News in Brief 21 November 2016 (PM)
"Horror now usual" in Syria "Horror is now usual" in Syria; that's the stark message the United Nations humanitarian chief brought to the UN Security Council on…
21 Nov 2016 / Listen /Last eastern Aleppo hospitals close after aerial attacks
The last hospitals in eastern Aleppo have closed after fresh attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced. The situation in the city's east has deteriorated since July…
21 Nov 2016 / Listen /"World is failing young women at risk from HIV"
The fact that there's much more help available for HIV sufferers is a global health success story, but it shouldn’t hide the fact that young women are being…
21 Nov 2016 / Listen /UN chief calls for “immediate end” to airstrikes in Syria
The “intense air assault” that has killed and maimed scores of Syrian civilians over the last several days has been condemned by the UN chief. Ban Ki-moon denounced…
20 Nov 2016 / Listen /Former astronaut Scott Kelly appointed UN Champion for Space
Former astronaut Scott Kelly appointed UN Champion for Space A former American astronaut whose year-long journey in space captivated people worldwide will now help the United Nations to promote space as a tool…
20 Nov 2016 / Listen /Forum explores link between space technology and development
Astronauts, heads of space agencies and representatives of the international space community are meeting in Dubai this week to explore ways to support global development. The first United Nations/United Arab Emirates High Level…
20 Nov 2016 / Listen /UN calls for "robust" funding to end violence against women, girls
"Robust" funding is critical to ending violence against women and girls, the UN agency for gender equality & women’s…
21 Nov 2016 / Listen /Change STEM education to benefit women: NASA official
Changing the way science and mathematics are taught could help increase the number of women employed in the aerospace…
21 Nov 2016 / Listen /"Change at all levels" to advance gender equality in workplace
Change is needed "at all levels" of society to advance gender equality in the workplace according to a senior…
21 Nov 2016 / Listen /Former astronaut Scott Kelly appointed UN Champion for Space
A former American astronaut whose year-long journey in space captivated people worldwide will now help the United Nations to…
21 Nov 2016 / Listen /New mobile network addresses "challenges of human race"
A new generation of mobile network technology can be employed to help deal with many of the challenges facing…
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