The sharp increase is being driven by diseases, including cholera and malaria, high food insecurity, and limited access to safe drinking water and other essential services, according to the analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Working Group. Yemen has been mired in conflict and economic collapse for nearly a decade. As Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi rebels, continue to battle, more than 18 million people, over half the population, require humanitarian aid to survive. Young children going hungry The report covers the period from November 2023 to October 2024. It found that…
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Speaking on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said the UN and partners were continuing to deliver “critical humanitarian assistance”, focusing on communities on the frontlines, but there is “growing concern about the decrease in humanitarian funding amidst the significant scale of need.” Infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, energy and water systems, continue to be hit as Russia continues its offensive and “support is needed now more than ever”, Mr. Steiner added. There are 24 different UN entities and around 3,000 personnel working alongside State and local authorities to meet immediate needs but also “pave the way to…
Parte del esfuerzo de toda la administración para mejorar el acceso lingüístico y la equidadWASHINGTON – El Departamento del Trabajo de los EE. UU. conmemora el 24° aniversario de la Orden ejecutiva 13166, que obliga al gobierno federal a mejorar el acceso a los servicios y programas para las personas con dominio limitado del inglés, y reafirma su compromiso de mejorar la accesibilidad de la comunicación para todos los trabajadores.El Presidente Bill Clinton firmó la Orden ejecutiva 13166 el 11 de agosto de 2000, “para mejorar el acceso a los programas y actividades dirigidos y asistidos por el gobierno federal a las…
Situated in southern Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya is Europe’s largest nuclear plant and has been under Russian control since shortly after the launch of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. An IAEA team located there was informed that an explosive carried by a drone detonated just outside the plant’s protected area. Appeal for restraint The impact site was close to the essential cooling water sprinkler ponds and about 100 metres from the Dniprovska power line, the only remaining 750 kilovolt (kV) line that provides a power supply to the plant. The IAEA team immediately visited the area and reported that the damage…
“To give you an example, that is equivalent to the entire population of Australia,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists attending his daily briefing in New York. He said OCHA “continues to be extremely alarmed by the worsening food situation in the country” and the 26 million figure includes 750,000 people who are “just one step away from famine”. Situation set to worsen In Sudan, rising food prices, access challenges, and the impact of conflict are compounding people’s limited access to food. Last month, the price of local food increased by 16 per cent when compared to May and is 120 per…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor is marking the 24th anniversary of Executive Order 13166 – which requires the federal government to improve access to services and programs for persons with limited English proficiency – and affirming its commitment to improving communication accessibility for all workers.President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 13166 on Aug. 11, 2000, “to improve access to federally conducted and federally assisted programs and activities for persons who, as a result of national origin, are limited in their English proficiency.”In November 2023, the department announced the release of its updated Language Access Plan, which included the establishment of…
The Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State, Concordia, and the University of Virginia Darden School’s Institute for Business in Society are pleased to announce the five finalists for the 2024 P3 Impact Award. Now in its 11th year, the P3 Impact Award recognizes exemplary public-private partnerships (P3s) that provide solutions to pressing global issues such as improving access to education, ecological sustainability, women’s economic empowerment, and humanitarian assistance. Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe will announce the P3 Impact winner on Tuesday September 23, 2024, at 9:15 a.m. at the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. An independent and diverse…
PALOS PARK, IL – A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a metro-Chicago carpentry contractor with a long history of exposing employees to potentially deadly hazards again ignored regulations to protect workers from falls.For the seventh time since 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Dromin Development LLC for not providing required safety equipment and training to employees building a new home in Frankfort. The company currently owes more than $114,000 in unpaid penalties for similar willful and serious violations.The March 2024 inspection in Frankfort determined Dromin allowed employees to work at heights greater than six…
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Ukraine on the occasion of the sixth U.S.-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue. Begin Text Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials met on August 14, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine to convene the sixth round of the U.S.-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue, an annual discussion on cyber policy issues. During the dialogue, the U.S. delegation reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to supporting Ukraine’s cyber defense in the face of the Kremlin’s unprovoked invasion. As part of its commitment to digital solidarity in action, the United States has contributed a total…
Typically, an average year sees 14 named storms with wind speeds exceeding 65 kilometres (40 miles) per hour. However, this year, 17 to 25 storms are expected, with four to seven of them potentially becoming major hurricanes, characterized by winds of at least 178 kilometres (111 miles) per hour. However, this year, 17 to 25 storms are expected, with four to seven of them potentially becoming major hurricanes, characterized by winds of at least 178 kilometres (111 miles) per hour. The usual average is three major hurricanes per year. “It takes just one landfalling hurricane to set back years of…