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At a major UN conference on Wednesday, Asia-Pacific nations pledged to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive digital economies, stressing the importance of enhancing digital trust and literacy across the region.
A massive disaster response has been launched in Viet Nam following widespread damage inflicted by Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit the South China Sea in almost three decades, the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported.
The eighth Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health was held earlier this month, with parliamentarians from 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region emphasizing the need for a strengthened health workforce, essential for achieving health for all.
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Any Of Us Can Be Refugees
In this wide - ranging discussion, UNIC Canberra speaks with Adrian Edwards, UNHCR Regional Representative Multi-Country Office Canberra, about the change in refugee populations over the years and the response of the global community.
‘First ever guidance issued on antibiotic pollution to fight rise of superbugs
Superbugs – or bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics – continue to be a major worry for the medical community and health authorities, because if they emerge and spread globally, life-saving drugs will no longer work.
“A once-in-a-generation UN summit bringing together countries from around the world marks a critical opportunity for far-reaching agreements on international collaboration for a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday as part of a global call to action to support the Summit of the Future, which begins on 22 September."
"Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday."
Is there another way the world could be run? And in the face so much global turmoil, how can we make the future fairer? This September, a major event at UN Headquarters is being billed as once in a generation opportunity for the international community to grapple with these questions, and forge a new path, for the benefit of all.”
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