Health Care Facilities in Developing Countries Lack Water and Sanitation The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with UNICEF, launched a joint report looking at health facilities worldwide and ways to increase funding mechanisms to address access to water and sanitation services in developing countries. “New data from WHO and UNICEF shows that one in four health facilities around the world lack basic water services. …

Independent Expert Report Huge Data Gap About the Elderly The Human Rights Council, which has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, has closed its 45th Session a couple of weeks ago. The UN Brief interviewed the appointed Independent Expert for the Human Rights of Older Persons to discuss their latest report, which revelead that…

European Commission Takes the Lead on Road Safety The UN Brief covers the United Nations, the Human Rights Council, various bodies, commissions, and agencies in the UN system, the EU, and other multilateral organizations that are convening interested parties and governments to lead regulation and support the rapid technological transformation of the various sectors of the global economy…

Interview with Mark Blyth, author of Angrynomics Angrynomics explores how come there is so much anger, moral outrage, and protests. Why is microanger eating our societies away? What exactly is microanger and how it compounds to make populist movements swell? Who is weaponizing anger? How data on the levels of inequality between White middle-class families and Black…

6.000 Trucks, 100 Planes, 30 Ships and Vessels Geneva, 12 October 2020 — The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme, the humanitarian agency that is usually the first responder, within 48 hours on average, when disaster strikes. At any given moment there are 6.000 trucks, 30 ships and vessels, on the…

Geneva, 6 October 2020 — Craig Newmark is backing media organizations that are committed to public interest journalism. News organizations that support and elevate democratic ideals. Combating misinformation, analyzing how websites deploy trackers in visitors’ devices, fighting fake news, are some of the issues that are close to his heart. …

An interview with Chris Fabian who leads innovation at UNICEF. — Tomorrow, the United Nations’ General Debate takes place with heads of state, presidents, and foreign ministers taking the podium to highlight their hopes, their values, and promises for a world where international cooperation matters. On the agenda, and on the minds of the global leaders present, will be the digital divide and lack of connectivity, high-speed Internet infrastructure, and the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on education and economic development.