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UN Denounces Attack On Peacekeepers In DR Congo
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:13 pm | UN News
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Monday’s attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which one Malawian blue helmet was killed. The attack, which took place near the town of Beni ... More >>
Myanmar Coup: ‘No Sign’ Of End To Brutal Crackdown On All Fronts
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:11 pm | UN News
Unsplash/Gayatri Malhotra | Protestors calling for democracy in Myanmar. 11 May 2021 One hundred days since the Myanmar military seized power, the "brutal" repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end ... More >>
Risky Business: COVID-19 And Safety At Work
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:00 pm | UN News
The numbers of home workers around the world have been swelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, putting a fresh focus on the need for employers to ensure that their employees are working in a safe environment. On the World Day for Safety and Health at Work , we ... More >>
ISIL Crimes Against Yazidis Constitute Genocide, UN Investigation Team Finds
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 6:51 am | UN News
A UN team investigating ISIL atrocities in Iraq has established “clear and convincing evidence” of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority, the Security Council heard on Monday. In his final briefing to ambassadors, Karim Khan, Special Adviser ... More >>
COVID’s Grip Keeps World In ‘Perilous Situation’
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 6:47 am | UN News
Amidst an “unacceptably high plateau” in COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, the UN health agency chief on Monday shone a light on last week’s death toll that totalledalmost 90 thousand people and 5.4 million reported cases. Despite decreased ... More >>
UN Chief And Senior Officials Express Deep Concern Over East Jerusalem Violence
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 6:24 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General , António Guterres, and senior UN officials have expressed their deep concern over confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem, particularly those which began on Friday evening, and continued ... More >>
The United Nations Remembers The Dead Of WWII
Sunday, 9 May 2021, 3:45 pm | UN News
The Second World War had a profound impact on the international community, and established the conditions for the creation of the United Nations. This weekend marks the official remembrance of the tens of millions of civilians and soldiers who died during the ... More >>
India’s New COVID-19 Wave Is Spreading Like ‘Wildfire’, Warns UN Children’s Fund
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 5:00 pm | UN News
7 May 2021 A new wave of COVID-19 infections is spreading like “wildfire” across India, leaving many youngsters destitute, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Friday. In the last 24 hours, India registered 3,915 coronavirus deaths and 414,188 ... More >>
WHO Approves Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 3:18 pm | UN News
A COVID-19 vaccine produced in China has been given the green light for global rollout, potentially paving the way for its use in underserved countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday. The UN agency has approved the Sinopharm ... More >>
Nearly 8 Years On, ‘Gaps, Inconsistencies, Discrepancies’ Remain Over Syria Chemical Weapons Declaration
Friday, 7 May 2021, 8:54 am | UN News
The Security Council heard new evidence in longstanding international efforts to eradicate Syria’s chemical weapons programme on Thursday, including the results of an investigation into the possible of use of chlorine gas in the city of Saraqib ... More >>
Guterres Renews Zero-emissions Appeal To Avoid Falling Into Climate Abyss
Friday, 7 May 2021, 6:35 am | UN News
All countries should commit to zero carbon emissions by 2050 if the world is to avoid a disastrous 2.4 degree Celsius temperature rise by the end of this century, UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Thursday. In his keynote speech at ... More >>
Cut Methane Emissions To Avert Global Temperature Rise, UN-backed Study Urges
Friday, 7 May 2021, 6:28 am | UN News
6 May 2021 Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade, thus helping to keep global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to a UN-backed ... More >>
Early-warning ‘Pandemic Hub’ Plan Unveiled By WHO’s Tedros And Germany’s Merkel
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 5:16 pm | UN News
An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global health threats, the UN health agency announced on Wednesday. Supported by the German Government, ... More >>
155 Million Faced Acute Food Insecurity In 2020, Conflict The Key Driver
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 5:15 pm | UN News
At least 155 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity in 2020 because of conflict, extreme weather events and economic shocks linked in part to COVID-19, a UN-partnered flagship report said on Wednesday. It’s been five years since hunger ... More >>
Myanmar: Attacks On Healthcare Jeopardizing COVID-19 Response, UN Team Says
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 5:13 pm | UN News
There have been at least 158 reported attacks on medical personnel and facilities in Myanmar, with more than 139 doctors arrested and charged since the military coup in February, endangering not only vital health services but also the COVID-19 response, ... More >>
South Asia: ‘Real Possibility’ Health Systems Will Be Strained To A Breaking Point, UNICEF Warns
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 5:11 pm | UN News
Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything the region has seen before, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said, warning of a “real possibility” that health systems there will be strained to ... More >>
Joy In South Sudan, As Schools Reopen After 14-month COVID Lockdown
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 6:46 am | UN News
The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road to “normalcy” for youngsters, two in three of whom need humanitarian assistance, the UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) said on Tuesday. Describing the “joy” felt ... More >>
UN Human Rights Office Urges Calm, After Bloodshed In Colombian City Of Cali
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 6:45 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday voiced deep alarm over the violence in the city of Cali in Colombia overnight, as a number of people were reportedly killed and wounded when police opened fire on demonstrators. Spokesperson ... More >>
UN Envoy Gordon Brown Urges G7 Countries To Fund Global COVID Vaccination Push
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 6:51 am | UN News
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Monday for the world’s richest nations to underwrite COVID-19 vaccination in poorer countries, highlighting the need to raise some $60 billion over the next two years. Speaking during the regular ... More >>
Latest Deadly Ebola Virus Outbreak In DR Congo Declared Over
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 6:12 am | UN News
The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on Monday, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu, but it marks the end of the country’s fourth outbreak of the deadly ... More >>
