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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 >>
Avoid Starvation: ‘Immediate Priority’ For 3.5 Million Afghans
Saturday, 4 December 2021, 3:36 pm | UN News
Amidst “truly unprecedented levels” of hunger in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that as winter arrives, avoiding widespread starvation “is an immediate priority”. Launching a global fundraising winter campaign ... More >>
With 1.3 Million Annual Road Deaths, UN Wants To Halve Number By 2030
Saturday, 4 December 2021, 3:35 pm | UN News
Road accidents are still responsible for 1.3 million annual deaths and 50 million injuries all over the world, but the United Nations has a Global Plan to halve road deaths and injuries by 2030. The plan is a key part of the Decade of Action for Road ... More >>
UNHCR Chief Calls For Mechanism To Deal With ‘Unprecedented’ Displacement In Mexico And Central America
Friday, 3 December 2021, 8:56 pm | UN News
Lack of opportunities, gangs, organized crime, the ravages of the pandemic and climate change, have triggered the displacement of nearly one million people in Mexico and Central America in recent years. To deal with the problem more effectively, the UN ... More >>
Croatia: Decades After Balkan Wars, UN Expert Urges New Push For Justice
Friday, 3 December 2021, 4:55 pm | UN News
Following armed conflict from1991 to 1994 in Croatia and the rest of former Yugoslavia, that triggered increased radicalization and hate speech, an independent UN human rights expert urged the authorities on Thursday to redouble efforts towards full ... More >>
‘Unity’ Of Purpose And Action Needed: Guterres Tells AU-UN Conference
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 7:02 pm | UN News
For two decades, the African Union (AU) has been “a gold standard of regional co-operation”, Secretary-General António Guterres told the fifth UN-AU Annual Conference on Wednesday in New York. He highlighted the wide range of progress made ... More >>
Women And Girls At High Risk Of Being Pushed Into Modern Slavery
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 7:00 pm | UN News
Women and children are at high risk of being pushed into contemporary forms of slavery,UN-appointed independentrightsexperts said onWednesday. In an alertto coincide withthe International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on 2 December, they ... More >>
Despite COVID-19 Connectivity Boost, World’s Poorest Left Far Behind
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 6:59 pm | UN News
Some 2.9 billion people still have never used the internet, and 96 per cent live in developing countries, a new UN report has found. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the estimated number of people who have gone online ... More >>
Emergency Aid Needs Set To Rise By 17% To 274 Million, UN Humanitarians Warn
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 6:04 pm | UN News
A total of 274 million people worldwide will need emergency aid and protection in 2022, a 17 per cent increase compared to last year, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. The amount is equivalent to “the world’s fourth most populous country”, Martin ... More >>
Burkina Faso Facing ‘multitude Of Challenges’ – Human Rights Chief Bachelet
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 5:56 pm | UN News
Concluding a four-day to visit Burkina Faso, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday that the country faces “a multitude of challenges with severe impacts on a wide range of human rights of its people”. She noted the landlocked ... More >>
World Trade Reaches All-time High, But 2022 Outlook ‘Uncertain’: UNCTAD
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 8:42 pm | UN News
This strong growth in demand – for goods, as opposed to services - is largely the result of pandemic restrictions easing, but also from economic stimulus packages and sharp increases in the price of raw materials. According to UN trade and development ... More >>
