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$1 Billion Pledge A ‘quantum Leap’ In Commitment To Afghanistan: UN Chief
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 3:47 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghanistan following a meeting in Geneva, which nearly doubled the initial $606 million flash appeal for the country. “Today, ... More >>
Gender Equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous To Lead UN Women
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 3:46 pm | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres described Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as “a champion for women and girls”, announcing on Monday her appointment to lead the UN’s gender equality and empowerment entity, UN Women. The UN chief said she would ... More >>
Civilian Casualties Rise, Despite Progress In Eliminating Cluster Bombs
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 7:12 am | UN News
Casualties caused by lethal cluster munitions continued to increase in 2020, despite progress in efforts to eliminate these weapons, a UN-backed civil society report said on Wednesday. The hair-trigger devices have caused at least 360 recorded casualties ... More >>
COVID Crises Highlight Strengths Of Democratic Systems, Says Guterres
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 7:11 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General, on Wednesday, urged the world to “learn from the lessons of the past 18 months, to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of future crises.” In his message for the International Day of Democracy , António Guterres ... More >>
Eating Wild Meat Significantly Increases Zoonotic Disease Risk: UN Report
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 7:10 am | UN News
The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ( CMS ), says a new report released on Wednesday, including increasing ... More >>
Most Agricultural Funding Distorts Prices, Harms Environment: UN Report
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 5:40 am | UN News
Around 87% of the $540 billion in total annual government support given worldwide to agricultural producers includes measures that are price distorting and that can be harmful to nature and health. That is the main finding of a new UN report calling ... More >>
First Humanitarian Flight To Kabul Marks 'turning Point' In Crisis: WFP
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 5:35 am | UN News
The return of humanitarian flights to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a turning point in the crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. More than 90 per cent of families are struggling to find enough to eat, and with ... More >>
Only 2% Of Covid-19 Vaccines Have Been Administered In Africa
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 5:34 am | UN News
More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday. The UN agency is urging every country to vaccinate at least ... More >>
UN Mission Responding To Evolving Needs In Sudan Transition Process
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 5:19 am | UN News
Despite setbacks and challenges, Sudan continues its transition towards democracy, the head of the UN special political mission in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. Volker Perthes, head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission ... More >>
After 10 Years Of War In Syria, Siege Tactics Still Threaten Civilians
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 5:07 am | UN News
The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, highlighting escalating conflict in several areas of the war-ravaged country, a return to siege tactics and popular demonstrations linked ... More >>
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 >>
