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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 >>
‘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 >>
