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IPCC Report: 'Code Red' For Human Driven Global Heating, Warns UN Chief
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 5:49 am | UN News
Unsplash/Marcus Kauffman A wildfire burns in a national park in Oregon, USA. Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least during the present time frame, according to the latest much-anticipated ... More >>
UN Pledges Full Support To Nagasaki Voices Fuelling ‘powerful Global Movement’ Against Nuclear Arms
Monday, 9 August 2021, 3:29 pm | UN News
António Guterres has reaffirmed the full support of the United Nations to amplifying the powerful testimony of the survivors of the atomic bomb that was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, 76 years ago, which has helped build a “powerful global ... More >>
Ceasefire In Tigray More Urgent Than Ever: UN Relief Chief
Sunday, 8 August 2021, 7:22 am | UN News
A ceasefire in Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more than ever if a massive aid operation across frontlines is to succeed, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Friday. Speaking in Geneva, Martin Griffiths highlighted the urgency ... More >>
Myanmar: COVID-19 Third Wave Has Hit Like A ‘Tsunami’, Warns WFP
Sunday, 8 August 2021, 7:20 am | UN News
The World Food Programme ( WFP ) warned on Friday that it is facing a 70 per cent funding shortfall in Myanmar, where millions face growing food insecurity. Amid the “triple impact of poverty, the current political unrest and economic crisis”, ... More >>
Displaced Afghans Face ‘Continued Deterioration’ In Country
Sunday, 8 August 2021, 7:18 am | UN News
The situation for people who have been displaced due to an upsurge in fighting in Afghanistan following the resurgence of the Taliban is expected to continue to deteriorate, unless more is done to assist them, according to the UN’s International Organization ... More >>
Afghanistan At ‘Dangerous Turning Point’, UN Envoy Warns Security Council
Sunday, 8 August 2021, 7:15 am | UN News
With the war in Afghanistan now in “a new, deadlier, and more destructive phase”, the top UN official in the country appealed on Friday for the Security Council to act to avert a catastrophe. Special Representative Deborah Lyons, head of the UN ... More >>
Somalia: Call For Urgent Action Following ‘Alarming’ 80 Per Cent Rise In Sexual Violence
Friday, 6 August 2021, 6:17 am | UN News
An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent reports by the Secretary-General, has been described as “appalling” by two UN Special Representatives. “We urge all parties to the conflict in Somalia ... More >>
Ethiopia: ‘Heartbreaking’ Devastation In Tigray, Says UN Humanitarian Chief
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 7:04 am | UN News
UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu The UN humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths (left) meets a couple whose house was destroyed in Hawzen, Tigray. The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly ... More >>
Donor Conference A ‘unique Opportunity’ To Renew Commitment To Lebanon: UN Deputy Chief
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 7:01 am | UN News
UNDP Lebanon | The Port of Beirut pictured in April 2021 A donor conference to boost support for Lebanon one year after the devastating explosion in its capital, Beirut, represents a “unique opportunity” to renew commitment to the country and prevent ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Mission Demands End To Fighting As Taliban Advance
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 3:36 pm | UN News
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ( UNAMA ) on Tuesday called for an immediate end to fighting in urban areas, as the Taliban continues a ground assault in the south of the country. UNAMA said civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence ... More >>
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 >>
