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Myanmar citizens show ‘great desire’ for justice: Investigative Mechanism chief
August 23, 2022 17:12 - 31 seconds - 19.9 MBIt has been five years since the bloody crackdown in Myanmar that forced nearly one million members of the minority Rohingya community to seek shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh, joining scores of others who had fled previous waves of violence. Nicholas Koumjian heads the International Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), established by the UN Human Rights Council to document crimes committed in the country, including in the wake of the February 2021 military coup. During a recent v...
Afghanistan quake victims need our help now more than ever
August 20, 2022 17:03 - 33 seconds - 12.7 MBWhen a massive earthquake hit remote communities in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktika provinces on 21 June, UN Children’s Fund staffer Veronica Houser knew it was going to be a tough assignment. So many families had been buried in rubble and mud while they slept. To highlight the work of aid workers for this year’s World Humanitarian Day, here’s her first-hand account of the relief effort.
Blockchain reaction: The high cost of unregulated cryptocurrency
August 10, 2022 15:49 - 27 seconds - 8.89 MBAfter two years of incredible gains, the prices of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have plunged in recent months; and more turbulence is likely, according to the UN trade and development agency, UNCTAD. In its latest podcast, the Geneva-based agency is talking about cryptocurrencies with economist Marina Zucker of UNCTAD’s debt and development finance branch. Are cryptocurrencies here to stay? Is it time for governments to regulate them? Tune in to hear Ms. Zucker spell out the risks and...
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis affects nutritional needs, WFP warns
August 10, 2022 10:14 - 10 seconds - 13.2 MBWhile the economic crisis has impacted numerous sectors across Sri Lanka, nutrition security has been particularly affected. According to recent UN data, 6.3 million people have been rendered food insecure, meaning that they cannot access a nutritious diet on a daily basis. The World Food Programme (WFP) in the country is working towards solutions to the current food crisis. UN News’s Anshu Sharma spoke to WFP’s Country Director, Abdur Rahim Siddiqui, and started by asking him about the e...
UN refugee agency official comes back ‘angry’ from DR Congo’s Ituri province
August 02, 2022 20:35 - 14 seconds - 3.93 MBYears of violent insecurity in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have left at least 5.6 million people there displaced. There’s not enough funding to help all those in need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned, adding that some have been forced to sleep out in the open, leaving them vulnerable to sexual abuse, which is widespread throughout the area. In an interview with UN News’ Daniel Johnson, the agency’s Head of External Relations, Dominique Hyde, described the desper...
DR Congo violence cannot be condoned, our pledge to protect still remains: UN Mission deputy
July 29, 2022 20:55 - 32 seconds - 6 MBThis past week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, violent protesters have targeted the UN peacekeeping Mission there, MONUSCO. Three UN ‘blue helmets’ have been killed, along with demonstrators, who have called on the force to do more to protect communities from the many armed groups that roam the mineral-rich east of the vast country. It’s a deeply worrying situation, but as MONUSCO number two, Khassim Diagne explains to UN News’s Daniel Johnson, every effort is being made to restor...
‘Cascading conflicts and crises’ threaten AIDS response: senior UN expert
July 28, 2022 23:45 - 38 seconds - 5.6 MBThe UN response to HIV/AIDS is under threat from a host of international crises, from COVID to the war in Ukraine, and the ensuing financial challenges faced by countries across the world. Mandeep Dhaliwal is the director of HIV and health at the UN Development Programme (UNDP). She spoke to Conor Lennon from UN News ahead of the 2022 International AIDS Conference. She warned that the UN, and other organizations, are losing ground in the fight against the disease.
Trafficking survivor from The Gambia works to save others from ‘hell’
July 28, 2022 20:53 - 7 minutes - 7.81 MBA Gambian woman who was tricked into being trafficked to Kuwait in 2015 has shared her story of abuse and subsequent activism, in the hope others will be spared the “hell” she went through. Fatou Jagne studied pharmacy at university and was working at the biggest hospital in The Gambia. However, the salary was low, so a friend’s cousin offered to help her find a job in Kuwait. When Fatou arrived at the airport, her documents were seized and she was immediately sold into domestic slavery...
