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West Darfur: Health Workers, Children, Among 200 Killed In ‘senseless And Brutal Attacks’
Friday, 29 April 2022, 10:44 pm | UN News
Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two health workers, must stop immediately, a senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Nearly 200 civilians were killed ... More >>
Learn From The Pandemic To Strengthen Workplace Safety: UN Labour Agency
Friday, 29 April 2022, 7:10 pm | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how effective dialogue between employers, workers and governments, is the best way to strengthen safety and health at work, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report published on Thursday. Each year, ... More >>
Guterres In Ukraine: War Is ‘Evil’ And Unacceptable, Calls For Justice
Friday, 29 April 2022, 7:08 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited sites of suspected war crimes in Ukraine on Thursday, where he condemned the “evil” acts committed against civilians and urged criminal accountability. The UN chief’s visit to the Kyiv suburbs of ... More >>
Tech Needs Girls, And Girls Need Tech
Friday, 29 April 2022, 7:06 pm | UN News
More and more young women and girls are highlighting the importance of access and safety in the digital world. Marking International Girls in ICT Day, on Thursday, UN agencies have issued a call to action to ensure equal access to digital learning ... More >>
Kinder Brand Chocolates Now Linked To Salmonella Poisoning In 11 Countries
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 6:48 pm | UN News
Eleven mainly European countries have now reported salmonella food poisoning, linked to popular “Kinder” chocolate products produced in Belgium, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The World Health Organization said on Wednesday ... More >>
Ebola Vaccination Campaign Begins In DR Congo To Counter New Outbreak
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 6:44 pm | UN News
An Ebola vaccination campaign has begun in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to halt the spread of a deadly new outbreak in the country, where the disease is endemic. The UN World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Wednesday that ... More >>
Young Innovators Win Video Competition With Ideas For A Better Future
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 6:56 am | UN News
Marking World Intellectual Property Day , on Tuesday, UN patent experts announced the champions of this year’s youth video competition. Selected among 142 entries from 63 countries, the top three winners come from Syria, Ghana, and China, the World ... More >>
Heightened Security Fears On Chernobyl Disaster Anniversary
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 6:33 am | UN News
On the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, the world is again concerned about the safety of nuclear power plants, amid the ongoing Russian invasion, which has seen shelling take place at Chernobyl, and other nuclear sites in the country. ... More >>
UN General Assembly Mandates Meeting In Wake Of Any Security Council Veto
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 6:12 am | UN News
The UN General Assembly decided on Tuesday to automatically meet within 10 days, if the veto is used in the Security Council by one of its five permanent members. China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States have the power to ... More >>
Ukraine War: UN Chief Arrives For Talks In Moscow As ‘Messenger Of Peace’
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 6:10 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need to “keep alive the values of multilateralism” amid the war in Ukraine and its fallouts across the globe. Speaking in Moscow on Tuesday, he outlined proposals that would establish ... More >>
Interview: ‘Era-defining’ War In Ukraine Impacts WFP Operations In South Sudan
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 7:01 pm | UN News
Nearly eight million people in South Sudan are facing severe levels of food insecurity at a time when the cost of staple items and fuel have shot up due to supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine, the World Food Programme (WFP) has reported. ... More >>
Development Financing Crucial To Get Global Economy Back On Track
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 6:59 pm | UN News
The global economy is under severe stress and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in “need of urgent rescue”, the deputy UN chief told the Financing for Development Forum on Monday. “Financing for developing is an essential part ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Experts Call On US Government To Unblock Foreign Assets Of Central Bank To Ease Humanitarian Impact
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 5:49 am | UN News
GENEVA (25 April 2022) – Alarmed by the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN human rights experts call on the Government of the United States to unblock the foreign assets of Da Afghanistan Bank of more than US $7 billion to enable the unimpeded ... More >>
New Ebola Outbreak Declared In The Democratic Republic Of Congo
Monday, 25 April 2022, 6:06 pm | UN News
The health authorities of the African nation declared a new outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Saturday. The infected patient was ... More >>
Biodiversity And Ecosystem Protection Highlighted On Mother Earth Day
Saturday, 23 April 2022, 6:19 pm | UN News
Marking International Mother Earth Day, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid urged on Friday, for collective action to safeguard biodiversity and protect ecosystems. Nature is suffering. Oceans are filling with plastic and turning more acidic; extreme ... More >>
Earth Day: 5 Ways We’re Working To Repair The Damage To Our Planet And Combat Climate Change
Saturday, 23 April 2022, 6:09 pm | UN News
International Mother Earth Day is a chance to reflect on how humanity has been treating our planet, and let’s face it: we’ve been poor custodians. And while a steady stream of IPCC reports has painted a legitimately worrying picture of the current ... More >>
Ukraine: ‘Massive Scale’ Devastation, One-quarter Of Population In Need
Friday, 22 April 2022, 6:44 pm | UN News
Over the past two months, Ukraine has seen “suffering, devastation, and destruction on a massive scale”, the UN Crisis Coordinator for the country told journalists on Thursday, and echoed the Secretary-General in saying, “we must stop the bloodshed ... More >>
Security Council Hears Of ‘Trust Deficit’ In Disputed Abyei Region
Friday, 22 April 2022, 6:42 pm | UN News
Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained calm, the “trust deficit” between the two main communities continues to be a great concern, UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the ... More >>
UN Chief Appeals: ‘Forge A Path To Safety’ During A 4-day Holy Week Humanitarian Truce
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 6:54 pm | UN News
This year, Orthodox Holy Week is being observed under a “cloud of a war” that totally negates the Easter message of unity, the UN chief said on Tuesday, calling for a four-day humanitarian pause in Ukraine. In five days, Ukrainians and Russians ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Condemns Deadly Blasts At Two Schools In Kabul
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 6:52 pm | UN News
The United Nations has condemned the deadly bomb blasts at two educational institutions in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, which killed at least six people and wounded nearly 20 others. The explosions took place at the all-boys Abdul Rahim ... More >>
