Stories from the UN Archive: UN camel caravans deliver

Camels, long known as the ships of the desert, have played an important role helping the UN from as early as the 1940s in driving up global vaccination rates and delivering lifesaving aid.

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Stories from the UN Archive: UN camel caravans deliver

Seafarers, heroes of the pandemic as shipping plays vital role in crisis

12 Nov 2020

The global shipping industry has played a vital role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and demand for its services has limited the annual decline in maritime trade volumes to around 4.1 per cent in 2020, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its annual report on the shipping industry on Thursday.

Afghanistan: UN humanitarian chief calls for ‘rights…well-being’ of women

05 Sep 2021

Women in Afghanistan play a “critical role” in delivering aid, the UN Humanitarian told the leadership of the Taliban in Kabul on Sunday, calling on all parties to “ensure their rights, safety and well-being”.

Oceans under threat like never before, warns World Meteorological Organization

22 Mar 2021

Climate change has hit the world’s oceans hard, UN weather experts said on Monday, in a call for lifesaving monitoring and early warning services that were interrupted by COVID-19 to be ramped up again, to protect shipping and coastal communities at risk.