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UN Chief Appeals For Dialogue In Samoa Amid Prime Ministerial Stand-off
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 4:06 pm | UN News
The UN has called for dialogue in Samoa, where the first woman elected as Prime Minister was locked out of Parliament on Monday amid a bitter power struggle with the country’s long-standing leader. Fiame Naomi Mata'afa was sworn in during a ... More >>
DR Congo: More Than 170 Children Feared Missing Following Volcanic Eruption In Goma
Monday, 24 May 2021, 4:08 pm | UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Goma district are at risk following the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. The sky turned red and lava spewed from ... More >>
Security Council Calls For ‘Full Adherence’ To Gaza Ceasefire, Focus On Two-State Solution
Sunday, 23 May 2021, 4:09 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council on Saturday made it’s first statement on the conflict that erupted between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, calling for a “full adherence to the ceasefire” that brought 11 days of fighting to an end early on ... More >>
SDGs: Greater Urgency Needed To Meet Environmental Goals, Improved Data Likely Key
Sunday, 23 May 2021, 5:11 am | UN News
Countries are on track to miss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to environmental protection, two UN entities warn in new report issued on Saturday to coincide with the International Day for Biological Diversity . Despite making ... More >>
Renewable Tech Brings Power Swarming Through The World’s Poorest Villages
Sunday, 23 May 2021, 5:10 am | UN News
Swarm grids, an innovative technology designed to work with renewable energy sources, are bringing reliable electricity to some of the world’s poorest and remote regions for the first time, providing a major boost to the livelihoods of those who live ... More >>
Ceasefire Can’t Hide Scale Of Destruction In Gaza, UN Warns, As Rights Experts Call For ICC Probe
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 5:35 pm | UN News
© UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi A tower block lies in ruins in Gaza city following an Israeli air strike. The humanitarian community has welcomed the ceasefire agreed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel but warned that the destruction in Gaza will take ... More >>
COVID-19: UN Chief Calls For G20 Vaccine Task Force, In 'War' Against The Virus
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 5:31 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s richest economies to take a central role in ending the COVID-19 pandemic by stepping up support for vaccines for all people, everywhere. Stressing that no one is safe until everyone ... More >>
Libya: Ceasefire, Planned Elections, Offer Rare Window Of Hope, Security Council Hears
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 4:15 pm | UN News
On the heels of recent positive developments, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya pointed to renewed hope for peace in the conflict-affected country, and stability across the wider region, in a briefing to the Security Council on Friday. ... More >>
UN Chief Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Announcement Between Israel And Hamas
Friday, 21 May 2021, 4:55 pm | UN News
The UN chief has welcomed the ceasefire declared between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, following 11 days of rocket and air attacks, which have left more than 240 reportedly dead and thousands injured, the majority in the occupied ... More >>
Internet Upgrade Breathes New Life Into Rural Areas, New UN Report Finds
Friday, 21 May 2021, 4:53 pm | UN News
Improved Internet access and connectivity can do more than urban migration to provide better jobs and higher standards of living for the roughly 3.4 billion people living in rural areas, according to the latest World Social Report , published on Thursday. ... More >>
Gaza Children Living In ‘Hell On Earth’, UN Chief Says, Urging Immediate End To Fighting
Friday, 21 May 2021, 4:50 pm | UN News
The past ten days have witnessed a “dangerous and horrific” surge in deadly violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), particularly Gaza, and in Israel, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Thursday. “If there is a hell on earth, ... More >>
WHO Appeals For Regular Access To Palestinian Enclave Amid Ongoing Israeli Strikes
Friday, 21 May 2021, 4:48 pm | UN News
The UN health agency has added its weight to calls for regular humanitarian access to Gaza, where two dozen medical facilities have now come under attack through Israeli air strikes, along with healthcare personnel. In a World Health Organization ( WHO ... More >>
Arbitrary Expulsions Of Migrants In Chile Must Stop Immediately, Urge Rights Experts
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 1:42 pm | UN News
Migrants must be allowed to stay in Chile while their cases are being individually assessed or risk “irreparable harm”, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts said in a statement on Wednesday. In line with international human ... More >>
COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Feeding’ Drivers Of Conflict And Instability In Africa: Guterres
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 1:41 pm | UN News
Women and young people must be part of Africa’s plans to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, which is feeding factors driving conflict on the continent, UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Wednesday. Ambassadors met virtually to examine how ... More >>
Syria: Prolonged Violence, Violation And Abuse ‘Bound To Affect Generations To Come’
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 6:16 am | UN News
Millions of children trapped in protracted conflict in Syria continue to endure severe violence with little support for survivors, according to the UN Secretary-General’s third report on the situation, launched on Wednesday. “In Syria, all children below ... More >>
Global Trade Soars In First Quarter, But Services Still In Doldrums
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 6:15 am | UN News
Global trade bounced back to a record high early this year, although service industries are still a shadow of their pre-pandemic selves, UN economists UNCTAD said on Tuesday. According to new data from UNCTAD , the value of goods trade surpassed pre-pandemic ... More >>
Ceasefire Needed Now, To Stave Off Disaster In Gaza Says UNICEF Chief, As UNRWA Launches Emergency Appeal
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 5:38 am | UN News
At least 60 youngsters have been killed in Gaza and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days of conflict with Israel, the head of UN Children’s Fund has said, in a call for an immediate ceasefire and aid access to “stave off disaster”. ... More >>
Fresh Attacks, Dire Conditions Plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council Hears
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 9:16 am | UN News
Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to combat terrorists in Africa’s Sahel region have scaled up the tempo of their operations in recent months, efforts that ... More >>
Over Half Of LGBTQI Students In Europe Bullied In School: UNESCO
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 6:46 am | UN News
More than one in two LGBTQI students in Europe have suffered bullying based on their sexuality, the UN educational, cultural and scientific body ( UNESCO ) said on Monday, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia . In a survey of ... More >>
WFP Moves To Support Families Affected By Gaza Violence
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 6:07 am | UN News
Responding to rising humanitarian needs brought about by the escalation of conflict in the Gaza Strip, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday began providing emergency assistance to support families, amid fears of low food stocks and rising prices. ... More >>
