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The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern today (5 April) over the reinstatement of the death penalty in a number of countries in the Middle East and Asia. CH UNTV
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern today (5 April) over the reinstatement of the death penalty in a number of countries in the Middle East and Asia. CH UNTV
It’s predicted that by 2020 chocolate companies will be short of 1 million tons of cocoa. One solution from the world's second largest chocolate company, Mars Inc. has been to invest directly in small coca farmers in developing countries. Mars has teamed up with IFAD to provide cocoa farmers with training in new production techniques. [...]
One third of Indonesian children are stunted and in the Nusa Tenggara Barat province the rates are higher than the national average. UNICEF has teamed up with the World Bank and the Indonesian government to bring those rates down. UNICEF
As climate change makes agriculture increasingly risky, having diverse sources of income is becoming more important for farmers inIndonesia. IFAD
The UN Environment Programme and its Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall warn that a palm oil boom is threatening the habitats of great apes in Africa and Asia, and say consumers can stop the destruction with careful shopping. Orangutan habitats in Indonesia have already been largely wiped out by palm oil cultivation. UNEP / FILE
An IAEA report on food irradiation projects in Indonesia IAEA
On the sidelines of the busy opening of the General Assembly session at United Nations Headquarters, close to 40 States took more than 80 treaty actions in an annual event that ended today (2 October), signing or becoming party to one or several of the 550 multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General.
The consolidation of strong international mechanisms is vital to combat nuclear terrorism, senior United Nations officials stressed today (28 September), warning that countries must urgently act to tackle one of today's most serious global threats. UNTV
The UN’s cultural organization UNESCO today approved new World Heritage sites in Palau, Israel, Indonesia, Morocco and Palestine.UNESCO
A new UNICEF report shows that pneumonia and diarrhoea are leading killers of children under age five, disproportionately affecting children in the poorest, most disadvantaged areas. UNICEF