"HEALTH EDUCATION"

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2024, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, highlighted that tensions over water are exacerbating conflicts worldwide. UNIFEED

Wrapping up a visit to four countries in southern and eastern Africa ahead of COP 28, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya stressed the United Nations’ commitment to standing with the people and Governments of the region as the climate crisis drives humanitarian needs ever higher. OCHA

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a four-day visit to India to highlight life-saving progress in health and development for millions of vulnerable children, while calling on global leaders to prioritise investment in children to deliver on the world’s Sustainable Development Goals. UNICEF

World leaders gathered at the UN High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in New York to present solutions to unlock better financing and tackle the divide that has emerged between developed and developing countries. UNIFEED

At the halfway mark towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two-thirds of child-related indicators are off-pace to meet their targets, according to a new UNICEF report. UNICEF

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a four-day visit to Brazil to highlight the plight of children and adolescents in the country impacted by poverty and climate change. UNICEF

Press Conference by Angeli Achrekar, the UN Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), on the Global AIDS Update report 2023.  

The speakers will be H.E Mr. Tarek Ladeb, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations and President of the COSP16; along with Ms. Diane Bergeron, President of CNIB Guide Dogs.  

A UN spokesperson said that the security and humanitarian situation in many areas of Cité Soleil, Haiti, “has reached alarming levels.” UNIFEED

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to slow to 3.6 percent in 2023, as a “big funding squeeze”, tied to the drying up of aid and access to private finance, hits the region, announced the IMF today in a press briefing. If no measures are taken, this shortage of funding may force countries to reduce fiscal resources for critical development like health, education, and infrastructure, holding the region back from developing its true potential. IMF