Trafficking survivor from The Gambia works to save others from ‘hell’
July 28, 2022 20:53 - 39 seconds - 7.81 MBA Gambian woman who was tricked into being trafficked to Kuwait in 2015 has shared her story of abuse and subsequent activism, in the hope others will be spared the “hell” she went through. Fatou Jagne studied pharmacy at university and was working at the biggest hospital in The Gambia. However, the salary was low, so a friend’s cousin offered to help her find a job in Kuwait. When Fatou arrived at the airport, her documents were seized and she was immediately sold into domestic slavery...
INTERVIEW: Why the world needs to enshrine the right to a healthy environment
July 22, 2022 19:18 - 52 seconds - 1.35 MBThe UN General Assembly is due to vote in a few days’ time on a resolution that recognises a universal Human Right to a Healthy Environment. The draft text is based on the landmark resolution adopted last year by the Human Rights Council and calls upon States and international organizations to adopt policies that scale up efforts to ensure a clean, healthy and sustainable environment for all. Laura Quinones spoke to UN Special Rapporteur, David Boyd, about why it’s important for nations to...
TRADECAST: Stormy waters roil maritime trade crisis
July 21, 2022 15:09 - 50 seconds - 15.7 MBIn this latest episode of The Weekly Tradecast from UN trade and development body UNCTAD, Jan Hoffman, head of trade logistics, explains how the Ukraine war has compounded severe strains on global supply chains, from the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 80% of goods move by sea. Space on ships is tight and the cost to transport a container has soared. Now, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices are rising for almost everything we consume.
After tragedy, how one road safety activist changed things for the better
July 15, 2022 20:12 - 30 seconds - 8.63 MBWhile Giovanni Pintor was right in the middle of what turned out to be a devastating car accident, the only thing on his mind was what he would tell his mother. But that turned out to be the least of his worries after his two brothers were killed when their car lost control on a notoriously deadly bend in his native Sardinia, in Italy. Today, the 25-year-old youth activist and UN staff member uses a creative approach that involves hip-hop concerts and street basketball tournaments to show ...
TRADECAST: Africa’s future - why economies must diversify
July 15, 2022 12:16 - 51 seconds - 20.3 MBIn the second episode of their Weekly Tradecast, UNCTAD talks to Paul Akiwumi, Director of the Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programme division. Soaring food and energy prices are hitting especially hard as the region struggles with the impact of the pandemic and climate change. The continent of 1.4 billion people relies heavily on grain and other essentials from Ukraine and Russia – exposing them to shortages and crippling costs that imperil development. Mr. Akiwumi, who le...
TRADECAST: The human cost of rising prices in wake of Ukraine war
July 06, 2022 20:51 - 18 seconds - 11.8 MBIn the first episode of UNCTAD’s Weekly Tradecast, the organization’s Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan, talks about the global cost-of-living crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine. What can be done to support vulnerable countries and people who will suffer the most from rising food, energy and fertilizer prices? More than four months since the start of the war, people globally are facing a cost-of-living crisis not seen in more than a generation – in a world already grappling with the ...
PODCAST: The human cost of rising prices in wake of Ukraine war
July 06, 2022 20:51 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBIn the first episode of UNCTAD’s Weekly Tradecast, the organization’s Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan, talks about the global cost-of-living crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine. What can be done to support vulnerable countries and people who will suffer the most from rising food, energy and fertilizer prices? More than four months since the start of the war, people globally are facing a cost-of-living crisis not seen in more than a generation – in a world already grappling with the ...
Road safety a development challenge ‘for all of society’
July 01, 2022 18:01 - 9 seconds - 14.1 MBChildren and women worldwide, are the most likely to die in road crashes. But Nneka Henry says that doesn’t make road safety only an issue for youth or gender - it’s a development challenge for all of society. Ms. Henry is the Head of the United Nations Road Safety Fund. UN HOPE Fellow, Diedra Sealey, spoke with her just ahead of the first ever High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Improving Global Road Safety, taking place in New York this week.
