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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 >>
First Person: Ukrainian ‘City Of Heroes’ Plans Post-invasion Future
Friday, 21 July 2023, 7:07 pm | UN News
The mayor of a city in southern Ukraine has described its inhabitants as “heroes” and has pledged the city will emerge from the full-scale invasion of his country as a model for other urban areas devastated by the war, even as residents cope with ... More >>
Funding ‘Simply Not Enough’ For Rohingya Refugees, UN Agencies Report
Friday, 21 July 2023, 7:01 pm | UN News
Current funding for critical aid efforts supporting Rohingya refugees living in camps in southern Bangladesh is simply not enough, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said, as dwindling resources have forced the second ration cut in three months. ... More >>
UN Chief Unveils New Vision For Peace Across Multipolar World
Friday, 21 July 2023, 10:07 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday launched a new policy brief outlining his vision of a more robust multilateral framework to boost peace and security, for a world in flux. “The post-Cold War period is over, and we are moving towards a new global ... More >>
Winners Of 2023 UN Human Rights Prize Announced
Friday, 21 July 2023, 10:04 am | UN News
The President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi on Thursday announced the winners of the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2023. Established by the General Assembly in 1966, the Prize was awarded for the first time in 1968 ... More >>
Don’t Play ‘Geopolitical Games’ With Vulnerable Lives, Urges UN Assembly President
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 8:33 pm | UN News
Life-saving relief programmes should not be held hostage by political interests, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, as Member States gathered to debate the use of the veto by a permanent member of the Security Council, that ... More >>
Unitaid: Close To A Million Deaths By 2035 If TB Prevention Is Not Acted On
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 8:31 pm | UN News
UN health innovation initiative Unitaid warned on Wednesday that the failure to implement tuberculosis contact tracing and prevention could lead to close to one million deaths by 2035. The UN agency insisted that implementing a combined strategy ... More >>
UN Remembers 77 Personnel Who Died In The Line Of Duty Last Year
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 8:26 pm | UN News
The United Nations family came together on Wednesday to pay tribute to the 77 members of staff who died in the line of duty in 2022. “We are here to mourn together, to remember together, and to pay our respects together,” Secretary-General António ... More >>
Majority Of Women Live In Countries With Large Gender Gaps, UN Report Reveals
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 7:02 pm | UN News
Low women’s empowerment and large gender gaps are commonplace in many parts of the world, the UN’s lead agencies on gender equality and international development said in a new report published on Tuesday. Out of 114 countries studied , none has ... More >>
Health Risks Rise As Heatwave Intensifies Across Europe
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 7:42 am | UN News
The dangers associated with the heatwave that’s engulfing the northern hemisphere aren’t over yet, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday. In an alert, the agency emphasized that heatwaves are amongst the deadliest natural ... More >>
