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Human Rights ‘Catastrophe’ In Myanmar: UN Calls For Urgent Action
Friday, 24 September 2021, 6:29 am | UN News
Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from escalating into a “full-blown conflict”, the UNHigh Commissioner for Human RightsMichelle Bachelet warned on Thursday. Ms. Bachelet’s alert came in a new report from ... More >>
No Denying It Episode 5: Jane Goodall Introduces Xiaoyuan "Charlene" Ren
Friday, 24 September 2021, 6:28 am | UN News
In the fifth episode of the UN climate action podcast No Denying It , United Nations Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall, known for her groundbreaking scientific work studying chimpanzees, interviews Xiaoyuan "Charlene" Ren. Ms. Ren is the founder ... More >>
Afghanistan’s Healthcare System On Brink Of Collapse, As Hunger Hits 95 Per Cent Of Families
Friday, 24 September 2021, 6:26 am | UN News
Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, the head of the World Health Organisation, WHO, warned on Wednesday, while on the streets of Kabul, the hunger families are suffering is as acute in urban areas as the drought-stricken ... More >>
Decades Of Development Efforts Undermined By Pandemic – FAO Report
Friday, 24 September 2021, 6:25 am | UN News
COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "It's an alarming picture, in which progress ... More >>
First Person: The ‘Bravery’ Of Afghanistan's Girls And Women
Friday, 24 September 2021, 6:23 am | UN News
Afghanistan’s girls and women are showing “bravery” in the face of real “fears and pressures” following the formation of the new, de-facto authorities in Afghanistan, according to a UNICEF member of staff, one of the few westerners to remain in Kabul. ... More >>
Support Developing Countries With Climate Mitigation: Bosnia And Herzegovina
Friday, 24 September 2021, 6:21 am | UN News
Financial support will be critical if developing countries are to meet global climate goals, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željko Komšić, said in the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. The climate issue is closely linked ... More >>
UNICEF: Haiti’s Children Vulnerable To ‘Violence, Poverty And Displacement’
Friday, 24 September 2021, 6:20 am | UN News
As Haiti continues to reel from the “triple tragedy” of natural disasters, gang violence and the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed concern on Thursday that two-thirds of Haitian migrants expelled from the United States border ... More >>
Afghanistan: ‘Palpable’ Fear Of ‘Brutal And Systemic Repression’ Of Women Grows
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 4:20 pm | UN News
Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, they have made some commitments to uphold human rights. However, their subsequent actions have “sadly contradicted” those promises, the UN rights chief told a side event of the General Assembly on ... More >>
Somali President Underscores Need For COVID-19 Vaccines For All
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 4:19 pm | UN News
Despite the heavy impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia has continued on the path to economic reform, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said in a pre-recorded speech to the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Not only did reform ... More >>
On Afghanistan, Qatar Calls For Separating Aid From Political Differences
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 6:49 am | UN News
The international community must continue to support Afghanistan, the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, warning against potential boycott in the wake of the Taliban takeover. Qatar ... More >>
John Lennon, Stamps Inspiring Message Of Peace, On UN's Big Week
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 6:40 am | UN News
This year’s International Day of Peace has been marked by the release of new stamps featuring music icon and peace campaigner, John Lennon, by the UN Postal Administration ( UNPA ), as the UN General Assembly High Level Week gets underway. It’s a reminder ... More >>
Restore Trust And Inspire Hope, UN Chief Says In Message To UNGA76
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 6:39 am | UN News
With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the world must wake up, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his keynote address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Outlining six “Great Divides” that must be ... More >>
US Plan To Increase Refugee Resettlement Welcomed By UNHCR
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 6:38 am | UN News
United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement there in the coming fiscal year to 125,000 people, has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). “This plan reflects the commitment of the US Government and the ... More >>
Victims Of Terrorism ‘Will Not Be Forgotten’: UN, Nations, Pay Tribute At 9/11 Memorial
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 4:10 pm | UN News
“We will continue to stand in solidarity with all victims of terrorism. They will not be forgotten”: that was the message from UN Counter-Terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov on Monday, at a special tribute ceremony marking 20 years since the attacks ... More >>
World Leaders, BTS, Join Guterres In Call To Get SDGs Back On Track
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 6:29 am | UN News
The world “is challenged like never before”, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, but the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) still offer a roadmap to get back on track. “It would be easy to lose hope. But we are not ... More >>
Innovation Continued Despite COVID-19: New UN Report
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 6:25 am | UN News
Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper last year, the UN’s intellectual property agency said in a new report published on Monday. According to the findings of the World ... More >>
UNESCO Hails Return Of Looted Ancient Gilgamesh Tablet To Iraq
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 6:22 am | UN News
The Gilgamesh Dream Tablet - one of the oldest surviving literary works in history - is to be returned to Iraq by the United States later this week, the UN agency for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), said on Monday. Made of clay and priceless, ... More >>
UN Chief's Message To World Leaders: ‘Wake Up, Change Course, Unite’
Monday, 20 September 2021, 5:43 am | UN News
In a wide-ranging interview with UN News, Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on world leaders to ‘wake up’, make an immediate course correction at home and abroad, and unite. “The institutions we have, have no teeth. And sometimes, ... More >>
Counting On Youth, For An ‘equitable And Sustainable World For All’
Saturday, 18 September 2021, 4:54 pm | UN News
At a virtual event on Friday commemorating the International Day of Peace, the UN chief saluted the “voices, vision and commitment of young people in shaping a more peaceful world”. “You are leaders, changemakers and advocates in our societies”, ... More >>
Paris Climate Deal Could Go Up In Smoke Without Action: Guterres
Saturday, 18 September 2021, 4:53 pm | UN News
Unless wealthy nations commit to tackling emissions now, the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” to 2.7-degrees of heating by the end of the century, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned on Friday. This is far beyond the one to 1.5 degree Celsius ... More >>
