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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 >>
UNICEF Stresses Afghan Girls Must Not Be Excluded From School
Saturday, 18 September 2021, 4:51 pm | UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on Saturday, after months of closure due to COVID-19, but stressed that girls must not be kept from the classroom. “We are deeply worried”, ... More >>
WHO Asks For Commitments On Maternal And Newborn Health
Saturday, 18 September 2021, 6:15 am | UN News
Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth. In addition, nearly 5,400 babies are stillborn daily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth. Highlighting those ... More >>
Venezuela’s Justice System Aiding Repression Of Opposition: Rights Probe
Friday, 17 September 2021, 6:36 am | UN News
The independence of Venezuela’s justice system has been “deeply eroded”, to such an extent that it plays a significant role in the State’s repression of government opponents, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday. In its second ... More >>
‘Tipping Point’ For Climate Action: Time’s Running Out To Avoid Catastrophic Heating
Friday, 17 September 2021, 6:30 am | UN News
The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels, and the planet is on path towards dangerous overheating, a ... More >>
Act Now To Slow Climate Change And Protect The Planet, Urges UN Chief
Friday, 17 September 2021, 6:28 am | UN News
The ozone layer – a fragile shield of gas that protects the Earth from the harmful rays of the sun – is “on the road to recovery”, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the World Ozone Day . Crediting the Montreal Protocol , which ... More >>
UN Women’s Feminist Roadmap Tackles Triple Crises Of Jobs, Care And Climate
Friday, 17 September 2021, 6:27 am | UN News
The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organization on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for economic recovery and transformation, which aims to learn the lessons of the past, and seize the opportunity to handle COVID-related crises ... More >>
Torture, Killings, Lawlessness, Still Blight Burundi’s Rights Record
Friday, 17 September 2021, 6:24 am | UN News
The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, the majority committed by those with links to the ruling party, UN-appointed independent investigators said on Thursday. Despite a ... More >>
Annual Secretary-General’s Report Reveals A World Tested ‘To The Limit’
Friday, 17 September 2021, 6:22 am | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the greatest shared global challenge since the UN’s founding 75 years ago, according to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization , published on Thursday. “The global health, social, ... More >>
Africa Faces 470 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Shortfall This Year
Friday, 17 September 2021, 6:20 am | UN News
Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The international COVAX initiative aimed at guaranteeing ... More >>
UN Sends Gabon Peacekeepers Home From Central African Republic, Following Abuse Allegations
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 3:48 pm | UN News
The United Nations announced on Wednesday that all Gabonese military units deployed to the peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, are to be sent home immediately, following credible reports alleging that unidentified ‘blue helmets’ ... More >>
