gender differences impact young people during armed conflicts. Read more » Human Rights UN News Global perspective Human stories

Daily Wrap 5 May 2022

Ukraine: ‘Cycle of death, destruction’ must stop, UN chief tells Security Council Briefing the Security Council on his shuttle diplomacy last week in Russia and Ukraine, Secretary-General António Guterres declared that he “did not mince words” during meetings with Presidents Putin and Zelenskyy, on the need to end the brutal conflict. Read more » Peace and Security Nearly 15 million deaths directly or indirectly linked to COVID-19 Approximately 14.9 million deaths globally were directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday in new data on excess mortality attributable to the disease.  Read more » Health Ethiopia: Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray region in northern Ethiopia this past weekend, the UN reported on Thursday.  Read more » Humanitarian Aid Champion of women’s right to manage land and forests wins top environment prize A veteran Cameroonian activist working to preserve her country’s forests, and improve the lives of people who depend on them, is the latest winner of a UN-backed international environmental prize.  Read more » Climate and Environment 7.7 million people displaced inside Ukraine, warns UN relief chief, as aid conference raises $6.5 billion Humanitarian needs continue to rise in war-torn Ukraine where an estimated 7.7 million people are now internally displaced, UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday. Read more » Human Rights New study outlines importance of gender for children caught up in conflict The UN’s leading expert on issues facing children caught up in war, on Thursday released a new analysis on the importance of considering how gender differences impact young people during armed conflicts. Read more » Human Rights Collective bargaining in the workplace, essential for global recovery: ILO In the fast-changing world of work, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) highlighted on Thursday just how important dialogue between workers and management is to the global post-pandemic recovery – and to keeping people’s wages fair. Read more » Economic Development

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