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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 >>
Yemeni Humanitarian Organization Wins Nansen Refugee Award
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 8:44 pm | UN News
The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, a Yemeni humanitarian organization that has supported tens of thousands of people caught up in the country’s conflict, is the winner of the 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. UN High Commissioner ... More >>
New Approach Needed To Make Digital Data Flow Beneficial For All
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 8:42 pm | UN News
The world needs a new approach to allow as many people as possible to access digital data across borders, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Wednesday. This should help maximize development gains and ensure that they are equitably ... More >>
COVID-19 Caused ‘Shocking’ Inequalities: Human Rights Chief Bachelet
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 8:41 pm | UN News
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s most vulnerable individuals, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday, in a call for greater coronavirus vaccine solidarity and ... More >>
Food Waste: A Global Problem That Undermines Healthy Diets
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 8:40 pm | UN News
A lack of food, hunger and malnutrition affect every country in the world, the UN said on Tuesday, in an urgent appeal for action to reduce the amount of food that’s wasted. The call comes as the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) said that ... More >>
Guterres Calls For Accelerated Action On Jobs, Poverty Eradication
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 8:38 pm | UN News
Almost two years into the COVID-19 crisis, a huge divergence in the recovery is undermining global trust and solidarity, according to a new policy brief on jobs and poverty eradication , outlined by UN chief, António Guterres on Tuesday. The ... More >>
New Global Meningitis Strategy Aims To Save 200,000 Lives A Year
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 8:37 pm | UN News
More than 200,000 lives could be saved annually if the goals of a new global strategy to defeat meningitis are achieved, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The first-ever roadmap to defeat bacterial meningitis, aims to reduce deaths by 70 ... More >>
Yemen: Endless Suffering Of Children Continues Due To War, Aid Crisis
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 8:35 pm | UN News
The Yemen conflict killed or maimed 2,600 children as hostilities intensified in 2019 and 2020; that’s according to a new report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed conflict in the country. Published on Monday, the report detailed ... More >>
Now Is The Time To Push For Political Resolution In Syria: UN Envoy
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 5:07 pm | UN News
Following a decade of appalling suffering and losses in Syria, and amid a current period of relative calm, now is the time to push for a political process to end the fighting, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Tuesday. “The ... More >>
DR Congo: Abuse Allegations Amid Ebola Outbreak ‘A Sickening Betrayal Of The People We Serve’
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 5:04 pm | UN News
Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is“a sickening betrayal of the people ... More >>
DPRK Says It Will ‘respond Willingly’ If US Abandons ‘Hostile Policy’
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 5:19 pm | UN News
The Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the United Nations, Kim Song, said that if the United States “shows its bold decision to give up its hostile policy”, his country is “prepared to respond willingly ... More >>
