Funding boost for sustainable development data agreed at UN conference
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): In a declaration agreed at the close of the 2018 UN World Data Forum in Dubai on Wednesday, leaders in the field agreed on measures to boost funding for data and statistical analysis, to speed up progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
'Dangerous funding gap' may lead to more cuts in food rations for refugees in Kenya – UN
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Forced to make a new round of cuts in food rations for refugees in Kenya, the World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed urgently for nearly $14 million to feed the 434,000 refugees living in Kenya's Dadaab and Kakuma camps and in the new Kalobeyei settlement.
Aug 20, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Aug 20 (Just Earth News): Earlier on Friday, the spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke about how the UN system is actively working to develop a package that would provide material assistance and support to those Haitians most directly affected by the outbreak of cholera in the Caribbean nation.