UN News Daily Wrap July 6, 2022

 

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Daily Wrap 6 July 2022

World is moving backwards on eliminating hunger and malnutrition, UN report reveals The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, according to a new UN report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving in reverse, away from the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms, by 2030, when the SDGs are supposed to be realized. Read more SDGs Tedros urges Pfizer to make oral COVID antiviral available more widely The Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more to ensure that its new COVID-19 oral antiviral medication is available quickly, to provide effective treatment to countries that may struggle to afford it. Read more Health Brazil: ‘Racialized’ police killings, evidence reforms are needed, say experts Following the killings of at least 23 Brazilians during police raids and checks, UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for urgent reforms against “racialized police brutality”. Read more Human Rights Record inflation and skyrocketing prices leave over 6 million Sri Lankans food insecure  In the face of record food price inflation, skyrocketing fuel costs and widespread commodity shortages, some 6.26 million Sri Lankans, or three in 10 households, are unsure of where their next meal is coming from, according to the latest food insecurity assessment from the World Food Programme (WFP), released on Wednesday.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Mali improvised bomb claims lives of two Egyptian peacekeepers UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday echoed strong condemnation from the Security Council and elsewhere, of the killing of two more UN peacekeepers in northern Mali. Read more Peace and Security UN and UEFA score Sustainable Goals as women’s Euro tournament kicks off On Wednesday, the first day of the Women’s Euro 2022 football tournament, the United Nations launched Football For The Goals (FFTG), an initiative aimed at tapping into the power of the game to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN’s blueprint for a fairer, greener future. Read more Climate and Environment

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