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ILO Welcomes First Global Agreement On Professional Footballers’ Rights
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 7:14 am | UN News
The UN’s labour agency welcomed on Monday, the first ever global agreement on working conditions and rights of professional football players in both the men’s and women’s game. “Free, independent, strong and representative employers’ ... More >>
UN Chief Calls For An End To ‘Nuclear Blackmail’ And Risk Of ‘Humanitarian Armageddon’
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 7:11 am | UN News
In an era of “nuclear blackmail”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged countries to step back from the threat of potential global catastrophe and recommit to peace. The UN chief was speaking at an event to commemorate the International ... More >>
South Sudan Violence Proliferating, Warn Independent Rights Experts
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 7:04 am | UN News
Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned . Women and girls continue to be gang-raped and survivors have been described as “zombies, physically and emotionally dead” , ... More >>
Ukraine Refugees: Eager To Work But Need Greater Support
Monday, 26 September 2022, 7:45 am | UN News
Refugees from Ukraine are eager to work in their host countries but need additional support to do so, and to ensure their inclusion in the communities where they are staying, according to a new survey published on Friday by UN refugee agency, UNHCR. ... More >>
Half Of Sudan’s Most Vulnerable Children Could Die Without Aid
Monday, 26 September 2022, 7:44 am | UN News
The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian intervention, UN agencies said on Friday. “As we speak today, 650,000 kids are ... More >>
War Crimes Have Been Committed In Ukraine Conflict, Top UN Human Rights Inquiry Reveals
Monday, 26 September 2022, 7:41 am | UN News
Almost seven months to the day since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN-appointed independent human rights investigators said that war crimes have indeed been committed in the conflict. The finding came in the first report by the Independent International ... More >>
Mali Reports Progress In Political Transition Process, Fighting Terrorism
Monday, 26 September 2022, 7:21 am | UN News
Authorities in Mali are moving along the path to political transition and institutional reform while combating terrorism and other insecurity, Acting Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga said in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Saturday. The process to ... More >>
Redouble Efforts To End ‘Senseless’ War In Ukraine, UN Chief Tells Foreign Ministers
Friday, 23 September 2022, 5:34 pm | UN News
With the war in Ukraine showing no signs of letting up, countries must increase efforts to prevent further escalation and end the fighting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told Foreign Ministers meeting in the Security Council on Thursday. ... More >>
Ethiopia: Civilians Again Mired In Intractable And Deadly War, Human Rights Council Hears
Friday, 23 September 2022, 5:33 pm | UN News
Ethiopia’s people are once again “mired…in the intractable and deadly consequences” of conflict between Government troops and forces loyal to Tigrayan separatist fighters, who are all likely responsible for war crimes, top rights investigators said on Thursday. ... More >>
World Falling ‘Far Short’ Of Pledge To Protect Minority Rights: Guterres
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 6:41 am | UN News
The worldis falling“far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, appealing for concrete action to counter this neglect. The UN chief was speaking ... More >>
Noncommunicable Diseases Now ‘Top Killers Globally’ – UN Health Agency Report
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 6:39 am | UN News
From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said in a new report, released on Wednesday, with one person under 70 dying every two ... More >>
New Platform Highlights Women’s Leadership In Tackling Global Challenges
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 6:51 am | UN News
Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday have highlighted how women’s full and effective participation and decision-making are crucial to addressing global priorities. The newly established ... More >>
Pakistan Floods: Six Month Wait For Water To Recede, Warn Relief Agencies
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 6:50 am | UN News
Millions of people in Pakistan are still deeply affected by catastrophic flooding which “is not going anywhere”, UN relief agencies said on Tuesday. Close to eight million people have been displaced by the disaster and the UN along with the authorities ... More >>
UN Spotlights Transformational Potential Of Family Farming For World Food Supply
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 6:45 am | UN News
A Global Forum highlighting the UN’s Decade of Family Farming ( UNDFF ) got underway on Monday, aimed at identifying priority policies to boost support for family farmers and agricultural development worldwide. The UNDFF runs through the end of 2028, and ... More >>
Ukraine: UN Rights Office Set To Probe ‘Mass Graves’ In Newly Liberated East
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 5:54 am | UN News
Reports that mass graves have been discovered in the Ukrainian city of Izyum are to be investigated by UN rights monitors, it’s been announced. The development follows the liberation of eastern areas of Ukraine during the on-going counter-offensive, ... More >>
Global Cooperation To Protect The Ozone Layer Can Ensure A Better Future For Us All
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 5:52 am | UN News
As the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer turns 35 on Friday, World Ozone Day, the United Nations has said that continuing the level of cooperation that led to the treaty’s adoption and success is just what is needed to protect life on ... More >>
UN Remains Deeply Concerned Over ‘Dangerous Escalation’ Following Fighting Across Armenia-Azerbaijan Border
Friday, 16 September 2022, 6:51 am | UN News
A senior official from the UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs department has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan “to take immediate and concrete steps to deescalate tensions” following several days of fighting this week which reportedly left dozens ... More >>
Human Rights: Inflation Threatens Everyone’s Right To Development
Friday, 16 September 2022, 6:22 am | UN News
Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding to a “confluence of crises” that threatens us all, the UN’s acting human rights chief has warned. Addressing the Human Rights Council ... More >>
‘Don’t Flood The World Today; Don’t Drown It Tomorrow’, UN Chief Implores Leaders
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 6:23 am | UN News
As hundreds of Heads of State and Government prepare to fly into New York for the General Debate of the new General Assembly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on them to bring hope to a fractured world, and increase efforts to fight ... More >>
Russia: UN Expert Alarmed At Continued Targeting Of Human Rights Defenders
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 5:08 am | UN News
GENEVA (14 September 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, today reiterated her calls on the Russian Government to stop the clampdown on human rights defenders. She said in a statement: “In the ... More >>
