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5 Things You Need To Know About The World’s Least Developed Countries
Saturday, 4 March 2023, 5:49 am | UN News
Three years after the world began to shut down as COVID-19 took hold, the UN and other partners will gather in Doha, Qatar, to deliver a historic new compact to support the countries whose vulnerabilities the pandemic most exposed. The conference of ... More >>
Iraq: Repatriations From Notorious Syria Camp ‘An Example For The World’
Friday, 3 March 2023, 5:59 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday praised Iraq for repatriating its citizens from camps in northeast Syria holding people suspected of having ties to ISIL extremists, urging other governments “to take responsibility and to act”. ... More >>
First-ever World Seagrass Day Focuses On Conservation
Friday, 3 March 2023, 5:56 am | UN News
The United Nations on Wednesday called for more action to protect one of the most widespread and important marine ecosystems on the planet, marking the first ever commemoration of World Seagrass Day. Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that ... More >>
Refugee Agency Appeals For $137 Million To Help Displaced In Horn Of Africa
Friday, 3 March 2023, 5:53 am | UN News
Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the longest and most severe droughts on record in the Horn of Africa, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR , said on Tuesday, as the region enters its sixth consecutive rainy ... More >>
Guterres Stresses UN Commitment To Iraq During First Visit In 6 Years
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 6:29 am | UN News
The Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres, is in Iraq for the first time in six years, expressing support for the country’s people, the new Government and its ambitious reform agenda. “I am here in a visit of solidarity to underscore ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Calls On All Nations To Abolish Death Penalty
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 6:28 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday asked all nations to work harder towards abolishing the death penalty, an ongoing practice in 79 countries. The biennial panel’s theme is human rights violations relating to the use of the death penalty ... More >>
Every Two Minutes, A Woman Dies During Pregnancy Or Childbirth
Friday, 24 February 2023, 6:21 am | UN News
Maternal health setbacks in many parts of the world have contributed to the worrying finding that a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth around every two minutes, UN agencies said on Thursday. According to a new report from the World Health Organization ... More >>
SDG Stimulus Could Unlock $148 Billion In Debt Savings: UNDP
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 7:36 pm | UN News
Developing economies could secure up to $148 billion in savings if the international community restructures their existing debt and expands access to future affordable finance, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a policy brief published on ... More >>
1.5 Million Now Homeless In Türkiye After Quake Disaster, Warn UN Development Experts
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 6:37 am | UN News
As the death toll from the 6 February earthquake disaster topped 41,000 in Türkiye, UN development experts said on Tuesday that 1.5 million people have been made homeless in the south of the country, where at least 500,000 new homes will need to be built. ... More >>
UN Chief Strongly Condemns DPRK Missile Launch
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 9:09 pm | UN News
The UN chief on Sunday strongly condemned the launch of yet another ballistic missile of intercontinental range by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), as news reports said two more missiles had been launched on Monday. News reports ... More >>
Guterres In Africa: End Political Stalemate In Libya Now, UN Chief Urges Leaders
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 7:04 am | UN News
Overcoming the current political impasse in Libya can unleash much-needed progress in tackling myriad crises there, the UN chief said on Friday at a high-level meeting of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital. “ What is urgently needed is the ... More >>
Quake Latest: Aid Convoys Will Keep Crossing Into Syria ‘For As Long As Needs Are There’
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 7:03 am | UN News
A steady flow of UN aid trucks filled with vital humanitarian relief, continues to cross the border from southern Türkiye into northwest Syria to help communities enduring terrible trauma caused by last week’s earthquake disaster – and “will ... More >>
UN Environment Agency Tackles Mercury-tarnished Gold Mining Industry
Friday, 17 February 2023, 12:02 pm | UN News
Reducing mercury use by nearly 370 tons in nine countries, a UN environment agency initiative now plans to scale up efforts in 15 other affected nations, making conditions safer for millions of small-scale miners. “Over 100 million people rely on artisanal ... More >>
78 Million Children Don’t Go To School At All, Warns UN Chief In Call For Action
Friday, 17 February 2023, 6:40 am | UN News
A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching - UN Secretary-General António Guterres ... More >>
Children Sleep In Streets, Too Afraid To Go Home After Quake Disaster
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 9:20 pm | UN News
As UN aid convoys prepared to deliver more relief to quake-hit northwest Syria via two additional land routes from Türkiye on Tuesday, UN humanitarians warned that many thousands of children have likely been killed, while millions more vulnerable ... More >>
Tunisia: UN Rights Chief Concerned Over Crackdown On Opposition
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 6:42 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia targeting perceived political opponents of President Kais Saied as well as civil society, his Office, OHCHR, reported on Tuesday. Spokesperson ... More >>
Guterres Calls On Countries To Fully Fund $397 Million Quake Appeal For Syria
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 6:39 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday announced a $397 million humanitarian appeal to aid the people of earthquake-ravaged Syria, to help secure “desperately needed” relief for nearly five million people. António Guterres told reporters outside the ... More >>
Türkiye: UN Relief Chief Meets Families Affected By Devastating Earthquake
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 6:34 pm | UN News
Humanitarians will launch appeals for Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes this week, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Saturday. Mr. Griffiths was speaking in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaraş, where ... More >>
WHO Reports Exponential Rise In Cholera Cases In Africa
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 7:37 pm | UN News
Africa is currently experiencing an exponential rise in cholera cases, amid a global surge in the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday. Across the continent, cases in January were 30 per cent higher than for the whole of last ... More >>
More Aid Reaches Syria’s Quake Victims But It’s Not Enough, Say UN Aid Agencies
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:07 am | UN News
A second UN aid convoy reached northwest Syria on Friday to help victims of the still-unfolding earthquake tragedy, but humanitarians have warned that far more lifesaving help is needed, and much more quickly. A total of 14 trucks crossed into opposition-held ... More >>
