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UN Chief Welcomes 'Historic' IMF Liquidity Boost For Governments In Need
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 3:33 pm | UN News
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate restrictions on government spending throughout the world, the UN chief on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a $650 billion allocation of Special Drawing Rights ... More >>
Families Still Struggling One Year After Beirut Explosion: UNICEF
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 6:34 am | UN News
A year after the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a staggering 98 per cent of families are still in need, according to a survey published on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. The rapid assessment highlights the severity ... More >>
UN Chief Underlines Commitment To Justice For Iraq’s Yazidi Community
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 6:32 am | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Iraqi authorities to swiftly implement a new law to assist Yazidi survivors of ISIL atrocities, the UN said on Tuesday in a statement marking seven years since the extremist group brutally targeted the religious ... More >>
Breastfeeding Central To Eliminating Child Malnutrition: Agency Chiefs
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 6:31 am | UN News
Two senior UN officials are urging Governments to make breastfeeding-friendly environments a priority, in line with commitments made earlier this year to accelerate global progress on malnutrition. Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s ... More >>
WHO Backs Football Body FIFA’s #ReachOut Campaign For Mental Health
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 4:41 pm | UN News
The world football body, FIFA, launched a UN-backed campaign on Monday designed to raise awareness of potentially damaging mental health issues, and encourage people everywhere to seek help when they need it. The #ReachOut campaign, has teamed up ... More >>
Conflict, COVID, Climate Crisis, Likely To Fuel Acute Food Insecurity In 23 ‘Hunger Hotspots’
Saturday, 31 July 2021, 4:20 pm | UN News
Life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine is being cut off in several countries by fighting and blockades, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) said in a new report issued on Friday. Of grave concern are ... More >>
Afghanistan: Attack On UN Mission Draws Global Condemnation
Saturday, 31 July 2021, 4:14 pm | UN News
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemned an attack in its main compound in the western Afghan province of Herat on Friday that left an Afghan police guard dead and other officers injured. So-called “anti-Government ... More >>
Countries Urged To Develop Pandemic Preparedness And Response Treaty
Friday, 30 July 2021, 6:49 pm | UN News
A senior official with the World Health Organization ( WHO ) has highlighted the need for a global treaty on pandemic preparedness and response, urging countries to “seize the moment” and support its development. Dr. Mike Ryan, Executive Director ... More >>
Human Trafficking: UN Chief Calls For Action As COVID Leaves ‘Many Millions’ More Vulnerable
Friday, 30 July 2021, 6:45 pm | UN News
UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, where a third of all victims are children. Highlighting how the COVID pandemic has pushed as many as 124 million more people into extreme poverty, ... More >>
COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments Boost For Africa
Friday, 30 July 2021, 3:47 pm | UN News
After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency said on Thursday. According to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) nearly four million doses of coronavirus vaccines from ... More >>
Food Systems Transformation A ‘silver Lining’ In COVID Crisis: UN Deputy Chief
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 4:47 pm | UN News
A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday at the end of a major global food security meeting. Amina Mohammed was speaking during her closing ... More >>
Cornerstone Treaty Of Refugee Protection Turns 70
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 6:01 am | UN News
© UNHCR/Roger LeMoyne | Refugees from Kosovo arrive in Blace, North Macedonia in 1999. (file) It has never been more urgent to recommit to the spirit and fundamental principles of the 1951 Refugee Convention , the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday ... More >>
COVID-19: Education Replaced By Shuttered Schools, Violence, Teenage Pregnancy
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 6:21 pm | UN News
A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote learning out of reach for millions, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ... More >>
Progress On Tobacco Fight, But New Nicotine Products Pose Increasing Threat
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 6:20 pm | UN News
While many countries are making progress in the fight against tobacco use, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows some are failing to address the problem of emerging nicotine and tobacco products. Compared with 2007, more than four times ... More >>
Support Mangrove Conservation, UNESCO Chief Says
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 6:53 pm | UN News
The world is waking up to the importance of mangroves, a senior UN official said on Monday, underscoring the need for everyone to support restoration and protection of these crucial habitats. Audrey Azoulay, Director General of the UN Educational, ... More >>
Afghanistan: Record Number Of Women And Children Killed Or Wounded
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 6:52 pm | UN News
More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since records began in 2009, a United Nations report revealed on Monday. A particularly sharp rise in casualties occurred ... More >>
Free, Fair Palestinian Elections, Must Include East Jerusalem: UN Experts
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 4:13 pm | UN News
Landmark elections in the Occupied Palestinian territory must be rescheduled soon and include East Jerusalem, three UN independent human rights experts said in a statement on Monday. The first parliamentary and presidential elections in 15 years were scheduled ... More >>
New ECOSOC President Aims To Maximize ‘Reach, Relevance And Impact’
Sunday, 25 July 2021, 5:13 am | UN News
UN Photo/Mark Garten Collen Vixen Kelapile of Botswana, the newly-elected President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The role of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in promoting development has become “even more critical” as ... More >>
Lebanon: Public Water System On The Verge Of Collapse, UNICEF Warns
Sunday, 25 July 2021, 5:08 am | UN News
The public water system in Lebanon is “on life support” and could collapse at any moment, putting 71 per cent of the population, or more than four million people, at immediate risk of losing access to safe supply, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF ... More >>
COVID-19: Africa ‘Third Wave’ Not Yet Over, While Vaccine Inequity Threatens All
Friday, 23 July 2021, 3:27 pm | UN News
Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed following an eight-week surge, this “small step forward” could be short-lived, the Regional Office of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Thursday. Cases on the continent fell by 1.7 ... More >>
