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Resolve ‘Intolerable’ Belarus-Poland Border Migrant Crisis: UN Rights Chief
Friday, 12 November 2021, 6:39 am | UN News
The UN Human Rights High Commissioner has urged Belarus and Poland to urgently resolve the burgeoning migrant crisis on their mutual border, where thousands of people have gathered in an attempt to enter the European Union (EU). In a statement on Wednesday, ... More >>
One In 10 Children Worldwide Live With Disabilities
Friday, 12 November 2021, 6:38 am | UN News
Nearly 240 million children worldwide, or one in 10, live with disabilities and experience deprivation in indicators such as health, education and protection, according to a new report released by the UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) on Wednesday. The ... More >>
Landmine Casualties ‘Exceptionally High’, Syria And Afghanistan Worst-hit
Friday, 12 November 2021, 6:37 am | UN News
Global casualties from anti-personnel landmines were “exceptionally high” last year, with Syrians and Afghans worst-hit, a UN-backed civil society report said on Wednesday According to Landmine Monitor 2021, the number of victims rose by 20 per ... More >>
Salaries For Afghanistan Health Workers Sends ‘Message Of Hope’ To Millions
Friday, 12 November 2021, 6:32 am | UN News
By the time the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August, at the main hospital in Maidan Shar, a city of 35,000 in the centre of the country, most of the staff had not been paid in months. Essential supplies such as medicine and food were scarce, ... More >>
UN Police ‘Better Placed’ For Today’s Challenges To Peace And Security
Friday, 12 November 2021, 6:30 am | UN News
UN Police (UNPOL) is a key component of peacekeeping, Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council on Thursday, whose officers help guide the UN’s response to challenges facing the thousands of ‘blue helmets’ who serve, through ... More >>
Violence, Insecurity And Climate Change Drive 84 Million People From Their Homes
Friday, 12 November 2021, 6:28 am | UN News
As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. UNHCR ’s Mid-Year Trends ... More >>
Tedros Calls For New High-level Working Group To Get 40% Vaccinated By Year’s End
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 5:36 pm | UN News
With just seven weeks to go before the end of the year, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) is asking Member States to immediately establish a high-level working group, to reach the target of vaccinating 40% of the world’s population against COVID19, ... More >>
Thousands Flee DR Congo Fighting For Uganda: UNHCR
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 8:47 pm | UN News
Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency, ... More >>
Uphold Safety, Human Rights On Belarus-Poland Border, UN Agencies Urge
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 8:43 pm | UN News
With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN agencies called for an “immediate de-escalation”, following weeks of rising tension. Alarmed by the ... More >>
UN Chief Outlines ‘roadmap For Inclusion’ To Address Root Causes Of Conflict
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 4:52 pm | UN News
Diversity should be viewed as a powerful benefit, rather than a threat, particularly in countries experiencing conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, during a Security Council debate focused on the issue of inclusion. The ... More >>
Woman Police Officer Of The Year Represents ‘best Of The United Nations’
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 4:52 pm | UN News
This year’s UN Woman Police Offer of the Year Award was officially handed over to Superintendent Sangya Malla on Tuesday, for her groundbreaking work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – one of the highlights of the annual Police Week celebrations ... More >>
Ethiopia: Future Of Tigray And Horn Of Africa ‘In Grave Uncertainty’
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 6:24 pm | UN News
A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached “disastrous proportions”, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday, warning of “grave uncertainty” surrounding the future of the country and stability of ... More >>
UN System Generates 25% Fewer Greenhouse Emissions In 2020
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 8:07 am | UN News
With significant travel restrictions and large portions of personnel working from home in 2020, the UN system generated approximately 25 per cent fewer greenhouse emissions than in the year before. That’s one of the key points to emerge from ... More >>
New FAO Analysis Reveals Carbon Footprint Of Agri-food Supply Chain
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 8:06 am | UN News
Food processing, packaging, transport, household consumption and waste disposal are pushing the food supply chain to the top of the greenhouse gas emitters list, according to a new study led by the UN agriculture agency, presented on Monday at ... More >>
Many Countries ‘Unsupported And Unprepared’ To Address Climate Health Risks: WHO
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 6:27 am | UN News
Although governments are prioritizing public health measures to protect their people from climate impacts, many lack the funds to take effective action, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report issued on Monday. The 2021 WHO health and climate ... More >>
UN Mourns With Sierra Leone, Pledges All ‘necessary Support’ Following Deadly Tanker Crash
Monday, 8 November 2021, 7:28 am | UN News
The UN chief has joined the whole UN system in Sierra Leone in mourning the victims of an fuel tanker collision on Friday night in the capital Freetown, that reportedly left at least 98 people dead, and many more injured. UN Secretary-General António ... More >>
Iraq: UN Mission Condemns Assassination Attempt On Prime Minister ‘In The Strongest Terms’
Monday, 8 November 2021, 7:26 am | UN News
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has condemned “in the strongest terms” the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, following a drone attack overnight on Sunday, aimed on his house in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green ... More >>
Spare No Effort In Probe Into Attack Against Blue Helmets In CAR: Guterres
Sunday, 7 November 2021, 6:58 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to spare no effort in investigating the “unacceptable attack” earlier this week by the presidential guard against a vehicle from the UN mission ... More >>
Sudan Coup: Human Rights Council Hears Calls For Return To Democratic Rule
Sunday, 7 November 2021, 6:57 am | UN News
International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent military coup. Leading condemnation for the 25 October takeover, UN High ... More >>
Nepalese Superintendent In DR Congo Is UN Woman Police Officer Of The Year
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 9:29 pm | UN News
Superintendent Sangya Malla of Nepal, currently serving in the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, awarded the 2021 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year. Photo credit: United Nations A Nepalese peacekeeper ... More >>