Improve scientific understanding, step-up financing for a sustainable Ocean
July 01, 2022 15:07 - 32 seconds - 6.26 MBClosing the UN Ocean Conference on Friday, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Miguel de Serpa Soares, spelled out the challenges that still need to be addressed to ensure lasting protection and the restoration of our Ocean. Looking back on the week, Mr. Soares sat down with UN News’s Eleuterio Guevane. He started by laying out what the conference had achieved.
We mustn’t wait 30 more years to protect oceans, say scientists in call for action
June 30, 2022 13:47 - 34 seconds - 9.05 MBEach of us can do three things to help save our oceans: vote, promote solutions to existing problems such as pollution, and try to buy more sustainably. Those are the key takeaways from Emanuel Gonçalves, marine ecologist, conservationist and chief scientist of the Oceano Azul Foundation, who’s come to take part in the UN Ocean Conference, in Lisbon. UN News’s Ana Carmo started by asking him about the importance of including the high seas in marine protection.
Ocean sustainability and gender equality must advance together, maritime expert says
June 28, 2022 17:18 - 8.33 MBInterlinking the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 – Life Below Water – and Gender Equality, the UN Ocean Conference this week is aiming to increase women’s participation and leadership in ocean related issues. Women continue to be under-represented in ocean related issues, with most in the sector, stuck on land, “and getting very little pay”, says Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University, based in Sweden. On Tuesday, Ms. Doumbia-Henry took part in an event o...
Participation of women in ocean issues ‘needs to be mainstreamed’
June 28, 2022 16:06 - 39 seconds - 3.65 MBOcean health is at a critical stage, and radical changes need to be made by people everywhere to allow sustainable management and development. Knowing that women continue to be under-represented in the field of ocean protection, particularly in decision-making roles, experts at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, are calling for an action plan to change that. Ana Carmo who’s at the conference for UN News in the Portuguese capital, spoke to Maria Damanaki, founder of Leading Women for the Oc...
Nigeria’s crisis in northeast, already a humanitarian emergency: OCHA
June 22, 2022 14:56 - 46 seconds - 14.8 MBUN humanitarians raised the alarm on Tuesday over frightening levels of child hunger in northeast Nigeria that are linked to more than a decade of violence by non-State armed groups. In the three states where needs are greatest – Borno, Adamawa and Yobe - more than 1.7 million children under five, are already at risk of serious malnutrition. With more, here’s the UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, talking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.
Empowering us all, to restore the ocean
June 21, 2022 01:11 - 49 seconds - 2.03 MB“Ocean literacy” is defined as how you understand the ocean influences you, and how you in turn, influence what happens to the ocean, however small your impact might be in helping the seas survive for future generations. Empowering people to become more responsible and protect ocean resources, is the way that the UN Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) believes we can all unlock innovative ocean science solutions. Francesca Santoro is in charge of ocean literacy at UN...
Human Rights Council’s 50th session is special, says UN General Assembly President
June 17, 2022 19:33 - 53 seconds - 4.59 MBHere at UN News, we do try to avoid overloading you with too many facts and figures, but here’s one that’s worth remembering: the Human Rights Council has reached an historic milestone of convening this week, for its 50th session. The world’s preeminent forum for discussing rights issues of concern was created by the UN General Assembly, back in 2006. Fast forward to today, and for the current President of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, the Human Rights Council’s recently adopte...
Ukraine war crisis ‘could reverse gains on hunger in Latin America, Caribbean’
June 15, 2022 19:37 - 20 seconds - 8.71 MBHurricanes, COVID-19 and now the Ukraine crisis: these are the three main reasons why hunger levels are spiking across Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the UN World Food Programme, or WFP, many families are so desperate that they’re prepared to risk their lives on a highly dangerous jungle crossing, linking South and North America, known as the Darien Gap. With the details, here’s WFP’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Lola Castro, who’s been talking to U...
UN Mission staying the course in Mali: MINUSMA chief
June 13, 2022 20:25 - 31 seconds - 8.96 MBAmid ongoing insecurity in some regions of Mali, the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, maintains an effective presence protecting civilians and supporting implementation of a 2015 peace deal. That’s the message from El-Ghassim Wane, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Mali and Head of MINUSMA, who is in New York this week to address the Security Council. Ahead of the meeting, Mr. Wane sat down with UN News’s Dianne Penn, who began by asking him if there has been any progr...
