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COVID-19 Origins Report Inconclusive: We Must ‘Leave No Stone Unturned’ – WHO Chief
Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 7:19 am | UN News
The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was published on Tuesday, and was described by the UN health agency’s chief as a welcome start, ... More >>
Action For Peacekeeping: Progress Made, But The Work’s ‘Far From Done’
Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 5:20 am | UN News
Three years since the UN Secretary-General launched his Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative to strengthening peacekeeping operations worldwide, “significant progress” has been made “but our work is far from done”, the peacekeeping chief ... More >>
Gender Equality, The ‘Unfinished Human Rights Struggle Of This Century’: UN Chief
Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 5:16 am | UN News
Achieving equal rights for women is “the unfinished human rights struggle of this century”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to the Generation Equality Forum which began online from Mexico City on Monday. Although acknowledging ... More >>
$29 Billion A Year By 2025 Needed To Get Back On Track To Tackle AIDS, Say UNAIDS
Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 5:15 am | UN News
A new report from the UN agency dedicated to ending HIV and AIDS ( UNAIDS ) has shown that investing $29 billion a year to HIV response in low and middle income countries by 2025, will put the world back on track to eradicate the virus as a public ... More >>
Guterres Urges ‘Decisive Action’ To Stave Off Debt Crisis In Developing World
Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 5:12 am | UN News
Though significant steps have been taken to prevent debt crises across the world sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, they have not been sufficient to restore economic stability in many developing countries, according to a policy brief issued by the ... More >>
UN-Habitat Report Calls For Cities Post-pandemic To Lead The Way To A Fairer, Greener, Healthier Future
Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 6:19 pm | UN News
A new report on pandemics and cities from UN-Habitat, points the way to how hard-hit urban centres can reduce the impact of future outbreaks and become more equitable, healthy and environmentally friendly. ‘ Cities and Pandemics: Towards a more just, More >>
Syria’s Decade Of ‘death, Destruction, Displacement, Disease, Dread And Despair’
Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 5:14 pm | UN News
Now is not the moment to reduce humanitarian aid to Syria, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Monday, stressing that after 10 years of conflict, more support was needed to avoid further “dramatic and widespread” ... More >>
Deep Concern For Thousands Of Eritrean Refugees ‘Scattered’ In Ethiopia’s Tigray
Sunday, 28 March 2021, 6:10 pm | UN News
In Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region there’s deep concern for thousands of Eritrean refugees whose camps have been found burned to the ground, confirming satellite imagery and testimony from those who have fled attacks. UN humanitarians reported ... More >>
100 Million More Children Fail Basic Reading Skills Because Of COVID-19
Sunday, 28 March 2021, 6:08 pm | UN News
A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, revealsthat more than 100 millionmore children than expected, are falling behind the minimum proficiency level in reading, due to COVID-related school closures. According to the study ... More >>
Earth Hour: ‘Make Peace With Nature’ – UN Chief
Sunday, 28 March 2021, 5:55 am | UN News
The world began to ripple to darkness on Saturday as countries globally dimmed their lights at 8:30 pm local time for Earth Hour – an event that, according to the UN, encourages individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric ... More >>
Drug Use Among Older Persons A ‘Hidden Epidemic’, Narcotics Experts Warn
Friday, 26 March 2021, 8:03 am | UN News
Drug use among older people globally has risen in recent years and countries must act to address this “hidden epidemic”, the International Narcotics Control Board ( INCB ) said in its annual report, issued on Thursday. The independent expert body ... More >>
Empowering Women In Peace Operations Remains Top Priority, Says UN Peacekeeping Chief
Friday, 26 March 2021, 8:00 am | UN News
Praising women’s fundamental contributions to peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, the UN peacekeeping chief reiterated on Thursday that empowering women in the military remains a top priority, but to achieve this goal needs “all hands on deck”. Jean-Pierre ... More >>
Probe Announced Into Alleged Tigray Rights Violations: UN Rights Office
Friday, 26 March 2021, 7:53 am | UN News
Alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are to be investigated by the UN, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Thursday. The probe, which will be carried out jointly by the High Commissioner’s ... More >>
UN Emergency Fund Allocates $14 Million For Rohingya Refugees Left Homeless By Massive Fire
Friday, 26 March 2021, 7:50 am | UN News
The United Nations’ top relief official on Wednesday released $14 million in emergency funding to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of Rohingya refugee families, after a massive fire ripped through the Kutupalong camp in southern Bangladesh, earlier ... More >>
Libya: UN Envoy Hails New National Government After Years Of ‘Paralysis And Internal Divisions’
Friday, 26 March 2021, 7:48 am | UN News
After years of “paralysis and internal divisions”, progress towards a lasting peace through stable national government and dialogue, is being made in Libya, the top UN envoy for the country said on Wednesday. “The House of Representatives on ... More >>
Young People Help Draw Up UN Digital Protection Recommendations
Friday, 26 March 2021, 7:46 am | UN News
Over 30 years after the invention of the world wide web, The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has laid out the ways that young people and children should be treated in the digital world, and how their rights should be protected. The document, ... More >>
UN Chief Reaffirms Solidarity With Niger, As Second Deadly Attack Rocks Country
Friday, 26 March 2021, 7:44 am | UN News
24 March 2021 The United Nations Secretary-General has reaffirmed the Organization’s support and solidarity with Niger, as the second deadly attacks against civilians in less than a week rocked the west African nation. On Sunday, unidentified gunmen ... More >>
Global COVID-19 Infections Rise For Fourth Consecutive Week, Deaths Level Off
Friday, 26 March 2021, 7:42 am | UN News
24 March 2021 COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise around the world for a fourth consecutive week, with around 3.3 million new cases reported in the past seven-day period, the UN health agency said on Wednesday. The number of new deaths from the ... More >>
Guterres Welcomes Saudi Peace Initiative To End Fighting In Yemen
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 4:46 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by Saudi Arabia of steps aimed at helping end the fighting and restart the political process in Yemen. In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, António Guterres said that he welcomed ... More >>
Amidst ‘Heightened Intensity’ Actions Toward Peace Must Be ‘In The Best Interests’ Of Afghans
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 4:45 pm | UN News
Amidst a period of “heightened intensity”, the UN Special Representative told the Security Council on Tuesday that the killing, displacement and suffering of the Afghan people “must end now”. More than six months after formal Afghan peace ... More >>
