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Free Press ‘A Cornerstone’ Of Democratic Societies, UN Says
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 6:11 am | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday urged governments to “do everything in their power” to support free, independent and diverse media, which the UN’s top human rights official highlighted as “a cornerstone of democratic societies”. ... More >>
UN Chief Welcomes Return To Electoral Agreement In Somalia
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 6:08 am | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General on Saturday welcomed the decision by the Lower House of Somalia’s Federal Parliament to nullify a special law and to return to the 17 September Electoral Agreement that will allow for indirect presidential and ... More >>
Chad: UN Rights Office Profoundly Disturbed Over Violence Against Protesters
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 4:18 pm | UN News
The UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday that it is deeply disturbed by security forces in Chad's use of live ammunition during recent protests after the death of former President Idriss Déby, on 19 April. Six people were reportedly killed and ... More >>
Decades Of Health Gains At Risk In Brazil Due To COVID-19
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 4:17 pm | UN News
Although COVID-19 cases are declining in Brazil, the pandemic is putting decades of public health gains there at risk, the head of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Friday. With global attention and support focused this week ... More >>
Address Inequalities To End AIDS By 2030, UN Chief Says In New Report
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 6:18 am | UN News
Inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a report published on Friday, which provides 10 key recommendations to get the ... More >>
Feeling Kind Of Blue? Holocaust Survivor Lifts Lockdown Spirits Through Jazz
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 6:16 am | UN News
An 89-year-old pianist who escaped the Holocaust in Nazi Germany almost eight decades ago, has been explaining how he started playing jazz in memory of his sister, and has kept going through the COVID-19 lockdown, playing from the window of his Brussels ... More >>
Middle East Coordinator Calls For New And TimelyPalestinian ElectionDate
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 6:13 am | UN News
Unsplash/Ahmed Abu Hameeda | Young man waves flag of Palestine. After the postponement of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, originally scheduled for 22 May, a senior UN official in the region on Friday urged the authorities to set a ... More >>
Myanmar Approaching Point Of Economic Collapse: UN Report
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 5:53 am | UN News
The turmoil following the military coup in Myanmar, coupled with the impact of COVID-19 could result in up to 25 million people – nearly half of the country’s population, living in poverty by early next year, a United Nations report said on Friday. That ... More >>
COVID-19 Cases Rise For Ninth Consecutive Week, Variants Continue Spreading
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 5:51 am | UN News
COVID-19 infections have increased for the ninth consecutive week globally while variants continue their spread, the UN health agency has confirmed . Nearly 5.7 million new cases were reported in the last seven-day period, above previous highs, the World ... More >>
Vaccinated Europeans Now Outnumber Those Infected By COVID, But ‘Threat Remains Present’
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 5:49 am | UN News
Just over 460 days since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Europe, more citizens living in the region have now been vaccinated, than the number infected, and although new cases and hospitalizations are falling, “the threat remains present”, ... More >>
UN Chief Pledges To Fight For All Cypriots, As Impasse Remains
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 5:47 am | UN News
UN Photo/Violaine Martin | UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the Informal 5+1 meeting on Cyprus in Geneva. UN Secretary-General António Guterres pledged on Thursday that he would continue to represent the interests of all Cypriots in future ... More >>
UK’s 85% Family Planning Aid Cut Will Be Devastating For Women & Girls Says UNFPA; UNAIDS Also 'Deeply Regrets' Cuts
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 5:45 am | UN News
The United Kingdom’s intention to cut 85 per cent of its contribution to a flagship UN family planning programme this year, will have devastating consequences for women and girls and their families across the world, the UN sexual and reproductive health ... More >>
Filipino Investigative Journalist To Receive UN Press Freedom Prize
Friday, 30 April 2021, 6:29 pm | UN News
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines as the recipient of its 2021 press freedom award. For over three decades, Ms. Ressa ... More >>
Renewed Clashes Displace Thousands In Myanmar, UN Reports
Friday, 30 April 2021, 6:28 pm | UN News
Fresh clashes between Myanmar security forces and regional armed groups have displaced thousands across the country, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday. According to the Office, almost 50 clashes between the military ... More >>
Right To Freedom Of Expression In Myanmar Must Be Guaranteed, UN Expert Urges Military Coup Leader
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 5:17 pm | UN News
The leader of Myanmar’s ‘Tatmadaw’ military has been urged to publicly commit to honoring the fundamental right to freedom of expression for those protesting the generals’ February coup. In an open letter to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, UN-appointed ... More >>
UN Chief ‘Realistic’ At Start Of Fresh Bid To Resolve Cyprus Stalemate
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 5:15 pm | UN News
A fresh United Nations-led bid to seek to resolve decades of tensions in Cyprus began in Geneva on Tuesday, with Secretary-General António Guterres “realistic” about the chances of making progress, his Spokesperson said. “The Secretary-General ... More >>
Nepal: New Appointments ‘Undermine Independence’ Of Rights Oversight Body, UN Experts Warn
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 5:11 pm | UN News
United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday voiced serious concerns over recent appointment of new members to Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission, which they said “undermined its independence, integrity and legitimacy”. In a ... More >>
Motherhood On The Brink In Yemen
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 6:05 am | UN News
War, a humanitarian crisis, a looming famine, a health system close to collapse and the deepening impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a “catastrophic situation” in which a woman dies in childbirth every two hours in Yemen, according to the UN ... More >>
Prioritize People And Planet, UN Chief Urges Asian And Pacific Nations
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 5:17 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on Asian and Pacific countries not to base their pandemic recovery strategies on “outdated and unsustainable economic models”, and to ensure that the world’s most populous region protects its environment ... More >>
Deadly Shipwreck Off Venezuela Underscores Need For Safe Migration Pathways, Protection
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 5:09 pm | UN News
The latest shipwreck in the Caribbean has highlighted the need for safe migration pathways, particularly in the COVID-19 era when many borders remain closed, two UN agencies said on Monday. The International Organization for Migration ( IOM ) and ... More >>