UN Mission staying the course in Mali: MINUSMA chief
June 13, 2022 20:25 - 6 minutes - 8.96 MBAmid ongoing insecurity in some regions of Mali, the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, maintains an effective presence protecting civilians and supporting implementation of a 2015 peace deal. That’s the message from El-Ghassim Wane, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Mali and Head of MINUSMA, who is in New York this week to address the Security Council. Ahead of the meeting, Mr. Wane sat down with UN News’s Dianne Penn, who began by asking him if there has been any progr...
Why all of us have a part to play in raising awareness about albinism: Rights expert
June 10, 2022 20:35 - 34 seconds - 6.12 MBAs the world prepares to mark International Albinism Awareness Day on Monday 13 June, a top UN-appointed independent rights expert has insisted that progress is being made on raising awareness about the discrimination and dangers that people with albinism face. Muluka-Anne Miti Drummond, who’s the UN Independent Expert on the rights of persons with albinism, has been speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.
Over 40 countries under the spotlight at Human Rights Council’s landmark 50th session
June 10, 2022 19:38 - 9.92 MBMore than 40 different country situations of concern will be put under the international spotlight at the Human Rights Council’s landmark 50th session beginning on Monday, in Geneva. Created in 2006, the forum is the most important multilateral body for the advancement of people’s freedoms, which recently have included strong and unequivocal action against racism and the challenges posed by climate change, as President of the Council, Federico Villegas tells UN News’s Daniel Johnson.
Over 40 countries under the spotlight at Human Rights Council’s landmark 50th session
June 10, 2022 19:38 - 9.92 MBMore than 40 different country situations of concern will be put under the international spotlight at the Human Rights Council’s landmark 50th session beginning on Monday, in Geneva. Created in 2006, the forum is the most important multilateral body for the advancement of people’s freedoms, which recently have included strong and unequivocal action against racism and the challenges posed by climate change, as President of the Council, Federico Villegas tells UN News’s Daniel Johnson.
Hunger in the Horn of Africa: Gut-wrenching scenes of desperation and loss
June 07, 2022 16:13 - 42 seconds - 13.3 MBFirst families lose their land, then their livestock and then their children; that’s the stark reality of life right now in the Horn of Africa, where millions of people have been hit by successive failed rainy seasons. According to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, hundreds of thousands of Somali children are in desperate need of treatment for life-threatening severe acute malnutrition, more even than during the brutal 2011 famine. With more details, here’s Rania Dagash, UNICEF Deputy Director fo...
Cause for ‘optimism’ that Ukraine war can end, as UN humanitarians prepare for harsh winter
June 02, 2022 18:44 - 14 seconds - 2.35 MBThere is room for optimism that the war in Ukraine will end, but meanwhile, the UN is planning how best to protect millions of civilians through the harsh winter that begins in just a few months’ time. That’s according to Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, Amin Awad, speaking exclusively to UN News, marking the 100 days since the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine. Abdelmonem Makki, began by asking Mr. Awad if he thought the fighting could end anytime soon.
Blue helmets offer us hope, says budding Ukrainian peacekeeper
May 31, 2022 17:26 - 6 seconds - 4.29 MBWhen your country is at war, chances are you might have other priorities than attending an event at the UN that promotes peace. But that’s not the case for Ukrainian teenager Daria Yelisieienko, who travelled all the way from her war-torn country this week, to show her support for United Nations peacekeepers everywhere. These soldiers with their trademark blue helmets are honoured every year on 30 May, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, at ceremonies such as the one th...
Blue helmets offer us hope, says budding Ukrainian peacekeeper
May 31, 2022 17:26 - 3 minutes - 4.29 MBWhen your country is at war, chances are you might have other priorities than attending an event at the UN that promotes peace. But that’s not the case for Ukrainian teenager Daria Yelisieienko, who travelled all the way from her war-torn country this week, to show her support for United Nations peacekeepers everywhere. These soldiers with their trademark blue helmets are honoured every year on 30 May, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, at ceremonies such as the one th...
