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UN Emergency Response Fund Provides ‘Spark Of Hope’ For Shared Humanity
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:54 pm | UN News
Fast and flexible, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) was set up to promote swift, coordinated action in humanitarian crises, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a High-level Pledging Event on Wednesday, adding: “It has more than fulfilled ... More >>
UN’s Truth-teller On Racism, Xenophobia And Intolerance Sees Signs Of Hope, Amid COVID Quagmire And Rising Hate Speech
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:52 pm | UN News
She is outspoken, candid, and speaks truth to power. She is known to lecture governments and tell them how to improve their track record on xenophobia, racism, racial discrimination, and all forms of intolerance. Tendayi Achiume is the half-Zambian, half-Zimbabwean ... More >>
UNHCR Staff Members Wounded In DR Congo, UN Chief Calls For Full Investigation
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 5:18 pm | UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members. Unidentified attackers opened fire on the ... More >>
Seven UN Peacekeepers Killed In Latest Mali Attack
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 5:17 pm | UN News
On Wednesday morning, seven UN peacekeepers from Togo died and three others were seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the Bandiagara region in central Mali. The peacekeepers were part of a convoy travelling from Douentza ... More >>
Africa Free Trade Area, Likely Spur For Growth And Development
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 5:16 pm | UN News
With productivity-boosting measures, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement could reduce poverty and inequality while spurring sustainable and inclusive growth, according to a report launched on Wednesday by the UN trade and development ... More >>
Unilateral Sanctions Particularly Harmful To Women, Children, Other Vulnerable Groups
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 5:15 pm | UN News
Women, children and other vulnerable groups are more likely to have their human rights impacted by unilateral sanctions, an independent UN human rights expert alerted on Wednesday. According to the independent expert, “unilateral sanctions hurt all, ... More >>
At Seoul Meeting, Guterres Urges Greater Support For Peacekeeping Amid Mounting Threats
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 6:10 pm | UN News
With the world now facing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to step up support for UN peacekeeping operations across the globe, and the thousands who serve within them. Mr. Guterres ... More >>
Countries With Regulations Against Industrially Produced Trans Fats Tripled Over The Past Year
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 6:08 pm | UN News
Forty countries now have best-practice trans fat elimination policies in effect, protecting 1.4 billion people from this deadly food compound, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World Health Organization ( WHO ). Around 940 million ... More >>
Plastics In Soil Threatens Food Security, Health, And Environment: FAO
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 7:50 am | UN News
Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, and the environment. While plastic refuse littering ... More >>
Internet Governance Forum Promotes Inclusive Digital Future For All
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 7:49 am | UN News
Leveraging the power of the Internet while tackling the risks of cyberspace is the focus of a UN meeting underway in Katowice, Poland, this week. The Internet Governance Forum ( IGF ) brings together more than 7,000 innovators, big tech executives, young ... More >>
Clashes Displace Thousands In Darfur, Where 6.2 Million Will Need Assistance Next Year
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 7:47 am | UN News
With escalating violence displacing thousands of people since November, the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur is getting worse and around 6.2 million people will need humanitarian assistance next year, UN agencies reported on Tuesday. The Principal ... More >>
Women Sweep UN’s 2021 ‘Champions Of The Earth’ Awards
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 7:45 am | UN News
A Caribbean-based prime minister, a scientist, a group of indigenous women, and an entrepreneur were announced on Tuesday as this year’s winners of the United Nations’ Champions of the Earth awards. According to the UN Environment Programme ... More >>
DR Congo: Limitations To ‘strictly Military Approach’ To Stem Violence, Mission Chief Warns
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 5:51 pm | UN News
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo told the Security Council on Monday that “a lasting solution” to the violence “requires a broader political commitment to address the root causes of ... More >>
COVID-19: Students Face $17 Trillion Loss In Lifetime Earnings
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 5:50 pm | UN News
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in a staggering $17 trillion in lost lifetime earnings for today’s students, according to a UN-backed report issued on Monday. The projection is among the findings of The State of the Global ... More >>
COVID Contributed To 69,000 Malaria Deaths WHO Finds, Though ‘Doomsday Scenario’ Averted
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 7:48 am | UN News
Disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in considerable increases in malaria cases and deaths between 2019 and 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. However, “the doomsday scenario” projected by the WHO has not materialised,” ... More >>
With 280 Prisoners Dead In Ecuador, UN Experts Call For Urgent Action
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 7:46 am | UN News
Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates dead and hundreds injured in Ecuadorian prisons this year, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for urgent government action to address the issue. In a joint statement, the ... More >>
First Person: ‘Trafficking Is A Crime That Can Happen In Front Of Our Eyes’
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 7:44 am | UN News
Ilias Chatzis heads up a global team of more than 60 experts at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), committed to countering Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling . He says that more focus needs to be placed on those who profit from the crimes, ... More >>
Omicron: Don't Panic But Prepare For Likely Spread, Says WHO
Saturday, 4 December 2021, 3:42 pm | UN News
As scientists continue to investigate the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but to prepare for its likely spread. Heralding South Africa’s and Botswana’s decision to report ... More >>
UN Chief: COVID-19 Laid Bare Barriers Faced By 1 Billion People With Disabilities
Saturday, 4 December 2021, 3:39 pm | UN News
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities , the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the pandemic. “ COVID-19 has laid bare the persistent ... More >>
COP26: Convert Climate ‘Promises To Action’, Urge UN Rights Experts
Saturday, 4 December 2021, 3:38 pm | UN News
Marking the 35th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development , independent UN human rights experts on Friday issued an urgent call to “move from promises to action” on the outcomes of the UN’s landmark COP26 climate conference. More ... More >>
