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Political Impasse In Haiti, Amid Rising Humanitarian Needs, Ahead Of Crucial Elections
Friday, 18 June 2021, 4:30 pm | UN News
Amid worsening socioeconomic conditions, rising criminal gang violence and a resurgence of COVID-19, Haiti’s leaders must commit to good-faith dialogue aimed at ending a longstanding and damaging political impasse, the UN’s senior official in the ... More >>
‘Digital Dumpsites’ Study Highlights Growing Threat To Children: UN Health Agency
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 5:09 pm | UN News
The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing of old electrical or electronic devices, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a landmark new report on the toxic threat. ... More >>
Domestic Workers Among Hardest Hit By COVID Crisis, Says UN Labour Agency
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 5:06 pm | UN News
Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs and working hours than other sectors, the UN labour agency ILO said on Tuesday. Ten years on from the landmark adoption of the International Labour Organization ... More >>
COVID-19 Cases Drop For Seventh Week, But Deaths Fall Less Slowly: WHO
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 5:08 pm | UN News
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported to the UN health agency has declined for seven weeks in a row, in what the top official there called on Monday “the longest sequence of weekly declines during the pandemic so far”. However, while weekly ... More >>
Restoring Nature ‘The Test Of Our Generation’: UN General Assembly President
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 4:21 pm | UN News
Stepping up global efforts to combat land degradation is the only way to safeguard food and water security, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ward against future threats to health and the environment, the UN General Assembly President told ambassadors ... More >>
Around 1.5 Million Lebanese In Need, Top UN Humanitarian Official There Warns
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 4:19 pm | UN News
As Lebanon endures one of its worst financial and economic crises ever, the UN estimates that over the next eight months around $300 million is needed to provide vital aid to around 1.5 million Lebanese and 400,000 migrant workers living there. “The explosion ... More >>
Violence Against Elderly Has Risen During COVID, UN Expert Warns
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 6:55 am | UN News
With “entrenched ageist attitudes” already undermining the autonomy of elder persons in making their own choices and decisions, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus further violence, abuse and neglect against them, a UN independent ... More >>
Landmark G7 Agreement Pledges 870 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Half By End-2021
Monday, 14 June 2021, 6:31 am | UN News
©Karwai Tang/G7 Cornwall 2021 | G7 leaders plenary: Building back better from COVID19, Cornwall, UK. A senior UN official welcomed on Sunday, the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses ... More >>
Mozambique: Violence Continues In Cabo Delgado, As Agencies Respond To Growing Needs
Saturday, 12 June 2021, 4:57 pm | UN News
Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal city of Palma, located in Cabo Delgado province, UN agencies reported on Friday. The UN refugee agency, ... More >>
Continuing Venezuela Exodus And COVID-19 Highlights Need For Global Solidarity For Most Vulnerable
Saturday, 12 June 2021, 4:55 pm | UN News
Vulnerable Venezuelan migrants and refugees who have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 health and socio-economic crisis, urgently need greater support from the international community, UN humanitarians said on Friday, ahead of a donor conference ... More >>
UNESCO Report Highlights Need For Greater Investment, Diversity In Science
Saturday, 12 June 2021, 4:36 pm | UN News
Although spending on science has risen worldwide, greater investment is needed in the face of growing crises, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) has recommended in a new report published on Friday. The latest edition ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Urges Accountability For Escalating ‘Catastrophe’ In Myanmar
Saturday, 12 June 2021, 4:34 pm | UN News
Escalating violence across Myanmar including attacks on civilians must be halted to prevent even greater loss of life and a deepening humanitarian emergency, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Friday. Ms. Bachelet’s appeal follows reports of ... More >>
UN Elects Five New Members To Serve On The Security Council
Saturday, 12 June 2021, 5:53 am | UN News
Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75thsession of the General Assembly on Friday to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. According to the final tally, ... More >>
Security Council Urged To Bring Multilateralism ‘Alive’, To Tackle Serious Global Challenges
Friday, 11 June 2021, 5:22 pm | UN News
Rules-based multilateralism is not a simple or appealing phrase, a top European Union (EU) official told the Security Council on Thursday, “but our job is to bring it alive”. JosepBorrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and ... More >>
Nine In 10 African Nations Set To Miss Urgent COVID Vaccination Goal
Friday, 11 June 2021, 5:16 pm | UN News
Nine in 10 African nations look set to miss the September target of vaccinating 10 per cent of their populations against COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Thursday. At 32 million doses, Africa accounts for less than one per ... More >>
New WHO Guidance Aims To Stamp Out Rights Violations In Mental Health Services
Friday, 11 June 2021, 5:14 pm | UN News
New guidance from the World Health Organization ( WHO ), published on Thursday, calls for providing mental health care that respects human rights and focuses on recovery. Globally, mental health care mainly continues to be provided in psychiatric ... More >>
Child Labour Figure Rises To 160 Million, As COVID Puts Many More At Risk
Friday, 11 June 2021, 4:25 pm | UN News
For the first time in two decades,the number of children being put to work has risen – to 160 million worldwide, representing an increase of 8.4 million over four years – while millions of other are at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ... More >>
UN Agencies Scale-up Response To Address Looming Famine ‘Catastrophe’ In Tigray
Friday, 11 June 2021, 4:22 pm | UN News
The head of the World Food Programme ( WFP ) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver lifesaving assistance to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where ongoing fighting between government and regional forces has put some 350,000 people at risk ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Condemns ‘horrendous Attack’ On Demining Partner HALO Trust
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 4:31 pm | UN News
The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into the deadly attack in northern Afghanistan against the HALO Trust, a humanitarian group working to rid the country of landmines. Ten people were killed, and 16 others injured, when gunmen ... More >>
Outgoing ICC Prosecutor Urges Security Council To Keep Focus On Justice In Darfur
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 6:43 am | UN News
The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur, the outgoing Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council on Wednesday. In her final briefing to ambassadors, ... More >>
