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Time To Negotiate End To ‘Unwinnable’ War In Ukraine, Guterres Declares
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 8:38 pm | UN News
It’s time for a diplomatic solution to be found to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amidst signs of hope that progress can be made to end an “unwinnable” and “indefensible” war, said the UN chief on Tuesday. António ... More >>
UNHCR Chief Condemns ‘Discrimination, Violence And Racism’ Against Some Fleeing Ukraine
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 7:09 pm | UN News
The head of UN refugee agency UNHCR, spoke out on Monday against the “ugly reality” that some refugees fleeing across the Ukraine border, and Third Country Nationals, have been subjected to racism and discrimination. In a statement ... More >>
DPR Korea’s Grip On Population Has Tightened Since COVID
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 7:05 pm | UN News
In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, human rights violations remain systematic, and the authorities’ grip on the population has “tightened”, the Human Rights Council heard on Monday. The ... More >>
South Sudan: ‘Hellish Existence’ For Women And Girls, New UN Report Reveals
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 7:02 pm | UN News
Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said on Monday. The Commission’s new report , based on interviews conducted with victims ... More >>
UN Chief Warns Against ‘Sleepwalking To Climate Catastrophe’
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 7:00 pm | UN News
The goal tolimit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate change, and driven home in last November’s COP26 , gathering in Glasgow, is now on “life support” and “in intensive care,” the UN chief ... More >>
More Than 2 Attacks A Day On Ukraine Health Facilities; 6.5 Million Now Internally Displaced
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 6:58 pm | UN News
As the total forced to flee their homes in Ukraine rises above 10 million, attacks on healthcare facilities there due to Russia’s continuing bombardment are averaging more than two per day, the UN warned on Monday. “We, along with our partners, remain ... More >>
No Sign Of Ukraine Bioweapons Labs Says Disarmament Chief, After Further Russian Claims
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 6:58 pm | UN News
The UN is not aware of any biological weapons programme being conducted in Ukraine, the Organization’s disarmament chief told the Security Council once more on Friday, responding to fresh allegations by the Russian Federation, that it had evidence to ... More >>
Ukraine Invasion: Needs Keep Growing With Cities Facing ‘Fatal Shortages’
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 6:38 am | UN News
After a missile attack near the airport in Lviv in western Ukraine early on Friday, UN humanitarians warned that the situation across the country remains dire, as Russia’s military invasion continues. “What happened in Lviv this morning, is nothing new, ... More >>
For Equality, Respect And Dignity We Must ‘Speak As One’ Against Racism: Guterres
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 6:36 am | UN News
Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst that “normalizes hate, denies dignity, and spurs violence”. ... More >>
Gamechanger HIV Injection Rolls Out In South Africa And Brazil
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 6:27 am | UN News
The first injection to offer long-lasting protection against HIV is being rolled out in South Africa and Brazil, as an alternative to daily medication, according to the UN agency UNITAID. Hosted by the World Health Organization ( WHO ), UNITAID ... More >>
Security Council Votes To Bolster UN Priorities In Afghanistan
Friday, 18 March 2022, 7:14 pm | UN News
Seven months after Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, the Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the UN special political mission in the country, charging it with a robust set of priorities, ranging from coordinating humanitarian ... More >>
UN Prioritizes Least Developed Countries In ‘Plans…Investments And…Actions’ – Guterres
Friday, 18 March 2022, 7:11 pm | UN News
The vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be different today than they were 50 years ago – when the UN created the category – but left unaddressed, the results are the same, the UN chief told a dedicated meeting on Thursday. “Inequality. ... More >>
World Must Deliver Support To Afghans: UN Refugee Chief
Friday, 18 March 2022, 7:05 pm | UN News
UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi called on Thursday for sustained international support for Afghanistan’s people, where the country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening. Speaking from Kabul, at the end of a four-day visit to Afghanistan, Mr. ... More >>
Myanmar: ‘Appalling’ Violations Demand ‘Unified And Resolute International Response’
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 8:07 pm | UN News
Security forces in Myanmar have killed at least 1,600 people and detained more than 12,500, since the military coup last year, the UN rights office said on Tuesday. In a new report warning that serious rights abuses uncovered in Myanmar may amount ... More >>
Syria: Children ‘Live In Fear Of Violence’, Scarred By 11 Years Of War
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 7:59 pm | UN News
Nearly five million children born in Syria since March 2011 have known nothing but conflict. After 11 years of war, the crisis continues to leave them struggling with physical and psychological scars, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. ... More >>
Ukraine War Creating A Child Refugee Almost Every Second: UNICEF
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 7:57 pm | UN News
Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million. “ We have now reached three million ... More >>
UN On ‘Positive Trajectory’ Towards Full Gender Parity
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 7:54 pm | UN News
Gender equality and women’s rights are essential to a renewed social contract anchored in human rights - the new Agenda for Peace - the UN chief told a meeting on Tuesday aimed at advancing women’s leadership worldwide. ... More >>
Ukraine War: $100 Billion In Infrastructure Damage, And Counting
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 7:52 pm | UN News
War in Ukraine risks seeing 90 per cent of the country “freefall into poverty” and extreme vulnerability, nearly three weeks since Russia invaded its neighbour, a new UN report said on Wednesday. UNDP warned that ... More >>
International Court Orders Russia To ‘immediately Suspend’ Military Operations In Ukraine
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 6:18 pm | UN News
Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague. By a vote of 13 to two, with Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian of Russia and Judge Xue Hanqin of China dissenting, ... More >>
Yemen Facing ‘Outright Catastrophe’ Over Rising Hunger, Warn UN Humanitarians
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 6:25 pm | UN News
Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is “teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe”, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from the war-ravaged country indicated potentially record food insecurity. Today, more than 17.4 million Yemenis ... More >>
