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Cotton Sustains More Than 100 Million Families Worldwide
Friday, 8 October 2021, 7:52 am | UN News
A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world’s most impoverished regions; that adds up around 100 million families across the globe. To recognize these and other contributions, the United ... More >>
Children ‘Indoctrinated’ To Fight For Insurgents In Mozambique: UNICEF
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 8:12 pm | UN News
In northern Mozambique, worrying reports emerged on Tuesday that children as young as five have been shown how to handle weapons and indoctrinated to fight with insurgents. The warning from UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF , came as aid access improved to previously ... More >>
Tigray: Food Aid Reaches Afar And Amhara, But Situation Still ‘Dire’
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 7:51 pm | UN News
The first round of food distributions to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the spread of the conflict in northern Ethiopia has been completed, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. However, distributions of supplies into Tigray ... More >>
Violence, Aid Access Continues To Obstruct Humanitarian Effort In DR Congo
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 7:22 pm | UN News
Violence and access constraints in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to hamper humanitarian operations in a context where one in three people need assistance, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council ... More >>
Only 1 In 10 People Who Need Palliative Care, Receive It: WHO
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 5:10 pm | UN News
Only one in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it, according to the World Health Organization ( WHO ). The UN health agency says that global demand for care for people with life threatening illnesses, will continue to grow as populations ... More >>
At UN Trade Meeting, Guterres Urges ‘Quantum Leap In Support’ For Vulnerable Nations
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 7:54 am | UN News
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must be sustainable and inclusive, Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to a major UN trade conference which opened on Monday in Barbados, unveiling “an urgent four-point debt crisis action plan.” ... More >>
Libya: War Crimes Likely Committed Since 2016, UN Probe Finds
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 7:27 am | UN News
War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including by external actors, a Human Rights Council-appointed probe said on Monday. From arbitrary detention to torture, the recruitment of child ... More >>
Only Around 1 In 5 Space Industry Workers Are Women
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 7:26 am | UN News
The number of women employed in the international space industry represents just 20-22 percent of the workforce, according to figures released by the UN; roughly the same proportion as 30 years ago. To highlight this and other issues surrounding ... More >>
In Barbados, Guterres Highlights Power Of ‘Youth Voices’ Ahead Of Key Trade And Development Conference
Monday, 4 October 2021, 5:23 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday said he was committed to ensuring that the Organisation is a place where “youth voices are heard, and their ideas lead”, as he spent the day in Barbados which tomorrow hosts a major UN conference on trade and development, ... More >>
UN Chief Condemns Attack On UN Peacekeepers In Mali
Monday, 4 October 2021, 7:11 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has condemned an attack against peacekeepers in Mali on Saturday which left one Egyptian ‘blue helmet’ dead, and four others seriously injured. António Guterres expressed his deep condolences to the family of the victim, ... More >>
7 Climate Action Highlights To Remember Before COP26
Monday, 4 October 2021, 6:37 am | UN News
A September to remember, a pivotal month for climate action commitments. From the United Nations General Assembly week to the final pre-COP meeting, last month was an important time to build momentum before the decisive UN Climate Conference COP26 ... More >>
Non-Violence Day Offers Prospect For ‘New Era Of Peace, Trust And Tolerance’
Saturday, 2 October 2021, 6:07 pm | UN News
In his message for the International Day of Non-Violence , on Saturday, the UN chief noted that the day provides an opportunity to usher in a “new era of peace, trust and tolerance”. Secretary-General António Guterres pointed out that it was no ... More >>
$383 Million Humanitarian Plan To Address ‘living Nightmare’ In Lebanon
Saturday, 2 October 2021, 6:06 pm | UN News
The UN and humanitarian partners on Friday announced a $383 million Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for Lebanon to provide critical life-saving assistance and protection to some 1.1 million citizens and migrants over the next 12 months. For the past two ... More >>
Iraq: ‘Moral Obligation’ To Ensure Justice For Yazidi And Other Survivors Of ISIL Crimes
Friday, 1 October 2021, 5:33 pm | UN News
A new Iraqi law to support Yazidi women survivors of crimes committed by ISIL terrorists, represents “a watershed moment” in addressing the wrongs committed against them and other minority groups, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict ... More >>
UN Chief Commends ‘Remarkable Achievements’ In Sudan
Friday, 1 October 2021, 5:32 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday recognized the “remarkable achievements and resilience of the Sudanese people, and its transitional government” since the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir in 2019, as they “chart a new future together.” António Guterres ... More >>
UN Recognizes Work Of 2 Million Seafarers In ‘Extraordinarily Challenging Times’
Friday, 1 October 2021, 7:41 am | UN News
30 September 2021 The United Nations celebrates World Maritime Day on Thursday, highlighting the role of the men and women who work at sea. Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future , is the theme for 2021. In his message for the day , the ... More >>
‘Urgent’ International Response Needed In Myanmar: UN Chief
Friday, 1 October 2021, 7:39 am | UN News
An “urgent” international response is needed to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a “catastrophe” in the heart of Southeast Asia and beyond, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned. In a report sent to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, ... More >>
For 55 Million Displaced, Status Quo ‘Not An Option’
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 8:46 pm | UN News
Nationally-owned solutions must be found for more than 55 million people displaced within their own countries, according to a new report presented to the UN Secretary-General by the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement , released on Wednesday. “For ... More >>
Top UN Envoy 'Encouraged’ By Recent Engagement Of Israeli And Palestinian Officials
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 8:44 pm | UN News
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was “encouraged” by the recent engagement of senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. But Tor Wennesland also asked for a greater effort by ... More >>
Families Of Missing Migrants, Forced To Search Alone
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 8:43 pm | UN News
Urgent support is needed for tens of thousands of missing migrant families who are often forced to rely on smugglers and other informal networks, to trace loved ones, the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) said on Wednesday. Despite human ... More >>
