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Integrate Water Supplies And Climate Action, World Leaders Urge
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 7:33 am | UN News
Water and climate action must be integrated to ensure sufficient water supply in the face of a rising global population and environmental degradation, a coalition of world leaders said on Tuesday. Climate change is exacerbating both water scarcity ... More >>
World Leaders, Corporations At COP26, Take Major Step To Restore And Protect Forests
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 7:13 am | UN News
A pivotal pledge to save and restore our planet’s forests was officially announced on the second day of the COP26 World Leaders Summit, and with that deal came a long list of commitments from public and private sector actors to combat climate change, ... More >>
COP26: Enough Of ‘Treating Nature Like A Toilet’ – Guterres Brings Stark Call For Climate Action To Glasgow
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 6:31 am | UN News
As the World Leaders Summit opened on day two of COP26, UN chief António Guterres sent a stark message to the international community. “We are digging our own graves”, he said, referring to the addiction to fossil fuels which threatens to push humanity ... More >>
Bachelet: Right To Social Security, Matter Of ‘the Utmost Urgency’
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 6:06 pm | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday that the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and the changing world of work, makes the right to social security for all, “a matter of the utmost urgency.” Michelle Bachelet was participating ... More >>
First Person: Telling The Tragic Story Of Mercury Poisoning In Japan
Sunday, 31 October 2021, 5:57 am | UN News
Masami Ogata is a survivor of Minamata Disease, a debilitating illness caused by industrial mercury poisoning, which originated in the Japanese town of the same name in the 1950s. As a UN conference on preventing future poisoning outbreaks gets underway, ... More >>
Traffickers Abusing Online Technology, UN Crime Prevention Agency Warns
Sunday, 31 October 2021, 5:54 am | UN News
Human traffickers who trick people with fake job offers and promises and then exploit them for profit, are taking advantage of online technologies for every step of their criminal activities. Research conducted by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ... More >>
Ahead Of Sudan Protests, UN Chief Asks Military To ‘Show Restraint’
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 5:43 pm | UN News
With mass civil protests against this week’s military coup planned for Saturday in Sudan, the UN Secretary-General has a simple message: “I urge the military to show restraint, and not to create any more victims.” “People must be allowed ... More >>
Greater Global Solidarity Needed To Achieve Peace And Security For Africa
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 2:26 pm | UN News
The deputy UN chief on Thursday emphasized the “vital importance” of peace and security in Africa, thanking ambassadors in the Security Council for helping the UN shine a spotlight on the issue, and how all Member States can work with the African ... More >>
UN Commits To Long-term Support For Afghan Mothers And Newborns: Najaba’s Story
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 2:24 pm | UN News
The delivery of reproductive health services, including safe childbirth, has been seriously impacted in Afghanistan, due to the turmoil surrounding the Taliban takeover of the country. Najaba, 36, has experienced firsthand how the dangers of pregnancy, ... More >>
With Crisis Deepening In Mali, UN Top Envoy Says ‘All Is Not Lost’
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 2:18 pm | UN News
The UN Special Representative for Mali told the Security Council on Friday that despite collective efforts, “the reality is that the security situation has deteriorated and the crisis is deepening”, across the northwest African nation. “However, ... More >>
World Leaders Urged To Prioritize Action On Water And Climate
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 2:16 pm | UN News
Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and nine other international organizations said on Friday in a letter to world leaders issued ... More >>
COP26 – What We Know So Far, And Why It Matters: Your UN News Guide
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 6:35 am | UN News
In a world shaken by a pandemic, and a fast-closing window of opportunity to avoid climate catastrophe, the pivotal COP26 UN climate conference kicks off this Sunday in the Scottish city of Glasgow - the stakes could not be higher. “Without decisive ... More >>
Green Industrial Policies Key For Climate Adaptation In Developing World
Friday, 29 October 2021, 8:39 pm | UN News
Green industrial policies will be critical for developing countries to adapt to climate change, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said in a report published on Thursday. The agency has called for a “transformative approach” that will allow ... More >>
World Heritage Forests Releasing More Carbon Than They Absorb: UNESCO
Friday, 29 October 2021, 7:17 am | UN News
Forests in at least ten World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to pressure from human activity and climate change, according to a new report released on Thursday, by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization( ... More >>
Peacekeeping Chief Encouraged By ‘Warming’ Relations Between Sudan And South Sudan Over Abyei
Friday, 29 October 2021, 7:05 am | UN News
The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was encouraged by a thaw in relations between South Sudan and Sudan, now that both have established national committees on the question of Abyei, the disputed ... More >>
Pandemic Impact On Jobs, Worse Than Expected: ILO
Friday, 29 October 2021, 7:03 am | UN News
The jobs recovery is stalled worldwide and disparities between advanced and developing economies threaten the whole global economy, warned the International Labour Organization ( ILO ) on Wednesday. The agency is projecting that global hours worked this year ... More >>
Act Swiftly And With Determination On Afghanistan, UN Chief Urges
Friday, 29 October 2021, 7:01 am | UN News
Countries must unite and act urgently to secure stability in Afghanistan, and a better future for its people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message on Wednesday to a regional conference of the country’s neighbours, organized ... More >>
Latin America And Caribbean Sees COVID-19 Progress, But Must Remain Vigilant
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 5:50 pm | UN News
More than half the population of Latin America and the Caribbean has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, a senior official with the regional arm of UN health agency WHO said on Wednesday. Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Assistant Director at the Pan American Health ... More >>
Syria: Progress Still Possible, Following ‘disappointment’ Over Constitutional Talks
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 5:49 pm | UN News
Although the outcome of the latest meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee was “a disappointment”, members must continue their vital work, the UN Special Envoy for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday. Geir ... More >>
‘Vague’ Net Zero Promises Not Enough: Planet Still On Track For Catastrophic Heating, UN Report Warns
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 7:51 am | UN News
New and updated commitments made ahead of the pivotal climate conference COP26 in the past months are a positive step forward, but the world remains on track for a dangerous global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C this century even if fully met, ... More >>
