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Lewis Hamilton Lines Up With UNHCR In Equality Drive For Refugee Children’s Education
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 5:56 am | UN News
Racing driver Sir Lewis Hamilton, seven-time Formula 1 world champion, is backing a fresh call from the UN on Tuesday for all refugee children and youth to be given access to a full quality education. He’s one driving force behind the release of ... More >>
Catastrophic Hunger Levels Leave 500,000 Children At Risk Of Dying In Somalia
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 5:54 am | UN News
Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, 173,000 more than during the 2011 famine, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday. In a call for immediate funding to help vulnerable communities hit by successive ... More >>
Ukraine’s Suffering Continues, Acting UN Rights Chief Tells Human Rights Council
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 6:52 am | UN News
The Human Rights Council opened a four-week session in Geneva on Monday, with multiple emergencies – from Afghanistan to Ukraine – set to take centre stage. Just over 200 days since Russia invaded its neighbour, acting UN High Commissioner for Human ... More >>
Ukraine: More Than 14,000 Casualties To Date But ‘actual Numbers Are Likely Considerably Higher'
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 7:08 pm | UN News
Nearly 5,800 people have been killed in the conflict in Ukraine and the situation of prisoners of war in Russian-held areas is “worrying”, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said on Friday. Matilda Bogner was presenting ... More >>
Nigeria: UN Expert Calls For More Advances In Protecting Older Persons
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 5:50 am | UN News
Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday that Nigeria must implement already adopted measures to protect them against ageism and age discrimination, both ... More >>
UN Meeting Upholds Need To Remember And Support Victims Of Terrorism
Friday, 9 September 2022, 6:51 am | UN News
Advancing the rights and needs of people whose lives have been upended by terrorism is the goal of a two-day meeting that opened at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday. The first UN Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism will address ... More >>
WMO: Climate Change In Africa Can Destabilize ‘Countries And Entire Regions’
Friday, 9 September 2022, 6:30 am | UN News
Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The State of ... More >>
Pollution And Climate Change Upsurge The Risk Of ‘Climate Penalty’
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 6:44 am | UN News
A rise in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves will not only increase wildfires this century but also worsen air quality – harming human health and ecosystems, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched ... More >>
Sri Lanka: New Government Urged To Make Progress On Accountability, Institutional Reforms
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 5:23 am | UN News
Sri Lanka is at a critical juncture and the new Government must make progress on accountability as well as institutional and security sector reforms, the UN human rights office, OHCHR , said in a report published on Tuesday. The country is in the ... More >>
Somalia: UN’s Top Humanitarian Forum Warns Of ‘Tipping Point’ As Famine Risk Rises
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 5:53 am | UN News
Somalia is at a “tipping point”, with hundreds of thousands of people at immediate risk of famine, the heads of the UN’s highest-level humanitarian coordination forum have warned. In a statement issued on Monday, the principals of the Inter-Agency ... More >>
Pakistan: More Than 6.4 Million In ‘Dire Need’ After Unprecedented Floods
Monday, 5 September 2022, 5:44 am | UN News
The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. With more than 33 million people impacted, that represents 15 per cent of the total Pakistani population, ... More >>
World Food Prices Drop For Fifth Consecutive Month: FAO
Monday, 5 September 2022, 5:42 am | UN News
World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) reported on Friday. Its latest Food Price Index shows that the prices of five ... More >>
Ukraine: IAEA Experts Arrive In Zaporizhzhia Ahead Of Mission To Nuclear Plant
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 7:16 am | UN News
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, the latest stage in their efforts to inspect conditions at the embattled nuclear power plant there. Speaking to reporters, agency chief Rafael ... More >>
Pakistan: WHO Warns Of Significant Health Risks As Floods Continue
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 6:25 am | UN News
Major health risks are unfolding in Pakistan as unprecedented flooding continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday, warning of the threat of further spread of malaria, dengue fever and other water- and vector-borne diseases. ... More >>
Mikhail Gorbachev: UN Chief Hails ‘One Of A Kind Statesman Who Changed The Course Of History’
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 12:20 pm | UN News
The Secretary-General has paid warm tribute to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose death aged 91 was announced on Tuesday, describing him as the person who “more than any other” brought about the peaceful end of the Cold ... More >>
Pakistan: $160 Million UN Emergency Plan Launched, As ‘Monsoon On Steroids’ Continues
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 5:58 am | UN News
A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach “5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country”. An estimated 33 million people have been affected by the ... More >>
Pakistan: WFP Working To Expand Food Aid As Deadly Flooding Continues
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 6:36 am | UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting Pakistan as the country takes stock of floods which have reportedly killed more than 1,000 people and displaced some 33 million, the UN agency said on Monday. Through its National Disaster Management ... More >>
Ukraine: UN Atomic Energy Experts Head To Stricken Nuclear Power Station
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 6:33 am | UN News
A team of UN atomic energy experts set out on Monday for Zaporizhzya nuclear power station in Ukraine, after months of rising tensions between Ukrainian and Russian forces, who have accused each other of shelling the plant. In a tweet, Rafael Grossi, ... More >>
Burkinabé Peacekeeper In Mali Is UN Woman Police Officer Of The Year
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 6:27 am | UN News
A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honoured for her work to boost trust between the authorities and local communities, including survivors of gender-based violence. Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda is the recipient ... More >>
UN Chief Disappointed Nuclear Treaty Conference Ends Without Consensus
Monday, 29 August 2022, 7:05 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted the need for dialogue to reduce the nuclear threat after countries failed to reach consensus at a conference to review the landmark Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ), his Spokesperson said on ... More >>