Civil society calls for ambition at UN Ocean Conference
May 30, 2022 13:31 - 14 minutes - 7.53 MBOcean and global climate are intrinsically linked – and if the “right decisions are made at the UN Ocean Conference, the Ocean will be a big part of Portugal’s future”. That’s the view of Samuel Collins, a project manager at the Oceano Azul Foundation in Lisbon. The organization plays a big role in ocean literacy, aiming to educate a “blue generation”, works on ocean conservation, and also supports the development of startups creating products and services with positive environmental imp...
Recover the ocean and beat plastic pollution
May 27, 2022 16:50 - 14 minutes - 3.22 MBFrom conserving marine biodiversity to awareness raising and seafood consumption, Associação Natureza Portugal, or ANP, runs several projects that are contributing to a healthier ocean. Based in the coastal city of Lisbon, Portugal, the non-governmental organization works in line with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Ahead of the UN Ocean Conference, which is taking place there at the end of June, UN News’ Ana Carmo spoke on the phone with ANP’s Director of Conservation and Policy, Catarina ...
Zimbabwean peacekeeper honoured for gender advocacy in South Sudan
May 26, 2022 21:13 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBGovernments should recruit more women into their national forces so that they can serve at UN field operations, an award-winning peacekeeper from Zimbabwe has said. Major Winnet Zharare is the recipient of the 2021 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, presented by the UN Secretary-General during a ceremony on Thursday in observation of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Major Zharare spent 17 months at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) where she championed gender parit...
Why cash is the best way to help Ukrainians in need
May 18, 2022 17:58 - 5 minutes - 7.1 MBSince the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the consequences of the war have been devastating for many millions of people in then country. Many of those forced to flee left behind friends and communities, their homes, belongings, and jobs. The UN's Nathalie Minard spoke to Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring Poland, to find out how cash transfers from the UN are helping them, and why the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) considers cash to be the most efficient way to help vulnerable peopl...
We have the tools to curb global warming: UN weather agency chief
May 18, 2022 16:58 - 6 minutes - 8.91 MBThe head of the UN weather agency, WMO, has told UN News that with the cost of renewable energy falling, and new investment from the private sector, we have the tools to limit global warming to the globally-agreed limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius. WMO chief Petteri Taalas, was speaking on Wednesday, as the State of the Climate 2021 report showed that new records were set last year for four out of seven key climate change indicators, despite some progress in recent years. Daniel Johnson in Gene...
Impact of COVID-19 is likely to be with us for a decade, experts warn
May 17, 2022 19:44 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MBTwo and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be tempting to think that for many of us, the worst is over. The reality is that the fallout from the coronavirus could last a decade, and not only in the health sector, scientists have said in a new UN-backed report. To ensure that we’re better prepared for the next global shock, governments everywhere need to take stock of the vulnerabilities that have been exposed nationally - and internationally - by the pandemic, as UN News’ Dani...
Space talks seek to bring global security into their orbit
May 11, 2022 16:58 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MBAs if there weren’t enough problems to worry about down here on earth, there is a growing number of threats to global peace in outer space too, which is why UN-led talks are underway all this week in Geneva to find common ground on cosmic security. Chairing the first open-ended working group on reducing space threats, veteran Chilean diplomat Hellmut Lagos explained to UN News’s Daniel Johnson why space matters to us all, and what Member States are most concerned about.
Ukrainian victims share harrowing testimonies of war
May 10, 2022 16:09 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBAs the war in Ukraine grinds on, the work of UN investigators has continued, with the harrowing task of gathering testimonies and evidence of potential war crimes. To date, the deaths of more than 3,300 civilians have been painstakingly confirmed by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, which readily admits that the actual number will likely be many thousands more. In an interview with UN News, the Head of the mission, Matilda Bogner, gives an overview of the investigation’s p...
Cartoons are funny but defending democracy is deadly serious work: Chappatte
May 03, 2022 17:06 - 10 minutes - 15 MBIf you like political cartoons, chances are that you’ve come across the work of Patrick Chappatte, in leading international newspapers and journals. In addition to his prolific output, Mr. Chappate is also president of the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation; to coincide with World Press Freedom Day 2022 on 3 May, it’s unveiled a new exhibition in Geneva, featuring drawings by other top illustrators who take great risks to stand up to authority. Here he is now, explaining to UN News’s Daniel Jo...
