"HEALTH EDUCATION"

The War in Ukraine, higher inflation, tighter financial conditions, economic decelerations of key trading partners, and social discontent may dim growth prospects for Latin America, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Tuesday. IMF

A total of $2.4 billion were promised today at the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan, co-hosted by the United Nations and the Governments of Germany, Qatar and the United Kingdom. UNIFEED

On a three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine, the High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi met senior officials in the region to discuss the humanitarian response in Ukraine, and families displaced by the war. UNHCR

The vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be different today than they were 50 years ago – when the UN created the category – but left unaddressed, the results are the same: inequality, hunger, poverty, weak infrastructure, competition for dwindling resources, insecurity and conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres tells the Fifth LDC (LDC5) Conference.

Ministers and high-level delegates from across Asia and the Pacific met Thursday with a focus on improving nutrition, lives and livelihoods in the wake of the global pandemic, while taking aim at ongoing climate and severe weather-related threats, and tackling diseases and pests that are affecting crops and livestock in the world’s most populous region. Improved ecosystem responses in the Pacific Islands is another key topic. FAO

Marking International Women’s Day on Tuesday, UN top officials participated in an online event dedicated to the theme “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”. UNIFEED

Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the global economic recovery remains fragile, adding “the last two years have demonstrated a simple but brutal truth — if we leave anyone behind, we leave everyone behind.” UNIFEED

UN chief António Guterres said, “the Group of 77 and China is a vital part of our work. Your engagement and promotion of developing country priorities — and your support to our Organization — will be needed now, more than ever.” UNIFEED

General Assembly adopts 51 resolutions, 13 decisions forwarded by Fourth, Sixth Committees

General Assembly adopts 51 resolutions, 13 decisions forwarded by Fourth, Sixth Committees