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Syria: Economic Decline, Rising Hunger And Surging Humanitarian Needs
Friday, 26 February 2021, 8:11 am | UN News
Syria’s fragile economy has “suffered multiple shocks” over the past 18 months, with its currency plummeting and joblessness swelling as people struggle to cover their basic needs, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council ... More >>
‘Industry 4.0’ Tech For Post-COVID World, Is Driving Inequality: UNCTAD
Friday, 26 February 2021, 8:07 am | UN News
Developing countries must embrace ground-breaking technologies that have been a critical tool in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, or else face even greater inequalities than before, UN economic development experts at UNCTAD said on Thursday. “Very ... More >>
UN Agencies Begin Registering Asylum Seekers At US-Mexico Border
Friday, 26 February 2021, 7:51 am | UN News
UNICEF/César Amador | Asylum seekers, including children, at the Matamoros camp awaiting their US immigration hearings in Mexico. UN agencies have begun preparing individuals and families at the Matamoros informal camp, near the United States-Mexico ... More >>
Mother Of Terrorism Victim Works To ‘Turn The Page’ On Violent Extremism
Friday, 26 February 2021, 7:38 am | UN News
IMAD Association | Latifa Ibn Ziaten received the Zayed Prize for Human Fraternity 2021 A Moroccan-French woman whose son was killed in a terrorist attack nearly a decade ago, has been commended for her powerful activism countering youth ... More >>
Ghana Receives First Historic Shipment Of COVID-19 Vaccinations From International COVAX Facility
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 5:37 pm | UN News
Six hundred thousand doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine from the UN-partnered COVAX initiative have arrived in Ghana: a historic first for the international partnership to provide equitable innoculations for all. Confirming the news on Wednesday, the ... More >>
Supermodel Natalia Vodianova Joins UNFPA To Tackle Stigma And Advance Women’s Health
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 5:33 pm | UN News
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Wednesday appointed supermodel, philanthropist, and impact investor Natalia Vodianova as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, in an effort to empower women and girls, including fighting stigma surrounding ... More >>
Pandemic Recovery Presents Historic Opportunity To Ensure Human Rights For All: Guterres
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 5:18 pm | UN News
Human rights have been battered in the COVID-19 pandemic but recovery represents a chance to improve on the status quo and finally ensure dignity for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Wednesday. The UN chief addressed ... More >>
COVID-19 Imperils ‘Historic Advances’ In Children’s Access To School Meals: UN Report
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 5:14 pm | UN News
Hard-won gains in efforts to provide millions of the world’s most vulnerable children with nutritious food, through free daily meals at school, are at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, a UN World Food Programme (WFP) report said ... More >>
Myanmar: Stop Harassment Of Workers, UN Agency Urges Military
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 5:09 pm | UN News
The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has called on the military in Myanmar to end the harassment and intimidation of workers by security forces, and ensure that they can exercise their rights to freedom of expression, in a climate ... More >>
UN Independent Experts ‘Appalled’ By Deportation Of Migrants To Myanmar, In Defiance Of Court Order
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 4:49 pm | UN News
Independent UN human rights experts castigated Malaysia on Wednesday over its decision to deport more than1,000 detained migrants back to crisis-ridden Myanmar – despite a court order to suspend their return, pending a judicial review. Malaysian immigration ... More >>
First Wave Of COVID-19 Vaccine Syringes Start Journey To Maldives
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 5:54 am | UN News
The critical task of ensuring that all countries have enough medical equipment to vaccinate people safely against COVID-19 gathered pace on Tuesday, with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announcing that 100,000 syringes have been sent to the Maldives, ahead ... More >>
ILO Urges Better Policies To Protect Workers, Businesses, As Digital Platforms Proliferate
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 5:43 am | UN News
The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) on Tuesday highlighted the need for enhanced international policy cooperation to provide decent work opportunities and foster sustainable business growth in the digital economy. According to the agency, ... More >>
Avoid ‘risky Winner-take-all Tactics’ In Somalia, UN Security Hears
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 11:25 am | UN News
Increased “brinkmanship, pressure tactics, and tests of strength” are threatening progress in Somalia, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday, warning that they must be resolved “through dialogue and compromise”. “Growing ... More >>
2021: Critical Year To ‘reset Our Relationship With Nature’ – UN Chief
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 7:56 am | UN News
During this time of “crisis and fragility”, the UN chief told the United Nations Environment Assembly on Monday that human well-being and prosperity can be vastly improved by prioritizing nature-based solutions. Painting a picture of the turmoil ... More >>
Three Killed In Attack On UN World Food Programme Convoy In DR Congo
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 6:43 am | UN News
The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member, together with an Italian embassy official, were killed on Monday during an attack on a UN convoy in the east of the country, the agency ... More >>
‘No Place’ For Coups In Today’s World, UN Chief Tells Myanmar Military
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 6:41 am | UN News
On the opening day of a new UN Human Rights Council session on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his “full support to the people of Myanmar”, three weeks after the military takeover that has brought thousands out onto the streets ... More >>
Rohingya Refugees: UN Agency Urges Immediate Rescue To Prevent ‘Tragedy’ On Andaman Sea
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 6:29 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Monday, called for immediate efforts to search and rescue a group of Rohingya refugees, who have been adrift on the Andaman Sea for over a week. The precise number and location of the refugees is unknown, and ... More >>
Probes On Extrajudicial Killings, ‘Important Step’ In Fighting Impunity In Colombia – UN Rights Office
Saturday, 20 February 2021, 4:40 pm | UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, welcomed on Friday, progress on the investigation in Colombia of people falsely presented as having been killed in combat as "an important step in fighting impunity". So-called “false positives” cases ... More >>
UN Chief Lauds ‘day Of Hope’ As US Officially Rejoins Paris Climate Accord
Saturday, 20 February 2021, 4:39 pm | UN News
The official return of the United States to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change represents good news for the country and the world, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday during a virtual event to mark the occasion. The US, under ... More >>
‘Exercise Restraint And Calm’, UN Chief Urges After Violent Outbreak In Somalia
Saturday, 20 February 2021, 4:37 pm | UN News
The UN chief expressed grave concern on Friday over an outbreak of violence in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Farhan Haq, Secretary-General António Guterres called on all parties to “exercise restraint ... More >>
