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Embrace Innovation ‘To Make Sustainable Transport A Reality For All’
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:39 am | UN News
Reducing the transport sector’s impact on the environment while improving access to service, especially in developing countries, topped the agenda of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. More >>
‘Investing In Youth Is Investing In Peace’, UN Security Council Hears
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:36 am | UN News
The UN’s top political and peacebuilding official on Wednesday emphasized the pivotal role of youth in shaping the future of societies, stressing the need to involve them in decision-making on issues ranging from conflict to climate change. More >>
Transform Landmark Indigenous Rights Declaration Into Reality: UN General Assembly President
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:06 am | UN News
Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, safeguard their cultures, and expand their participation at the UN, “deep chasms” endure between commitments made and reality on the ground, ... More >>
Violations Of Women’s Reproductive Health Rights Trigger Rise In Preventable Deaths
Friday, 19 April 2024, 4:38 am | UN News
African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications than women in Europe and Northern America, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) said in a new report published on Wednesday. More >>
Head Of Palestine Relief Agency Due To Brief Security Council On Gaza Crisis
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 6:40 am | UN News
The Commissioner-General of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) is due to brief the Security Council at 3:00 PM in New York on Wednesday as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens and Israeli demands to abolish the frontline agency, intensify. More >>
UN Leaders Call For More Action To End Racism And Discrimination
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:01 pm | UN News
Tuesday marked the opening of the third session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, bringing together anti-racism activists, human rights defenders, government delegations and others. More >>
Humanitarians Locked In Aid Delivery ‘Dance’ To Avert Famine In Gaza
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 11:54 am | UN News
Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays and other impediments, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories said on Tuesday. More >>
UN Youth Forum Focuses On Sustainable Future For All
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 11:33 am | UN News
Young leaders from around the world are sharing their visions and actions to advance sustainable development at a three-day meeting that opened on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York. More >>
Libyan Leaders Must Put National Interests Above Their Own, Top Envoy Tells Security Council
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 11:13 am | UN News
Efforts to foster dialogue and address the concerns of Libyan politicians are being met with “stubborn resistance, unreasonable expectations and indifference” on their part, contrary to the national interest, the UN envoy to the North African More >>
Geneva Conference Pledges $630 Million In Life-saving Help For Ethiopia
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:45 am | UN News
Ethiopia’s international partners convened in Geneva on Tuesday to address the urgent need for increased humanitarian funding for the crisis-hit country, pledging a total of almost $630 million. More >>
UN Leaders Urge ‘wholesale Reform’ Of Global Financial Architecture
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:28 am | UN News
The Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly on Monday led the clarion call for urgent reform of the global financial system, notably how to approach debt relief on behalf of the billions of citizens living in the developing world. More >>
‘Reckless Attacks’ On Ukraine Nuclear Plant Must Cease, Chibok Abductions 10 Years On, Action Against Plant Pests
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:07 am | UN News
A recent spate of “reckless attacks” on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine must end immediately, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the UN Security Council on Monday. More >>
Tourism ‘Intrinsically Susceptible’ To Climate Shocks, Political Unrest, Pandemic Threat
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 9:42 am | UN News
“We need a global tourism sector that is sustainable – one with deep local value chains that expand demand for locally made products and services in ways that also directly and positively benefit local communities.” More >>
Sudan Catastrophe Must Not Be Allowed To Continue: UN Rights Chief Türk
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 11:22 am | UN News
A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the situation could easily worsen with the news that the warring parties are arming civilians, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday. More >>
‘Step Back From The Brink,’ To Avert Full-scale Middle East Conflict, Says UN Chief
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:29 pm | UN News
The people of the Middle East are facing a real danger of a devastating full-scale conflict, António Guterres said on Sunday, urging “maximum restraint” across a region “on the brink”, hours after Iran launched attack drones and missiles ... More >>
Ceasefire The Only Way To End Killing And Injuring Of Children In Gaza: UNICEF
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 8:04 am | UN News
Advocating for a ceasefire is the best way to support the people of Gaza, including children in the north who are dying of hunger, a Spokesperson for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday More >>
Make 2024 A ‘Turning Point’ For Education, UN Deputy Chief Urges
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 7:47 am | UN News
The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Thursday called for a transformation in learning, stressing that receiving a good education represents hope for all future generations More >>
Myanmar: Middle Class ‘disappearing’ Amid Uptick In Brutal Fighting
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 7:33 am | UN News
In a new report published on Thursday UNDP said that the middle class has shrunk by half, compared with before the 2021 military coup, and that three quarters of the country’s population is either living in poverty or “perilously close” ... More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: UN-identified Flying Objects In Space
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 5:55 am | UN News
If you visit UN Headquarters, a replica of the Golden Record is on display alongside other space oddities, including an actual piece of the Moon. More >>
Gaza: No Improvement In Aid Access To North, Insists Senior UN Aid Official
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 5:51 am | UN News
The situation for Gazans remains dire despite hopes stemming from recent commitments by Israel to boost assistance, the UN’s top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Friday. More >>
