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UN Data Helps Balance New Year’s Weight Loss Resolutions
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 6:47 am | UN News
At the heart of many New Year’s resolutions is a fresh gym membership and an intensive exercise regime that promises to deliver quick results. But that is not necessarily the most efficient way for everyone to lose weight, according to a new study by the ... More >>
2021 Year In Review: Celebrating UN Values In Action
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 6:44 am | UN News
Conflict, health crises and the climate emergency may have dominated headlines this year but, behind the scenes, countless unsung heroes were working tirelessly to put the values of the UN into action. Here are some of the inspiring personal stories ... More >>
Sudan: Food Looted In Darfur, 730,000 People Left Without
Friday, 31 December 2021, 6:53 am | UN News
The UN chief condemned on Wednesday the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and supplies gifted to the Sudanese authorities for civilian in El Fasher, Darfur. Last Tuesday evening, a World Food Programme ( WFP ) warehouse ... More >>
WHO: 2022 Can Mark The End Of COVID's Acute Stage
Friday, 31 December 2021, 6:51 am | UN News
The UN health agency chief expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday that 2022 maybe the year the world ends the acute stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Health Organization ( WHO ) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus reminded that ... More >>
Three Separate Shipwrecks Leave Dozens Dead And More Missing
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:30 pm | UN News
At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks over the course of four days last week in the Aegean Sea, and an unknown number are still missing, the UN refugee agency ( UNHCR ) said on Tuesday. According to the UN agency, between ... More >>
Myanmar: Attack Leaves 35 Dead, Including 4 Children
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:29 pm | UN News
The United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF ) condemned on Tuesday the reported killing of at least 35 people, including four children and two humanitarian workers, in the Kayah state, in Myanmar. The UN agency was “shocked and saddened” by the ... More >>
UN Chief Urges That Recovery Be ‘our Resolution For 2022’
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:28 pm | UN News
Together, let’s make recovery “for people, planet and prosperity” our resolution for 2022, the UN chief said in his message for the New Year. “The world welcomes 2022 with our hopes for the future being tested by deepening poverty and worsening ... More >>
Escalation In Yemen ‘Worst In Years’ – UN Top Envoy
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 7:03 am | UN News
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen , Hans Grundberg, said on Tuesday that a recent military escalation in the country is “among the worst” in years and increasingly putting civilians in crosshairs. According to his statement , airstrikes ... More >>
UNESCO Marks Semi-centennial Anniversary Of Biosphere Preservation
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:07 am | UN News
The UN cultural agency commemorated on Monday the 50th anniversary of its Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which created in 1971, has been promoting a long-lasting connection between people and nature. “This is really a programme for the people, ... More >>
Central African Republic: Scores Of Militias Forced Out Of Boyo
Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 6:20 pm | UN News
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have ousted scores of militants from the embattled town of Boyo, in the south of the country. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the CAR, known by its French acronym MINUSCA ... More >>
Secretary-General, UN Leaders, Mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu - ‘a Towering Global Figure For Peace’
Monday, 27 December 2021, 6:52 pm | UN News
Archbishop Desmond Tutu. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré Secretary-General António Guterres was among UN leaders paying tribute on Sunday to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, describing him as “an unwavering voice for the voiceless.” The UN chief was deeply ... More >>
‘Grasp This Opportunity’, Guterres Says, Following Announcements By Ethiopia And Tigray Forces
Saturday, 25 December 2021, 5:32 pm | UN News
In the wake of recent developments in northern Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged warring sides to seize the opportunity to bring an end to more than a year of fighting in the Tigray region. Mr. Guterres has welcomed the ... More >>
Despite ‘Rampant’ Poverty, ‘Existential’ Lack Of Funding Impedes UNRWA's Work
Saturday, 25 December 2021, 6:48 am | UN News
A long-term lack of funding for the UN’s relief agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA , now represents an “existential” threat, its top official warned on Thursday. Philippe Lazzarini , Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ... More >>
Stepping Up Assistance To Venezuelans Crossing Chile’s Inhospitable Northern Border
Saturday, 25 December 2021, 6:46 am | UN News
In response to the critical needs of a growing number of Venezuelans arriving by foot to Chile’s northern border, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Thursday that it is stepping up its presence and assistance in the South American country. ... More >>
Authorities Urged To Protect Women And Children Following Violence And Protests In Sudan
Saturday, 25 December 2021, 6:43 am | UN News
Authorities in Sudan must protect boys and girls from violence, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, following recent deadly inter-communal clashes in West Darfur and protests in the capital, Khartoum. Kambou ... More >>
50th Honda Summercross Is Fizzing And Ready To Go
Friday, 24 December 2021, 10:54 pm | UN News
Oparau's James Scott (Honda CRF250), one of the favourites to win at Summercross this season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It's summer time again and time too for the new Kiwi motocross season to get twisted full throttle – and that can ... More >>
WHO Warns Against Blanket Boosters, As Vaccine Inequity Persists
Friday, 24 December 2021, 2:56 am | UN News
Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. “No country can boost its way out of the pandemic,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom ... More >>
Ignoring COVID-19 Will Just Perpetuate It, WHO Warns
Friday, 24 December 2021, 2:55 am | UN News
As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, the UN health agency issued a reminder on Wednesday that “anyone who ignores COVID-19 is…perpetuating it”. That message from the head of the World Health Organization ... More >>
Experts Call For Immediate Release Of Kashmiri Human Rights Defender
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 6:50 am | UN News
Authorities in India must stop targeting prominent Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, while calling for his immediate release from detention. Mr. Parvez has documented serious human rights ... More >>
Sudan Protests: Security Forces In Spotlight Over Sexual Violence Allegations
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 6:58 pm | UN News
In Sudan, reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters at the weekend must be investigated immediately, the UN rights office, OHCHR , said on Tuesday. The allegations surfaced after demonstrations in Khartoum ... More >>
