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UN Envoy Reports On Progress Towards Yemen Peace Agreement
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 10:49 pm | UN News
Warring parties continue to make progress in efforts towards ending the nearly decade-long conflict in Yemen, though outstanding issues remain, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. Ambassadors were briefed by UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, who reported ... More >>
Sudan Emergency: One Million Now Displaced In Ongoing Conflict
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 10:47 pm | UN News
As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday that more than one million people have now been forced to flee for their lives. A wave of deadly attacks reportedly targeted West Darfur’s capital, El-Geneina, in recent days, ... More >>
Chronic Diseases Taking ‘Immense And Increasing Toll On Lives’, Warns WHO
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 10:45 pm | UN News
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, are claiming around three quarters of all lives lost each year. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the latest World Health Statistics ... More >>
One Billion People In 43 Countries Face Cholera Risk, Amid ‘Bleak’ Outlook
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 10:33 pm | UN News
After years of steady decline, cholera is making a devastating comeback and targeting the world’s most vulnerable communities, UN health experts warned on Friday. In a new alert, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ... More >>
IAEA Warns Of ‘Increasingly Tense Military Situation’ Around Ukraine Nuclear Plant
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 10:30 pm | UN News
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continues to warn of the potential nuclear threat in the Ukraine conflict amid rising tensions surrounding the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Friday ... More >>
Ukrainian Civilians Subject To ‘Unbearable Routine’ Of Russian Attack
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 10:28 pm | UN News
Nearly 15 months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilians are forced to live through an “unbearable routine”, amidst alarming levels of destruction and damage to their communities, said the deputy UN disarmament chief ... More >>
Plenty Abuzz On World Bee Day
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 10:27 pm | UN News
Beekeepers around the world earn their livelihoods from the golden honey their bees produce, but they also play a critical role in pollinating 87 of 115 leading food crops worldwide. World Bee Day , observed on Saturday, is abuzz with promoting their ... More >>
Global Temperatures Set To Break Records During Next 5 Years: WMO
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 6:07 pm | UN News
Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño weather pattern, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization ... More >>
Dozens Feared Dead In Myanmar As Cyclone Mocha Creates ‘nightmare Scenario’
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 7:14 am | UN News
Humanitarians expressed deep concern on Tuesday for Myanmar’s most vulnerable communities after the “nightmare scenario” created by the passage of Cyclone Mocha. With coastal winds recorded at up to 250 kilometers per hour making landfall ... More >>
UNESCO Calls For More Protection For Artists Under Attack
Saturday, 13 May 2023, 7:20 pm | UN News
4 May 2023 The international community must provide greater protection to artists caught up in armed conflict, political instability, and natural disasters, the UN Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a new report titled ... More >>
One Pregnant Woman Or Newborn Dies Every 7 Seconds: New UN Report
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 9:06 pm | UN News
Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, according to a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) report, published ... More >>
WHO Chief Declares End To COVID-19 As A Global Health Emergency
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 11:28 am | UN News
The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it does not mean the disease is no longer a global threat. “Last week, COVID-19 claimed a life every ... More >>
Human Rights Experts Alarmed Over ‘Imminent Executions’ In Saudi Arabia
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 6:41 pm | UN News
On Wednesday, a large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts expressed concern over the possibly imminent execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe in Saudi Arabia, urging authorities to stop the process. “ Despite being charged ... More >>
Human Rights ‘Best Antidote’ To Advance Peace, Security Council Hears
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 6:37 pm | UN News
Human rights provide the “best antidote” to prevent conflict and instability, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, told the Security Council on Wednesday. Ambassadors met to examine the Council’s efforts towards building ... More >>
Sudan: ‘Secure And Immediate Access’ Needed For Lifesaving Aid, Urges Guterres
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 6:25 pm | UN News
Fighting in Sudan must stop now before the conflict and the spreading humanitarian catastrophe further ravage the country, and the region, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday. António Guterres was speaking to journalists in the ... More >>
Freedom Of The Press Under Attack Worldwide
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 8:45 pm | UN News
Disinformation, hate speech and deadly attacks against journalists are threatening freedom of the press worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling for greater solidarity with the people who bring us the news. The appeal ... More >>
Afghanistan: Guterres Says Women Worker Ban ‘Unacceptable And Puts Lives In Jeopardy’
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 6:42 pm | UN News
The UN chief has pledged that the Organization “will never be silent” when women and girls’ rights are under attack, as they are today in Afghanistan, and declared that the Taliban ban on Afghan women doing lifesaving humanitarian work is putting ... More >>
Background To A Crisis: In Sudan, The Stakes Are High For The Whole Of Africa
Monday, 1 May 2023, 6:29 am | UN News
A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former President Omar Hassan El-Bashir in April 2019. The civilian-led transitional Government put in place later that year, through a power-sharing agreement between ... More >>
UN Condemns ‘inexcusable’ Deadly Airstrikes In Ukraine
Saturday, 29 April 2023, 7:37 pm | UN News
The acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthew Hollingworth, has condemned a wave of deadly strikes that hit several cities early on Friday, reportedly the most intense aerial bombardment in weeks. Dozens of civilians across the country ... More >>
Activists Encouraged To Apply For UN SDG Action Awards
Friday, 28 April 2023, 6:03 am | UN News
Activists striving to achieve a more just and equitable future for all people and the planet, are being encouraged to apply for a UN award that celebrates initiatives and individuals working to make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality. ... More >>
