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UN Agencies Launch Emergency Response After Devastating Türkiye And Syria Quakes
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 7:09 am | UN News
After a massive earthquake hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria in the early hours of Monday, prompting fears of a humanitarian crisis, UN aid agencies have scrambled to help many thousands of reported victims, including those still believed to be ... More >>
WHO Launches Bid To Tackle Inequalities Behind Global Breast Cancer Threat
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 8:21 pm | UN News
A UN-led global initiative to tackle breast cancer could save 2.5 million lives by 2040, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday , just ahead of World Cancer Day . Each year, more than 2.3 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer, ... More >>
African Leaders Commit To End AIDS Among Children By 2030
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 6:26 am | UN News
UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance to end AIDS in children marked a step ... More >>
Global Growth Will Be Weak In 2023 Before Rebounding Next Year: IMF
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 6:10 pm | UN News
The global economy is set to slow down this year before bouncing back in 2024, a senior official with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said, citing China’s sudden re-opening following the end of its “zero-COVID” policy, and a mild winter, ... More >>
IOM Steps Up Support As Rohingya Refugee Numbers Rise In Southeast Asia
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 7:10 am | UN News
Increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees have been arriving in Southeast Asian countries by sea and land, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday as it scales up support in the region. Almost 3,300 arrived in Indonesia, Malaysia ... More >>
Climate Crisis And Migration: Greta Thunberg Supports IOM Over ‘Life And Death’ Issue
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 6:23 am | UN News
The head of the UN migration agency IOM, and leading climate justice activist, Greta Thunberg, called on Friday for immediate action to help tackle the impacts of climate change on those forced to flee their homes, or leaving in search of a better life. ... More >>
‘Equal Rights Cannot Wait’ On International Day Of Women In Multilateralism
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 6:39 am | UN News
The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday underlined the need to achieve gender equality globally and fight hate speech, particularly that which targets women and girls online. UNESCO Director-General ... More >>
Odesa Added To UNESCO's World Heritage List Amid Threats Of Destruction
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 6:33 am | UN News
The historic centre of the port city of Odesa, in Ukraine, has been inscribed on the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage List, 11 months since the full-scale Russian invasion. This decision recognizes the ... More >>
$2.54 Billion Needed To Tackle Unprecedented Health Needs In 2023: WHO
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 7:04 am | UN News
Two-and-a-half billion dollars: that’s how much funding the UN World Health Organization (WHO) will need across its operations this year, it said on Monday, to help a record number of people facing disease and starvation. In its appeal , the WHO said that ... More >>
Ukraine: UN Aid Reaches Soledar Area As IAEA Boosts Safety Measures At Nuclear Sites
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 7:30 am | UN News
The first UN aid convoy to reach the vicinity of the battered eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar, since the Russian invasion began nearly a year ago, arrived on Friday morning, providing support for more than 800 civilians in need. Jens Laerke from ... More >>
Guatemala: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk Expresses Deep Concern At Persecution Of Judicial Officials
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 8:16 pm | UN News
GENEVA, 18 January 2023 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday expressed deep concern at repeated intimidation, harassment and reprisals against justice officials and other individuals involved in efforts to combat impunity ... More >>
Ukraine War: No Chance For Serious Peace Negotiations Yet, Says UN Chief
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 6:21 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he did not believe that there was an opportunity yet, to organise “a serious peace negotiation” between the warring parties in Ukraine, nearly a year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion. Following ... More >>
WHO Launches Council To Develop TB Vaccines, Hoping To Save Millions Of Lives
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 6:26 pm | UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has unveiled plans to speed up the licensing and use of effective novel vaccines against tuberculosis (TB), the second leading infectious killer after COVID-19 and the 13th ... More >>
UN Envoy Sees ‘Real Chance’ Of Political Solution In Sudan
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 7:23 am | UN News
More than a year after the military coup in Sudan, political parties began talks this month aimed at restoring a civilian-led transition, which the UN has hailed as an important step towards peace and democracy. The coup ended a power-sharing ... More >>
Economic Slowdown May Force Workers Into ‘Lower Quality’ Jobs
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 7:12 am | UN News
Finding a decent and well-paid job is likely to be harder this year, thanks to the continuing global economic downturn, the UN labour agency said on Monday. According to the International Labour Organization ( ILO ), global employment is set to grow ... More >>
UN Chief Calls For Renewable Energy ‘Revolution’ For A Brighter Global Future
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 7:07 pm | UN News
Renewable energy is the only credible path forward if the world is to avert a climate catastrophe, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday, outlining a five-point plan for a just transition. “Only renewables can safeguard our future, ... More >>
Indonesia: President’s Apology For Past Rights Violations A ‘Step On The Long Road To Justice’
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 7:05 pm | UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, welcomed on Friday the Indonesian President’s statement of regret earlier this week, for serious rights violations dating back to the 1960s. President Joko Widodo reportedly acknowledged “gross human rights ... More >>
Greece In Spotlight Over Trial Of Activists, Volunteers Who Rescued Migrants
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 7:04 pm | UN News
The Greek authorities faced an appeal on Friday from the UN human rights office, OHCHR , to dismiss the trial of two dozen aid workers who rescued migrants in distress at sea. The hearing involving 24 volunteers and activists began on Tuesday on the ... More >>
UN Report Calls For Re-thinking Social Protection As The World Ages
Friday, 13 January 2023, 8:02 am | UN News
With the number of people aged 65 and over projected to more than double by the middle of the century, the rights and well-being of older persons must be prioritized in efforts to achieve a sustainable future, the UN said in a new report launched ... More >>
2022 Confirmed As One Of Warmest Years On Record: WMO
Friday, 13 January 2023, 6:45 am | UN News
The UN weather agency, WMO, said on Thursday that 2022 was the fifth or sixth warmest year on record, adding to deep concerns that the likelihood of breaching the 1.5 degree Celsius limit of the Paris Agreement “is increasing with time”. In an ... More >>
