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Security Council ‘Deeply Concerned’ By Expanding Clashes In Northern Ethiopia
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 9:27 pm | UN News
The Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed “deep concern” about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia. In a press statement released this Friday, they noted the impact of the conflict ... More >>
World Food Prices Reach Highest Level In More Than A Decade
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 9:26 pm | UN News
The UN barometer of worldfoodprices has surged to a new peak, reaching its highest level since July 2011, theUN Foodand Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced this Thursday. The FAOFoodPrice Index , which tracks the internationalpricesof ... More >>
‘Climate Of Fear’ Prevails For Human Rights Defenders In Afghanistan
Friday, 5 November 2021, 7:29 am | UN News
Human rights defenders inAfghanistanreport that they are now enduring a “climate of fear”, threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country,an independent UN expert said on Wednesday. Stating that “the threat is very real”, ... More >>
Urban Leaders, Influencers, Chart New Path For World Cities
Friday, 5 November 2021, 7:27 am | UN News
Mayors of Mexico City, Bogotá, New Orleans, Freetown, Gaziantep and Barcelona joined other urban leaders, designers, activists and thinkers from around the world on Wednesday, to chart a new path for cities. A launch event called Cities at the Crossroads, kicked ... More >>
Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Receives WHO Approval
Friday, 5 November 2021, 7:25 am | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday approved an eighth vaccine against COVID-19, which follows a slight uptick in new cases globally. COVAXIN, made by Indian company Bharat Biotech, has received WHO emergency use listing (EUL), meaning it ... More >>
10 Blue Helmets Injured During Attack In Central African Republic
Friday, 5 November 2021, 7:19 am | UN News
2 November 2021 Ten unarmed Egyptian peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic ( MINUSCA ) were shot and wounded on Monday. According to MINUSCA , the blue helmets were part of the Egyptian Constituent Police Unit and ... More >>
In Madagascar, Pockets Of Famine As Risks Grow For Children, Warns WFP
Friday, 5 November 2021, 7:12 am | UN News
2 November 2021 “Pockets of famine” have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme ( WFP ) said on Tuesday. “We have some pockets of IPC 5 or famine-like conditions, this is basically the only - maybe the first - climate ... More >>
UN Experts Call For Protection Of Trafficked Workers From Viet Nam In Saudi Arabia
Friday, 5 November 2021, 6:58 am | UN News
Some women and girls being recruited in Viet Nam to serve as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, are suffering sexual abuse and torture, leading a group of UN independent human rights experts on Thursday to call on both nations to curb human trafficking. ... More >>
‘Dramatic’ Boost Needed In Climate Adaptation: UN Environment Agency
Friday, 5 November 2021, 6:52 am | UN News
Although policies and planning for climate change adaptation are increasing, financing and implementation lag behind, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report launched on Thursday. The Adaptation Gap Report 2021: The Gathering Storm ... More >>
‘Dramatic’ Boost Needed In Climate Adaptation: UN Environment Agency
Friday, 5 November 2021, 6:43 am | UN News
Although policies and planning for climate change adaptation are increasing, financing and implementation lag behind, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report launched on Thursday. The Adaptation Gap Report 2021: The Gathering Storm ... More >>
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 >>
