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76th General Assembly Gets Underway At UN Headquarters In New York
Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 4:08 pm | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be the most challenging period the world has seen since the Second World War, said the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday – as the 75th session of the General Assembly gave way to the new – deepening inequalities, ... More >>
INTERVIEW: Amid Disease And Destruction, New UN Assembly President Highlights Hope
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 4:03 pm | UN News
The President-elect of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid in the General Assembly hall. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The incoming President of the General Assembly says that hope is desperately needed for those billions around the world struggling with ... More >>
Support Afghans In Their Most Perilous Hour, Urges UN’s Guterres
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 6:21 am | UN News
The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most perilous hour”, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday. Leading the appeal in Geneva for $606 million to support emergency ... More >>
IAEA Strikes Deal With Iran On Monitoring Of Nuclear Programme
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 6:19 am | UN News
The UN atomic watchdog reached an agreement with Iran on Sunday allowing the Agency access to surveillance cameras inside its atomic facilities. The deal was struck during a visit to Tehran by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency ( ... More >>
South Sudan: Cash Shortage Triggers Food Suspensions For 100,000 Displaced
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 6:17 am | UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend lifesaving food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan until the start of 2022. “Drastic times ... More >>
Sacrifice Of 9/11 First Responders An Example Of Humanity And Compassion, UN Chief
Sunday, 12 September 2021, 5:46 am | UN News
Twenty years to the day since the terror attack that brought down the iconic Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has paid tribute to the first responders who ran into the buildings to save ... More >>
Elections Represent An Opportunity For Stability And Unity In Libya
Saturday, 11 September 2021, 4:32 pm | UN News
With just over 100 days until landmark elections in Libya, political leaders must join forces to ensure the vote is free, fair and inclusive, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Friday. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative ... More >>
Guterres: South-South Cooperation ‘More Essential Than Ever’
Saturday, 11 September 2021, 4:31 pm | UN News
The UN Office for South-South Cooperation(UNOSSC) held a high-level virtual panel discussion on Friday focused on boosting solidarity “in support of a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable future”. Speaking at the event, the UN Secretary-General ... More >>
Pandemic Increasing Risk Factors For Suicide, UN Health Agency Warns
Saturday, 11 September 2021, 5:51 am | UN News
Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) warned ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, commemorated annually on 10 September. Studies show that ... More >>
Protecting Education, Means ‘we Protect The Future’: UN Chief
Friday, 10 September 2021, 3:29 pm | UN News
The global community needs to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop”, the UN chief urged a virtual event on Thursday commemoratingthe International Day to Protect Education from Attack . “Schools must be places of learning, safety ... More >>
Meningitis Outbreak Declared In Democratic Republic Of The Congo: WHO
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 9:11 pm | UN News
A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the World Health Organization ( WHO ) have been supporting health authorities to deploy an initial emergency response team. ... More >>
Human Activity The Common Link Between Disasters Around The World
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 9:09 pm | UN News
WB State Inter Agency Group on Disaster Management. Cyclone Amphan made landfall in eastern India on Wednesday afternoon local time. Disasters such as cyclones, floods, and droughts are more connected than we might think, and human activity is the common ... More >>
Climate Action: Guterres Hails Latin American And Caribbean Leadership
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 9:03 pm | UN News
The UN chief on Wednesday commended the leadership of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on climate action. Secretary-General António Guterres said he was counting on these nations to send a strong signal to the 26th UN Climate Change ... More >>
COVID-19: ‘Unacceptable’ Deals And Delays, Hampering Lifesaving COVAX Deliveries
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 3:30 pm | UN News
While 80 per cent of citizens in high and upper-middle income nations have had a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, that figure stands at just 20 per cent for those living below the top tiers, according to a joint statement issued by UN and partner agencies, ... More >>
General Assembly President Calls For Halt To Nuclear Tests
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 3:29 pm | UN News
The President of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, on Wednesday called for an end to nuclear tests, as ambassadors gathered to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests , observed annually on 29 August. Despite recent developments ... More >>
Make Mental Health A Priority Across The Board, UN Chief Urges
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 3:27 pm | UN News
Mental health and psychosocial support must be seen as integral to all humanitarian, peacebuilding and development programmes across the UN, the Secretary-General said on Wednesday . António Guterres was speaking at a high-level event on Mental Health ... More >>
Critical Gaps In Refugee Education, Only 34 Per Cent Attend Secondary School: UNHCR
Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 4:28 pm | UN News
Two-thirds of refugee children might never get to secondary school, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday, as it called for an international effort to confront “critically low” levels of school and university enrolment. Recent progress “is ... More >>
Climate Action Essential To Cool ‘Season Of Fire And Floods’ Worldwide: Deputy UN Chief
Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 6:31 am | UN News
With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, the deputy UN chief on Monday underlined the importance of limiting temperature rise to the internationally agreed goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. ... More >>
Drop Coal Or Climate Change Will ‘Wreak Havoc’ Across Australian Economy
Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 6:29 am | UN News
Climate change will “wreak havoc” across the Australian economy if coal is not rapidly phased out, a senior UN official warned on Monday. In a pre-recorded speech to an Australian National University forum, UN Special Adviser on Climate Change ... More >>
Air Quality Improvements From COVID Lockdowns Confirmed
Saturday, 4 September 2021, 5:56 am | UN News
COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world - but not enough to halt climate change caused by global warming, UN weather experts said on Friday. According to the World Meteorological ... More >>