‘Prevention and peacebuilding’ – a crucial investment
April 27, 2022 14:52 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MB“We can’t afford not to invest in prevention and peacebuilding” – that’s the view of newly-minted UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Elizabeth Spehar. In an interview with UN News, she gave the example of the effectiveness of the Peacebuilding Fund in the Gambia, where UN agencies have supported nationwide consultations on truth and reconciliation. One beneficiary testified that Gambians “now aspire to live in peace in this country.” Ms. Spehar spoke at length to Liz...
UN appoints first independent expert on climate change and human rights
April 25, 2022 19:00 - 7 seconds - 4.23 MBDemonstrating the wide-ranging consequences of the climate crisis, the UN Human Rights Council has appointed the first-ever Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the context of Climate Change. Ian Fry, who is of Australian and Tuvalu heritage, teaches environmental policy at the Australian National University in Canberra. As UN Special Rapporteur, he will be tasked with studying how climate change affects the full enjoyment of human rights, and recommend ways...
‘Ripple effect’ from Ukraine war being felt in South Sudan: WFP
April 25, 2022 15:26 - 11 minutes - 4.79 MBThe war in Ukraine is having a “ripple effect” in South Sudan, where the World Food Programme (WFP) is working to feed millions of people battered by conflict, unprecedented flooding, and displacement. Food prices in the world’s youngest nation were already increasing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the war has disrupted supply chains, resulting in rising costs for staples such as sorghum, maize and vegetable oil. Fuel prices have also skyrocketed, and WFP is now spending $1 milli...
Better digital governance needed to balance data opportunities and risks
April 24, 2022 17:01 - 6 minutes - 9.04 MBHow can we tackle the lack of digital access that many developing countries face? And how can we use digital tools to save our environment, fight inequality and help all nations benefit from the online economy? These are some of the challenges that the UN trade and development body, known as UNCTAD, is focusing on during this year’s eCommerce Week, from 25 to 29 April. To find out more, UNCTAD’s Sarah Toms speaks with her colleague Torbjorn Fredriksson and Andy Yen, founder of Proton Techn...
Torres Strait rights activist on the desperate fight to save the islands
April 23, 2022 04:02 - 14 minutes - 7.14 MBYessie Mosby is best known as one of the “Torres Strait Eight”, the activists from the islands north of the Australian mainland, who complained to the UN Human Rights Council that the government was not doing enough to protect them from the effects of the climate crisis. In this interview with the UN’s Julia Dean, recorded earlier this month, Mr. Mosby described the devastating effects of the rising sea levels and extreme weather events in recent years, and his fears for the future. He sta...
Forced to beg on the streets of Senegal
April 17, 2022 16:01 - 8 minutes - 4.34 MBIn the West African country of Senegal, the most common form of human trafficking among children is forced begging. Alline Pedra, a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is working with authorities in Senegal on procedures to prevent, investigate and prosecute cases of human trafficking. UNODC’s Louise Potterton spoke to the anti-human trafficking expert for UN News. Ms. Pedra began by explaining why children were being victimized.
UN tackling ‘multitude of crises’ in Horn of Africa: UN deputy relief chief
April 16, 2022 16:01 - 9 minutes - 9.89 MBRepeated warnings of the effects of the war in Ukraine on developing countries reached a new pitch on 13 April, when UN humanitarian agencies said that millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger, as food rations dwindle, amid a lack of sufficient funds, meaning more than 70 percent of refugees in need do not receive enough to eat. And that same day, the Secretary-General, António Guterres, launched a report detailing the disastrous consequences of the ...
No-one should have to live through Ukraine horrors – UNDP
April 14, 2022 20:01 - 7 minutes - 11 MBResilience among ordinary Ukrainians is remarkable but if the war goes on much longer, it threatens 20 years of development gains, the UN Development Programme (or UNDP), has warned. From Lviv in western Ukraine, here’s Manal Fouani, UNDP lead in the country, describing to UN News’s Daniel Johnson the many and varied challenges that the country faces, seven weeks since the Russian invasion began.