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Top UN official issues call for stepped-up investment in young people
26 August 2010
US: With half of all of the world’s nearly 2 billion young people living on less than $2 a day, now is the time to invest in “the leaders of today and the makers of tomorrow,” according to the head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
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NZ: Church leaders at this month’s Pacific Conference of Churches meeting were called on to help deal with the issue of HIV and AIDS in the Pacific, with a focus on family and discouraging “outdated” cultural norms.
Vanuatu: New scientific research shows the tuna catch in the Pacific hit another record high in 2009, coming in at over 2.4 million tonnes.
PNG: Reduction of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in low and middle-income countries, including Papua New Guinea, will be a priority goal to achieve in the next millennium development goals (MDG).
Fiji: The Pacific Islands will have a strong presence at the upcoming 63rd Annual United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI)/Non Government Organisation (NGO) Conference which kicks off in Melbourne, Australia, next week.More Articles...
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