Search Results  for : "THAILAND"

Ahead of COP 28, taking place in Dubai, during the month of November the Secretary-General António Guterres travelled to Nepal and to the Antarctic to highlight the devastating effects of climate change on glaciers and ice shelves. UNIFEED / FILE

Transforming the way we produce, distribute and consume food offers a unique opportunity to curb greenhouse emissions, but investments are urgent to scale up the solutions available, says Kaveh Zahedi, head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations climate division, ahead of the most important climate summit of the year, the forthcoming 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28). FAO

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi visited the Tham Hin Temporary Shelter in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand where he was welcomed by refugees who shared with him their experiences and hopes for the future. UNHCR

In Nigeria, aquaculture is proving its extraordinary potential to create business and employment opportunities, including jobs for women and young people. FAO

Cutting food loss and waste while increasing income — this has proven possible in Thailand, thanks to some simple technical innovations in the processing of germinated brown rice. FAO

During the SDG Summit in New York, world leaders discussed finance, investments and means of implementation for SDG achievement, noting that innovative financing mechanisms are needed to free up resources for development. UNIFEED

UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said that the enormity of online scam trafficking in Southeast Asia is difficult to estimate because of the clandestine nature and gaps in the official response. UNTV CH

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official said that “COVID remains a global health threat” and called on all countries “to strengthen surveillance, sequencing and reporting so we can assess the risk of new variants such as EG.5 and BA.2.86”. WHO

In its new report, The Path That Ends AIDS, UNAIDS demonstrates that there is a growing number of countries that are proving that AIDS can be ended if there is political will. UNAIDS

Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to a new United Nations report. FAO