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Guterres Opens Global Disability Summit With Inclusivity Call
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 8:58 pm | UN News
The Global Disability Summit began on Wednesday in Oslo, where UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged all countries to do more to put people living with disabilities “front and centre” of their post-COVID recovery plans. ... More >>
Concern Over Low Vaccination Rates As ‘Omicron Tidal Wave’ Floods Eastern Europe, Central Asia
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 7:43 pm | UN News
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official in Europe on Tuesday called on governments and health authorities to “closely examine” why there is low demand and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines, as an “Omicron tidal wave” slams countries ... More >>
‘Historic Expansion’ Of Joint UN Fund To Boost Sustainable Development
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 6:44 am | UN News
TheUN Joint SDG Fund announced on Mondayan additional $54.5 millionininvestments for projects across five countries, to try and get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track. “The Fund is in a position to bridge the gap in ... More >>
WHO Alert Over Childhood Cancer Inequalities In Europe
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 6:42 am | UN News
Progress in the overall survival rate for children with cancer is uneven across Europe, with a significant proportion of the thousands diagnosed with cancer each year, still dying, the UN health agency WHO alerted on Tuesday. The new WHO report ... More >>
Number Of Internally Displaced In Myanmar Doubles, To 800,000
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 7:57 pm | UN News
The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February of last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency ( UNHCR ) announced on Friday. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, UNHCR spokesperson Matthew ... More >>
Stability For Libya Must Be 'Top Priority' Urges Guterres
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 7:35 pm | UN News
The UN chief is “following closely” the latest political crisis unfolding in Libya, which threatens to return the country to a stand-off position between two rival authorities, following the failure to hold presidential elections in December. ... More >>
World Pulses Day Empowers Youth, For Sustainable ‘Agrifood’ Systems
Friday, 11 February 2022, 7:43 pm | UN News
The UN marks World Pulses Day on Thursday, this year celebrating how these nutritious beans, grains and seeds, crucial to so many cuisines worldwide, can empower youth to help achieve sustainable commercial farming (agrifood) systems. ... More >>
Africa On Track To Control Pandemic This Year But Vigilance Is Key: WHO
Friday, 11 February 2022, 7:40 pm | UN News
Africa is on track to control the COVID-19 pandemic this year if current trends continue, but vigilance will remain key, the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office said on Thursday. Since the first case on the continent ... More >>
World Leaders Call For $23 Billion To End Pandemic This Year
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 9:12 pm | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic could be defeated this year but only if vaccines, tests and treatments are made available to all people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday. The UN chief was among world leaders calling for $23 ... More >>
‘Peace Is Indispensable’ Says UN Deputy Chief In Ethiopia, Hearing Stories Of Conflict And Hope
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 9:11 pm | UN News
From survivors of rape to young women entrepreneurs, the UN Deputy Secretary-General has spent the week meeting some of those whose lives have been upended by conflict in Ethiopia, but also hearing stories of hope that ... More >>
Cyberbullying A Top Concern On Safer Internet Day
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 8:26 pm | UN News
With more children and young people spending time online, cyberbullying is the top concern for their safety when using the internet, according to a survey carried about by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on two social media platforms. ... More >>
Tragic Death Of Venezuelan Baby Highlights Need For Greater Migrant Protection
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 8:23 pm | UN News
Following the death of a baby during an interception at sea off the southeast coast of the island of Trinidad on Sunday, UN agencies have expressed their deep sadness and called for stronger measures to protects refugees and migrants. The vessel carrying ... More >>
Severe Drought Threatens 13 Million With Hunger In Horn Of Africa
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 8:20 pm | UN News
An estimated 13 million people are waking up severely hungry every day in the Horn of Africa, as the region grapples with a major drought caused by the driest conditions since 1981, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. Three consecutive failed ... More >>
More Support Needed For Women And Girls In Super Typhoon-ravaged Philippines
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 8:23 pm | UN News
As the debris clears, the scale of destruction is laid bare. When Super Typhoon Rai - Odette as it’s known locally - barrelled down on the Philippines on 16 December, its 195km/h winds and torrential rain tore through hundreds of thousands of homes, ... More >>
Madagascar: Cyclone Batsirai Leaves At Least 10 Dead, Thousands Displaced
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 8:18 pm | UN News
Tropical Cyclone Batsirai wrought havoc across Madagascar over the weekend, the second deadly storm to batter the African island nation since the beginning of the year. Batsirai made landfall on Saturday night local time, with wind speeds of up ... More >>
Guterres Says Africa Is ‘Source Of Hope’ For The World
Sunday, 6 February 2022, 8:29 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said that Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the Decade of Financial and Economic Inclusion for African Women. António ... More >>
New WHO Platform Promotes Global Cancer Prevention
Saturday, 5 February 2022, 8:04 pm | UN News
With one in five people worldwide developing cancer during their lifetimes, prevention of the disease has become one of the most significant public health challenges of the 21st century. To mark World Cancer Day , the World Health Organization’s ( ... More >>
Madagascar: Recovering From One Deadly Cyclone, Bracing For Another
Saturday, 5 February 2022, 8:02 pm | UN News
Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to make landfall within hours. Meanwhile, the island nation off the coast of East Africa is still reeling from the impact of Storm Ana last month, ... More >>
Guterres: 'Let Us Build Bridges Between The Faiths'
Saturday, 5 February 2022, 8:00 pm | UN News
Marking the International Day of Human Fraternity on Friday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General issued a stark warning over rising hate speech, intolerance, discrimination and physical violence. According to António Guterres, the hateful attacks are ... More >>
Daughters Of Somalia, A Continuous Pledge To End Female Genital Mutilation
Saturday, 5 February 2022, 7:47 pm | UN News
In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM. Despite the practice having devastating health ramifications for women and girls - including pain, bleeding, permanent disability ... More >>
