10 year plan to pull poorest countries out of poverty
A 10 year plan to help the world’s 48 poorest countries break out of poverty is due to be announced on Friday at an international conference in Istanbul, Turkey.
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One in every 10 Filipinos works abroad
It is estimated that about 9 million Filipinos, nearly 10% of the population, are working overseas. Due to the serious lack of jobs, many Filipinos prefer to go work in places like the US or the Middle East. But with the recent upheaval in the Middle East, many of the migrant workers have had to flee [...]
Private sector pushed into poverty reduction front line
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Study on rape in DR Congo confirms 'gross’ under-reporting
A new study highlighting the extreme levels of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been welcomed by the top UN official on sexual violence in armed conflict.
UN health chiefs hail news that HIV drugs can prevent transmission of the disease
The results of a groundbreaking trial show that if a person with HIV takes anti-retroviral drugs, the risk of transmitting the disease to a sexual partner can be reduced by 96 per cent.
Haiti’s president-elect congratulated by UN chief
Haiti’s president-elect, Michel Martelly, has received congratulations from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, ahead of his inauguration on Saturday.
More action needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Governments are being urged to make progress in agreeing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions before the climate change conference scheduled to take place in Durban, South Africa in December.
UN Radio News 12 May 2011
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Southern Sudan should be helped to shape its future
Southern Sudan, which decided in a referendum in January to become an independent country, should be provided with the know how in order to shape its own future.
Call for world’s cities to reduce energy consumption
The world’s towns and cities need to think about reducing pollution when planning future development, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the UN’s Human Settlement Programme or UN-HABITAT.
Calls for immediate ceasefire in Libya to allow deliveries of food
There is concern that the fighting in Libya is blocking access to the Western mountains area, where the World Food Programme (WFP) believes there are severe food shortages.
Habitats for migratory birds lost and degraded
Habitats for migratory birds are being lost and degraded as a result of human activities, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Attacks on schools during conflict on the increase
An increasing number of schools and hospitals are being attacked in countries where there is conflict, according to a new UN report. The annual report on Children and Armed Conflict, is recommending that the Security Council agree to add the groups that target schools to its “list of shame”. It already includes groups that recruit [...]
Private sector pushed into poverty reduction front line
The business world is being told that it needs to invest more in places like Africa as part of the global effort to help the poorest countries on the continent to break out of poverty. Daniel Dickinson reports from Istanbul, where an international conference is looking at what needs to be done for the world’s [...]
"Implement" plan to break poverty cycle in poorest countries: UN Women
The international community has been urged by the head of the United Nations lead gender organization to make sure that a plan of action to pull the poorest countries out of poverty is implemented on the ground.
Call to move development away from "old thinking"
Grass roots organizations from across the globe are calling on the international community to find new ways to the help the world’s poorest people. The organizations are meeting at the first major development conference of the decade which is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, this week. The United Nations conference which is being attended by heads of [...]
Cities are the biggest polluters of our time
The world’s towns and cities are the biggest polluters of our time, according to a new report by the UN’s Human Settlement Programme or UN-HABITAT. They account for 70% of greenhouse gas emissions and yet they only occupy 2% of the Earth’s surface. Still, cities have an important role to play in curbing emissions, a [...]
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