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Myanmar: Social Media Companies Urged To Stand Up To Junta
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 6:00 am | UN News
In an appeal to internet chat platforms to monitor content more carefully and allocate sufficient resources to do so, the rights experts warned that Telegram in particular had become “a hotbed of pro-military activity” . ‘Violent and misogynistic’ ... More >>
300,000 Flee Ongoing Violence In DR Congo In February Alone: UNHCR
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 7:30 am | UN News
Humanitarians issued an alert on Friday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where heavy fighting continues to uproot hundreds of thousands of people in east of the country. Renewed violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government ... More >>
UNICEF Warns Of Deepening Inequalities In Europe And Central Asia
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 5:57 am | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate disasters and ongoing conflict have deepened inequalities among children in Europe and Central Asia, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report published on Thursday, calling for more robust support for boys and girls ... More >>
Vanuatu Emergency: UN Supports Aid Effort After Cyclones, Earthquake
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 5:53 am | UN News
UN humanitarian coordinators have deployed to Vanuatu to help with the aid response, a week since back-to-back tropical cyclones and a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific island nation. According to the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office, ... More >>
Legalizing Cannabis Fails To Address Health Risks: UN Drugs Control Board
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 5:51 am | UN News
Moves by a small number of governments to legalize the non-medical use of cannabis have led to increased consumption without explaining the potentially serious health dangers that users face from the drug, a UN narcotics watchdog said on Thursday. ... More >>
New UK Asylum Bill Would Be In ‘Clear Breach’ Of International Law: UNHCR
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 7:14 am | UN News
Draft migrant legislation proposed by the United Kingdom Government would result in a de facto “asylum ban”, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. If adopted, the new bill would deny the right to seek refugee protection to people arriving ... More >>
In Ukraine, Guterres Pledges To Keep Seeking ‘Solutions And A Just Peace’
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 7:09 am | UN News
Speaking in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Wednesday, the Secretary-General assured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United Nations “will continue to seek solutions and a just peace for the people of Ukraine, and the world.” António Guterres expressed ... More >>
Impunity Drives Cycles Of ‘Horrific’ Crimes In South Sudan, Human Rights Council Hears
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 7:01 am | UN News
Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which continue to cause immense trauma and suffering for civilians in the country, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said on Tuesday. “It ... More >>
Tropical Cyclone Freddy Set To Further Weaken Cholera-hit Malawi
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 6:59 am | UN News
Malawi’s deadly cholera outbreak could worsen if - as expected - Tropical Cyclone Freddy triggers further heavy rainfall in the south of the country, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. “Malawi is really experiencing the deadliest cholera outbreak ... More >>
Peru: UN Experts Call For End To Violence During Demonstrations
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 7:12 am | UN News
Continuing violence against political protesters in Peru must stop, UN-appointed independent experts insisted on Monday , amid allegations of repression and arbitrary killings by State security forces. In an appeal for “genuine dialogue” to resolve ... More >>
UN Delegates Reach Historic Agreement On Protecting Marine Biodiversity In International Waters
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 7:11 am | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated UN member countries for finalizing a text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, calling it a “breakthrough” after nearly ... More >>
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 >>
