UN

Coronavirus

Rising trend of viruses jumping from animal hosts to humans

The Nomad Today 7/7/20

A UN report identifies seven trends driving the prevalence of zoonotic diseases.

Coronavirus

UNDP

Finland commits €2 million to fight coronavirus in Iraq

The Nomad Today 7/1/20

Funding will be used to procure personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, to increase the number of isolation wards for those who are ill, and to strengthen laboratories’ testing capacity.

World

UN calls for reparations for centuries of race injustice

The Nomad Today 6/17/20

"Patience has run out," Michelle Bachelet said.

Finland

Marin discussed equality with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

The Nomad Today 3/10/20

The Finnish Prime Minister said the voices heard in the UN Assembly Hall are "too often" male voices.

Finland

Prime Minister Marin to visit New York for United Nations Women’s Day

The Nomad Today 2/28/20

She will also meet with UN Secretary General António Guterres.

Finland

UN Women Executive Director will discuss women’s rights in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/31/20

Finland will chair the Executive Board of UN Women in 2020.

Finland

Finland to allocate 4 million euros to support disabled Syrian war victims

The Nomad Today 1/22/20

The UN estimates that as many as 2.8 million people suffer from some kind of disability in Syria. The number of amputees alone is estimated at more than 400,000.

World

Kyrgyzstan ends statelessness

The Nomad Today 7/4/19

The break-up of the Soviet Union in the 1990s left hundreds of thousands throughout Central Asia stateless. Encouraged by the UNHCR campaign launched in 2014 to end statelessness, the Government and…