SC/14898 On 6 May 2022, Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, briefed the 2127 Sanctions Committee concerning the Central African Republic. ...
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La Banque mondiale annonce un programme d’actions pour répondre à la crise alimentaire mondiale
Une enveloppe de 30 milliards de dollars sera disponible pour lutter contre l’insécurité alimentaire au cours des 15 prochains mois WASHINGTON, le 18 mai 2022 - La Banque mondiale a annoncé...
El Banco Mundial anuncia acciones previstas para responder a la crisis mundial de alimentos
Se han destinado USD 30 000 millones para la implementación a fin de abordar la inseguridad alimentaria durante los próximos 15 meses CIUDAD DE WASHINGTON, 18 de mayo de 2022. El Banco Mundial...
World Bank Announces Planned Actions for Global Food Crisis Response [EN/AR/ZH]

$30 billion available for implementation to address food insecurity over next 15 months WASHINGTON, May 18, 2022—The World Bank today announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive,...
Lebanon Financing Facility Supports Beirut’s Environmental Recovery Efforts and Solid Waste Management [EN/AR]

Beirut, May 18, 2022 – A new US$10 million grant will help Lebanon mitigate the environmental and health impacts of the Port of Beirut explosion on neighboring population and support the development...
WHO working closely with countries responding to monkeypox
WHO and partners are working to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox. The virus is endemic in some animal populations in a number of countries, leading to occasional...
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JOINT STATEMENT: G7 Presidency, World Bank Group Establish Global Alliance for Food Security to Catalyze Response to Food Crisis
WASHINGTON/BERLIN, 19 May 2022—The Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS), jointly convened by the Group of Seven (G7) Presidency and the World Bank Group to catalyze an immediate and concerted...
Soutenir l'amélioration des soins de santé au Togo
Lomé - En collaboration avec l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé au Togo, la Banque mondiale aide le pays à améliorer la qualité de ses soins de santé. Elle a notamment équipé 14 écoles de formation...
Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation
Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on people’s access to water and sanitation unless governments do more to prepare key infrastructure now, the UN warned on Friday. “Climate...
Operational Update: Supporting First Responders In Puerto Rico, Medical Aid to Ukraine and More
Eleven countries and 44 U.S. states and territories received medical aid from Direct Relief over the past week. Over the past seven days, Direct Relief delivered** 511 shipments of requested medical...
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G7 Health Ministers’ Communiqué, 20 May 2022, Berlin

We, the G7 Health Ministers, met in Berlin, Germany, on 19 and 20 May 2022, at an extraordinary time of multiple, acute crises. We affirm our common values as a strong basis of collaboration and...
G7 Pact for Pandemic Readiness Concept Note (20 May 2022)

What are the objectives and key pillars of the G7 Pact? The Pact is a focused action building upon past and current G7 initiatives to strengthen global pandemic readiness. It thematically centers on:...
Chairs’ Summary – Joint Working Session of the G7 Development and Health Ministers “Supporting vaccine equity and pandemic preparedness in developing countries”

Chairs’ Summary by Svenja Schulze, Germany’s Minister for Development Cooperation, and Karl Lauterbach, Germany’s Minister for Health, in their capacities as Co-Chairs of the Joint Working Session of...
SASG, Stephanie Williams' closing remarks to members of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State
I first would like to start this meeting by first expressing my sincere gratitude to the government and people of the Arab Republic of Egypt for hosting us graciously again for this second round of...
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Reimagine Global Food Systems to Prevent Hunger and Protect Rights
Countries Move to Protect Domestic Food Security as Global Prices Soar Lena Simet Senior Researcher and Advocate, Poverty and Inequality Sarah Saadoun Senior Researcher, Business and Human Rights The...
Global Child Labour Conference agrees Durban Call to Action to end child labour
The ‘Durban Call to Action’ includes strong commitments on action against child labour while raising concerns that existing progress has slowed and is now threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, armed...
‘By Deliberately Ignoring Risk, the World Is Bankrolling Its Own Destruction’
MADRID, May 20 2022 (IPS) - It is often said that a pessimistic person is an optimistic but well-informed person. Here, a good number of people may believe that human wit and inventiveness are...
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YMCA leadership witnesses refugee support programmes on Romania/Ukraine border
‘We are on our journey, building bridges of peace’, said World YMCA Secretary-General Carlos Sanvee at the start of a 2-day visit to witness the work of YMCA Romania in supporting refugees fleeing...
Zimbabwe: Educational opportunities expand
Salesian missionaries begin to build new Salesian Technical Secondary School (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have been providing education and social development programs for poor youth and...
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What the Russian Invasion Means for Syria
Syria remains one of the World Food Programme’s biggest emergencies, and the numbers are staggering. A quarter of all refugees in the world are Syrian and they have sought safety in 130 countries...