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UN Missions Battle Old & Emerging Threats To Protect Civilians
Saturday, 29 July 2023, 10:20 am | UN News
Heads of UN peacekeeping forces on Thursday highlighted the work of ‘blue helmets’ in some of the most challenging environments, protecting those in need not only from war and terror but also increasingly from natural disasters and disinformation. ... More >>
World Entering A Humanitarian Doom Loop
Saturday, 29 July 2023, 10:17 am | UN News
"We are entering a humanitarian doom loop – where we save people who are starving, at the cost of millions of others falling closer into that same category " – Carl Skau, WFP Russia has not offered any free grain to the ... More >>
UNHCR Urges Solidarity With Burkina Faso’s Victims Of Extremist Violence
Saturday, 29 July 2023, 6:36 am | UN News
Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring countries and not sent back, amid a spike in violence and horrifying rights abuses, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. “We're ... More >>
Urgent Steps Needed To End Surge In Violence Across West Bank
Friday, 28 July 2023, 9:25 am | UN News
Insecurity and violence increased rapidly in the occupied West Bank over the last month, punctuated by one of the most intensive Israeli military operations in nearly two decades, the Security Council heard on Thursday. “This deterioration is taking ... More >>
New Economic & Social Council Leadership Takes The Helm
Friday, 28 July 2023, 9:23 am | UN News
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) which oversees sustainable development across the UN, elected its new President on Thursday, marking the start of its new session. The 54-member body, which is one of the six main pillars of the UN system, ... More >>
Hottest July Ever Signals ‘Era Of Global Boiling Has Arrived’ Says UN Chief
Friday, 28 July 2023, 6:21 am | UN News
As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on Thursday that it was “virtually certain” that July 2023 will be the warmest on record. Echoing that warning in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres ... More >>
On 70th Anniversary Of Korean Armistice, Guterres Calls For Renewed Dialogue
Friday, 28 July 2023, 6:16 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the need for a “surge in diplomacy” in the Korean Peninsula, urging the two nations to resume talks towards a lasting peace. His message marked the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice ... More >>
Warming Trend In Asia Set To Cause More Disruption: UN Weather Agency
Friday, 28 July 2023, 6:15 am | UN News
Climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which is warming faster than the global average, the World Meteorological Office (WMO) said in a new report published on Thursday. Melting ice and glaciers and rising sea levels threaten more socio-economic ... More >>
Cambodia: UN Rights Chief Regrets ‘Severely Restricted’ Poll & Opposition Clampdown
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 9:36 am | UN News
The UN human rights chief on Wednesday lamented the severe electoral clampdown by the Cambodian Government during the weekend vote, including restrictions on opposition parties, NGOs and media. In a news release issued by his Office, Volker Türk, UN ... More >>
Guterres Condemns Apparent Coup Attempt In Niger
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 8:14 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attempted power grab in the West African nation of Niger, following reports that the democratically elected president is being held by some of his own guards inside his official residence. ... More >>
Over 350,000 Children In Developing World Missing Out On Cancer Treatment
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 8:12 am | UN News
Treatment remains out of reach for hundreds of thousands of children diagnosed with cancer in low and middle-income countries, severely limiting their chances of survival, the UN health agency said on Wednesday. Only a quarter of low-income countries cover ... More >>
‘Disaster Emergency’ Underway In Asia-Pacific, Warns ESCAP
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 7:19 am | UN News
Asia and the Pacific has a “narrow window” to protect its hard-won gains, as climate change supercharges disasters and impacts billions there, the UN’s development body spanning the vast region said on Tuesday. According to a new report from the ... More >>
High-stakes UN Operation Underway In Yemen To Avert Catastrophic Oil Spill
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 7:18 am | UN News
The UN on Tuesday began siphoning one million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen, a crucial step in the race against time to prevent a potential environmental disaster. The supertanker, the FSO Safer, became a symbol ... More >>
Global Food Systems ‘Broken’, Says UN Chief, Urging Transformation In How We Produce, Consume Food
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 7:16 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and governments, and mitigate the damaging impact of continuing climate change on food production. Addressing the ... More >>
Syria Still Mired In Division, Top UN Envoy Tells Security Council
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 7:01 am | UN News
Months of “potentially significant diplomacy” to resolve the crisis in Syria have not yielded any outcomes or political momentum for the war-weary population, both within the country and those displaced outside, the UN Special Envoy for the ... More >>
Children Forcibly Separated From Mothers At Syria’s Al Hol, Warns Top Rights Expert
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 7:48 pm | UN News
A UN-appointed independent expert expressed deep concern on Friday over the distressing treatment of children being held apparently indefinitely in prison-like conditions in northeast Syria, where they are forcibly separated from their mothers. Fionnuala ... More >>
Empowering Women Through Social Protection
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 10:11 am | UN News
Access to social protection is a fundamental human right, yet a recent UN human rights report shows that numerous women and girls worldwide are still unable to access provisions such as social security payments and pensions. Social protection provides ... More >>
Sustainable Africa Key To Global Security
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 10:08 am | UN News
Two top officials underlined the UN’s commitment to Africa’s development during a dialogue with representatives from NGOs, civil society, academic institutions and the private sector, held at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday. The discussions ... More >>
WFP Staffer Shot And Killed In Yemen
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 10:05 am | UN News
A long-serving staffer with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been shot and killed in Yemen. Moayad Hameidi, a Jordanian national, was working in Turbah, in the country’s southwest. He came under fire on Friday afternoon, and the identify ... More >>
Ukraine: Guterres ‘Strongly Condemns’ Russian Attacks On Odesa And Other Ports
Friday, 21 July 2023, 7:14 pm | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday strongly condemned Russian attacks on Odesa and other Ukrainian ports in recent days, following Moscow’s decision to withdraw from the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative earlier this week. In making ... More >>
