8 February 2018 – Ongoing conflicts and climate-related shocks have left millions of people on the brink of starvation, the United Nations agriculture agency warned on Thursday as it launched a $1.06 billion appeal to save lives and livelihoods, and tackle acute hunger in 26 countries.

Oxfam, Global Witness and many other urge the Secretariat of the EITI,a global reporting and transparency mechanism to make mining and oil industries more transparent to kick out ExxonMobil and Chevron as the two global oil giants are not fulfilling their membership criteria in terms of tax disclosures. Find here a press release from Global Witness

Today’s youth seem to be indifferent to their civic responsibility and don’t show any gesture of empathy to the weak, person with and old peoples. Not only that, the able-bodied people occupy the bus seats quickly.Passengers are even forced to get on moving buses which may cause accidents.The government have to enhance accessible transport for its citizens, including those with disabilities.

Code Blue, A global campaign to end impunity for sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeeping personnel, denounces the incapacity of UN to investigate sexual abuses scandals. Read the letter of Code Blue Executive Director to the UN Secretary General to denounce the way the investigation against Luiz Loures, Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, was executed and managed.