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‘Disasters Know No Borders’ Says Guterres, 35 Years On From Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 5:06 pm | UN News
Oleksandr Syrota A protective sarcophagus or casing was built over the Chernobyl nuclear plant after the accident. In his message for Chernobyl International Remembrance Day on Monday, the UN chief reminded that “disasters know no borders”. A 20-second ... More >>
First Person: A Diabetes Fighter In Eswatini Pours All Her Efforts Into Beating COVID-19
Monday, 26 April 2021, 5:04 pm | UN News
© UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi | Children in Eswatini play at a primary school in Lobamba region. Dumsile Mavuso, the founder and head of Eswatini’s first national association for people with diabetes, is now bringing her knowledge and experience to fight the ... More >>
Food Aid Operation Begins To Reach Two Million Affected By Myanmar Crisis
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 5:08 pm | UN News
Two million people facing growing food insecurity linked to the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar are to receive nutrition assistance, amid rising “hunger and desperation”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday. The operation will ... More >>
Syria Receives First COVID-19 Vaccines, For Most Vulnerable
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 5:06 pm | UN News
More than 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Syria on Thursday from the UN-backed COVAX initiative, to inoculate the country’s frontline health workers. The bulk of the AstraZeneca vaccines from the Serum Institute of India reached Damascus ... More >>
‘Careers Have No Gender’, Connect Girls To Tech, For A Brighter Future UN Urges
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 5:05 pm | UN News
Despite information and communication technology playing such a key role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said that half the world remains offline, in his message marking International Girls in ICT Day , on Thursday – most of whom ... More >>
First Person: ‘Youth Won’t Stay Silent’ Says Madagascar Climate Activist
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 5:03 pm | UN News
Young people around the world “won’t stay silent” about the global climate crisis according to a youth activist from Madagascar. Marie Christina Kolo, who describes herself as a climate activist, ecofeminist and social entrepreneur, was one of two ... More >>
UN-led Aid Convoy Brings 23 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Goods Across Contact Line In East Ukraine
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 5:01 pm | UN News
Twenty-three tonnes of urgently needed aid items have reached the eastern Ukrainian province around Donetsk, after a humanitarian convoy crossed the contact line into non-Government-controlled territory, the UN said on Friday. This is the second UN-organised ... More >>
90 Percent Of Countries’ Health Services Continue To Be Disrupted By The COVID-19 Pandemic: WHO
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 4:52 pm | UN News
Over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and 90% of countries are still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services. The findings of the second World Health Organization (WHO) “pulse survey” reveal that no substantial global ... More >>
Thousands Flee Fresh Clashes In Central African Republic: UN Agency
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 6:31 am | UN News
Recent fighting between government forces and rebels in northern Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 2,000 refugees into neighboring Chad over the past week, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. According to the agency, ... More >>
World Food Programme Reaches Deal To Supply Food To 185,000 Children In Venezuela
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 6:29 am | UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed an agreement with the Government of Venezuela to begin operations to provide the most vulnerable children in the South American country with nutritious school meals, it announced on Tuesday. The agency’s ... More >>
UN Chief Highlights Key Role Of Asian Regional Bloc In Ending Myanmar Crisis
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 6:27 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Monday for leaders in Asia to bolster efforts towards finding a peaceful solution to the bloody crisis in Myanmar, sparked by the military coup in February. Speaking during a Security Council meeting on cooperation ... More >>
World On The Verge Of Climate ‘Abyss’, As Temperature Rise Continues: UN Chief
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 6:26 am | UN News
The Earth’s temperature continues to rise unabated, with 2020 being one of the three warmest years on record, as extreme weather events combine with the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting millions. According to the World Meteorological Organization’s ... More >>
UN Stands In Deep Solidarity With Saint Vincent After Devastating Volcanic Eruptions
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 6:18 am | UN News
Bajanpro | Ash from the eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano covers a town in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Following a series of powerful eruptions from La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, the UN chief on Monday expressed ... More >>
Guterres Urges Cities To Embrace ‘Generational Opportunity’ For Climate Action, Sustainable Development
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 4:41 pm | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Friday, called for a “revolution” in urban planning and urban transport to beat back impacts of climate change and build a green and sustainable future for all. Addressing the C40 Mayors Climate Alliance, ... More >>
Vaccine Equity The ‘Challenge Of Our Time’, WHO Chief Declares, As Governments Call For Solidarity, Sharing
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 4:40 pm | UN News
With the number of new COVID-19 cases nearly doubling over the past two months, approaching the highest infection rate the world has seen during the pandemic, the unequal distribution of vaccines is not only a moral outrage, but economically and ... More >>
Libya: Security Council Backs Ceasefire Mechanism, Calls For Withdrawal Of Foreign Forces And Mercenaries
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 4:38 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution which calls for all foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya and gives the green light for a UN team to monitor last October’s historic ceasefire agreement. In a second vote announced ... More >>
Northeast Nigeria Violence Forces 65,000 To Flee, Humanitarians Targeted By Armed Groups
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 5:14 am | UN News
A spate of clashes involving Government security forces and insurgent groups in northeast Nigeria has caused mass displacement and threatened humanitarian assistance, as armed groups go “house-to-house” hunting for aid workers, the UN said on Friday. ... More >>
Alert Over Shortage Of New Drugs For ‘World’s Most Dangerous Bacteria’
Friday, 16 April 2021, 5:33 pm | UN News
A lack of new treatments for common infections has left people dangerously exposed to the “world’s most dangerous bacteria”, the UN health agency said on Thursday. The alert from the World Health Organization ( WHO ) is delivered in a report showing ... More >>
Iraq: UNESCO Architectural Design Winners To Rebuild Iconic Al-Nouri Mosque Complex
Friday, 16 April 2021, 5:30 pm | UN News
Eight Egyptian architects have been awarded the job of restoring the historic Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, the UN cultural chief announced on Thursday. Selected by an international jury from among 123 entries in a global competition, the winning ... More >>
Prevention Is ‘only Cure’ To End Sexual Violence In Conflict, Security Council Hears
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 6:51 am | UN News
“Prevention is the best and only cure” to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences faced by survivors of sexual violence in conflict, especially as a brutal tactic of war, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday. ... More >>
