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Monkeypox Transmission May Have Gone Undetected ‘For Some Time’
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 6:56 am | UN News
Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. “Investigations are ongoing, but the sudden appearance of monkeypox in many countries at the same ... More >>
People For Peace: Dreaming Of A Mine-free Lebanon
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 7:27 pm | UN News
A young Cambodian woman says it is her dream to help remove all land mines from the south of Lebanon and improve living conditions for all people living under the threat of death or injury. Decades of civil conflict have left Lebanon with a legacy ... More >>
Ukrainian Refugees Arrive In Poland ‘in A State Of Distress And Anxiety’
Saturday, 28 May 2022, 7:10 pm | UN News
With more than 3.5 million people having fled to Poland since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, continues to scale up its operations to provide aid to arrivals, the agency’s spokesperson said on Friday. ... More >>
Chile: Apology For Sterilizing HIV-positive Women In Moment Of ‘reproductive Justice’
Saturday, 28 May 2022, 6:41 pm | UN News
The head of the UN agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS, welcomed on Friday a public apology from Chile on a landmark case of involuntary sterilization of women living with HIV. “This settlement is a significant moment for women around the ... More >>
Rights Office Welcomes Zambia’s Pledge To Abolish The Death Penalty
Saturday, 28 May 2022, 6:40 pm | UN News
Zambia’s plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision. President Hakainde Hichilema announced the development on Tuesday in a ... More >>
5 Things You Should Know About The UN Ocean Conference, A Chance To Save The Planet’s Largest Ecosystem
Saturday, 28 May 2022, 6:17 am | UN News
The Ocean is the planet’s largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger. The second UN Ocean Conference , due to take place in June, will be an important opportunity to redress the damage ... More >>
5 Ways UN Peacekeeping Partnerships Drive Peace And Development
Friday, 27 May 2022, 7:40 pm | UN News
Every day, United Nations peacekeepers work to protect millions of vulnerable people in increasingly dangerous places in the world’s most fragile political contexts. From protecting civilians in war-torn areas and building social cohesion, to ensuring ... More >>
UN Syria Commission: ‘Unconscionable To Consider Closing Last Border Crossing’
Friday, 27 May 2022, 7:37 pm | UN News
The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry said on Thursday that not extending current cross-border aid to Syria along the remaining route, would be a “failure of the highest order”. The warning to the Security Council comes as humanitarian needs throughout Syria ... More >>
Peacekeepers’ Day Ceremony Honours Service And Sacrifice Of UN Blue Helmets
Friday, 27 May 2022, 7:29 pm | UN News
The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in some of the most dangerous places in the world during a ceremony in New York on Thursday to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Secretary-General António Guterres ... More >>
Disaster Prevention, Risk Reduction, Critical To Sustainable Future: UN Deputy Chief
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 6:43 pm | UN News
The world will experience 1.5 medium to large-scale disasters every day through the end of the decade, unless countries ramp up action on prevention and risk reduction, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday. ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Bachelet Holds ‘Valuable’ Meeting With China’s President Xi
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 6:54 am | UN News
On day three of her official mission to China, top UN rights official Michelle Bachelet described having a “valuable opportunity” to highlight rights issues and concerns with President Xi Jinping and other senior officials, the first such visit by a UN ... More >>
Monkeypox Outbreak Can Still Be Contained, Insists UN Health Agency
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 7:10 pm | UN News
The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk of transmission is low, the UN health agency said on Tuesday. “What we know from this virus and these modes ... More >>
International Community Urged To Support New Administration In Somalia
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 5:12 pm | UN News
The recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make progress on other urgent national priorities, the UN Special Representative for the county told the Security Council on Monday. James Swan, who ... More >>
More Consensus Needed Over Digital Technology For ‘People And The Planet’
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 6:29 am | UN News
While digital technologies have offered “boundless opportunities” for sustainable development, education and inclusion, the UN political chief warned on Monday that there is also a clear downside. “We have a critical opportunity to build consensus ... More >>
Middle East And North Africa: Addressing Highest Rates Of Youth Unemployment In The World
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 6:27 am | UN News
More than 33 million new jobs need to be created by 2030 in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2030, if the world’s largest unemployment hot spot is to be substantially improved, four United Nations agencies said on Monday. The joint-release ... More >>
Global Jobs Market Recovery ‘Has Gone Into Reverse’, Warns UN Labour Agency
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 6:26 am | UN News
The recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Monday, blaming COVID-19 and “other multiple crises” that have increased inequalities within and between countries. In its latest update on the world of work ... More >>
“COVID-19 Is Not Over”, Tedros Warns World Health Assembly
Monday, 23 May 2022, 7:01 am | UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told global health Ministers on Sunday that although reported COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly, it is not time to lower the guard. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus delivered his message ... More >>
Climate Change Threatening Access To Water And Sanitation
Saturday, 21 May 2022, 5:22 pm | UN News
Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on people’s access to water and sanitation unless governments do more to prepare key infrastructure now, the UN warned on Friday. “Climate change is already posing serious challenges to ... More >>
Europe: WHO Supporting Countries Affected By Rare Monkeypox Outbreak
Saturday, 21 May 2022, 5:21 pm | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with countries where cases of the rare viral disease monkeypox have been reported, the UN agency said on Friday. The UN agency said in a statement that there were around 80 cases confirmed so far, ... More >>
More Than 59 Million Internally Displaced In 2021
Friday, 20 May 2022, 8:13 pm | UN News
A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more than in 2020, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday, citing the latest Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID). ... More >>
