by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The West African Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak of 2014 – 2016 was unprecedented from the start, given that the disease was not endemic among humans in the region. In addition, the scale was unlike any other EVD outbreak recorded. The reasons why...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Two oceans, six countries, three distinct languages: the nations of Cabo Verde, Comoros, Maldives, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Seychelles may appear to have little in common, but as small island developing States (SIDS), they face very similar...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge In order for both women’s and men’s needs and priorities to be addressed adequately in a society, both genders need to be involved and represented in decision-making processes, policy creation and implementation. This holds true in the security...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Although a very high percentage of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) population – approximately 80 per cent – works in agriculture, people still lack a solid understanding of and know-how in agricultural management. This poses...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Achieving global malaria elimination by 2030 requires regional and cross-border partnerships to fight this deadly but preventable disease. In the Western Pacific Region, Papua New Guinea (PNG) contributes over 75 per cent of malaria cases. Nearly 95 per cent...
