Meat, eggs and milk are essential sources of nutrientsespecially important during fundamental stages of life such as pregnancy and lactation, childhood, adolescence and the elderly, and which cannot be easily obtained from foods of plant origin, reveals a report by the UN Organization for Agriculture and Food (FAO) published today. The results of the study […]
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Conflict in Sudan will cause at least 145,000 refugees, UNHCR warns
The United Nations Agency for Refugees (Acnur) anticipated today that the current internal conflict in Sudan, which according to the latest UN figures has caused 459 deaths and 4,079 injuries, could cause at least 145,000 refugees in neighboring countries of Chad and South Sudan. In a press conference coordinated from Geneva, the UNHCR representative in […]
New migration crisis: thousands of people flee from Sudan due to conflict that already leaves 420 dead
Thousands of people are fleeing from Sudan to Chad, Egypt and South Sudan due to the conflict that broke out on the 15th between two military rivals, and which has already caused more than 420 deaths and 3,700 injuries, the UN reported. “Movements of civilians have been reported in the states of Khartoum, North, Blue […]
Causes and consequences of India becoming the most populous country in the world
India will probably become the most populous country in the world, surpassing Chinaby mid-2023, according to the latest projections of the UN published this wednesday; a position he could hold for centuries. But what is it due to and what consequences will this change have? What are the demographics? According to UN estimates, India will […]
The growing gap between the West and the emerging countries due to the war in Ukraine
Lula pleads for peace negotiations on Ukraine under Chinese auspices and the G7 threatens countries that support Russia. The gap is widening between the West, which is closing ranks with kyiv, and the rest of the world, which is more flexible with Moscow. The latest sign of this distancing was the criticism on Monday from […]
New record of migrants cross dangerous jungle between Panama and Colombia
The migrants who crossed the dangerous Darien jungle, which separates Colombia of Panamaso far this year they have exceeded 100,000, six times more than in the same period of 2022, revealed on Friday the United Nations Organization (UN)citing official figures from the isthmus. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) […]
A balance of the fight against plastic pollution
The countries of the G7 pledged to reduce to zero their plastic pollution by 2040, pending a new round of negotiations in Paris in May with a view to a binding treaty of the UN by 2024. Below, a balance on the fight to reduce the footprint of plastic in the environment. An international treaty […]
Food shipments at risk: Russia demands conditions to extend the grain agreement
Russia warned this Thursday that it will not extend the grain agreement, which allows food to be exported through the Black Sea, if there is no progress in fulfilling the commitments that emerge from the memorandum signed by Moscow and the UN. “Without progress in solving five systemic problems (…) there can be no talk […]
Country indebtedness rises again, warns the IMF
After two years of decline, state debts should increase worldwide to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2028 if nothing is done about it, the IMF warned on Wednesday. This is at least the conclusion of the report on budgetary policies, the Fiscal Monitor, released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “We have seen a marked […]
Global economic situation aggravates development crisis in poor countries
The global economic situation is aggravating the development crisis in poor countries, which suffer the “crushing effects” from rising debt, rising interest rates, rising food prices and insufficient liquidity, the UN economic analysis body said today. The United Nations Agency for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said today that it has further lowered its growth forecast […]