The text, negotiated for five months, will go before the General Assembly for approval in just a few weeks.
It was adopted at a high -level meeting at the UN headquarters on Thursday night, where the heads of state, government leaders and health ministers emphasized the urgency of the coordinated action.
EV how heart and pulmonary disease, cancer and diabetes are the world’s greatest murderers.
More than 40 million premature deaths annually
They affirmed 43 million lives in 2021, including 18 million people under 70 years of age. Mental health conditions affect more than one billion people worldwide.
The statement establishes specific objectives for 2030: 150 million less tobacco users, 150 million more people with hypertension under control and 150 million with access to mental health care.
It also expands the approach to include oral health, childhood cancer, kidney and liver diseases, and rare conditions, while addressing environmental risks such as air pollution, insecure cooking fuels and hazardous chemicals.
Strengthened measures address electronic cigarettes, junk food marketing for children and the elimination of trans fats. Lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic are also incorporated, together with the recognition of digital damage linked to social networks, excessive screen time and erroneous information.
People who live with Ent and mental health conditions must be in the heart of our response, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Sudan: Khartum returns face a shelter crisis, iaom warns
The ongoing war between the rival military in Sudan has left vast devastated areas and the people returning to their homes without adequate refuge and only limited access to water and food.
Supply for more support
In an appeal for international support, the UN Migration Agency, IIM, said that two out of three people return to the capital now live in shelters who need urgent repair.
Meanwhile, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that the war has uprooted more than five million children. Many young people face acute hunger and disease outbreaks, while millions still live in areas affected by conflicts.
To help, the UN agency is providing support to save life for health, nutrition, education and protection.
The UN Humanitarians in Darfur said that civilians in the Estruher, the besieged state capital, continues to support implacable attacks, acute hunger and anger.
The UN spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, added on Friday that civilians face daily threats for bombings, air attacks and drones attacks, with fierce clashes reported in the northeast districts of northern Darfur in recent weeks.
The confrontations have displaced millions and have left half of the population of Food insecure acutely: almost 25 million people. The famine has also been officially declared in North Darfur and South Kordofan.
Ukraine: WFP food boxes provide lifeguards for first -line communities
Despite the continuous large -scale Russian invasion in Ukraine, the UN assistance teams and its partners still manage to support the first -line communities, the World Food Program (PMA) said on Friday.
The UN Agency reported deliver more than a quarter of a million food boxes in eight first -line regions in Ukraine last month.
The boxes “continue to be a line of life for people” in the first line, WFP said.
He thanked the EU and Norway for supporting the help operation that distributes basic foods in places where markets are closed or food prices are very high.
Association for homeless people
In a related development, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, announced an association of $ 5 million with Saudi Arabia to support vulnerable Ukrainians forced to abandon their homes due to war.
The agreement was signed on the margins of the high -level week of the General Assembly in New York and follows the donation of $ 10 million of the kingdom for Ukraine in 2024.
The UN refugee agency said the support from Saudi Arabia would ensure that families are protected against hard winter climatic conditions in Ukraine as temperatures decrease.
One alarm about the worsening of the Human Rights of South Sudan
On Friday, the High Commissioner of Human Rights, Volker, Türk, expressed a deep concern about the rapid worsening of the human rights situation in South Sudan, citing that almost 2,000 civilians have been killed this year in the midst of growing political tensions and violence.
According to his office, Ohchr, at least 1,854 have been killed, 1,693 injured, 423 kidnapped and 169 subject to sexual violence in civil conflicts from January to September.
The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reports that the first quarter of the year saw the highest civil victims in a period of three months since 2020, and the second quarter showed a strong increase in victims of 144 to 438 compared to last year, driven by conventional conflict matches and other armed groups.
Community violence has also increased, with a 33 percent increase in incidents, particularly due to intracomunal confrontations between Dinka subclants in the attacks with the Warrap state and reprisals that involve Murle, Dinka Bor and Lou Nuer armed.
“Men, women and children have been killed, wounded and displaced, and homes, schools, health centers and other destroyed infrastructure, with devastating consequences on civilians. This is inconceivable and must stop,” said Mr. Türk.
The UN sets fair proof
Judicial procedures were launched on Monday in the capital, at the trial of the first vice president Riek Machar and other high -ranking members of the Liberation Movement of the People of Sudan in opposition.
They face positions of murder, betrayal, crimes against humanity and other crimes related to a mortal attack earlier this year on a base of the national army, in which more than 250 soldiers were killed by loyal forces to Mr. Machar.
“It is imperative that the ongoing judicial procedures against the first vice president Riek Machar and his coacusado completely comply with international human rights standards,” said the UN Rights Chief.
