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Deep Fears Of Violent Crackdown In Myanmar, UN Rights Chief Warns
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 6:02 pm | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has voiced “deep fears” of a violent crackdown on dissenting voices in Myanmar, where the military assumed all powers and declared a state of emergency after overthrowing the civilian government and ... More >>
Pandemic Triggers ‘Widespread Upheaval’ In Global Fisheries And Aquaculture
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 5:54 pm | UN News
COVID-19 has caused “widespread upheaval” for the whole fishing and aquaculture industry around the world, the UN deputy agriculture chief said on Tuesday, launching a new report that assesses the toll the pandemic has taken on the sector. “Production ... More >>
Nicaragua : Amidst ‘Socio-Political And Human Rights Crisis’, Independent Expert Condemns Environmental Defender’s Death
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 6:55 pm | UN News
An independent UN human rights expert condemned on Monday the murder of an indigenous environmental defender in Nicaragua, calling for those responsible to be “duly investigated and brought to justice”. Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation ... More >>
Libya Vote Offers Renewal And Reconciliation Chance, Says Veteran UN Negotiator
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 6:49 pm | UN News
All Libyans have a chance at national reconciliation and renewal once the country’s representatives, who have begun meeting in Switzerland, vote on a new executive, UN negotiator Stephanie Williams said on Monday. Ms. Williams, who is the Acting ... More >>
Arrests, Military Control ‘a Serious Blow’ To Democratic Reforms In Myanmar: UN Chief
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 6:00 pm | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar’s top political leaders and government officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, by the country’s military. In a statement issued ... More >>
Central African Republic: 200,000 Displaced In Less Than Two Months
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 7:59 pm | UN News
Violence and insecurity related to the recent elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 200,000 people to flee their homes in less than two months, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning tens of thousands are facing ... More >>
‘Imminent’ Iran Execution Must Be Halted, Urges UN Human Rights Office
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 7:52 pm | UN News
The imminent execution in Iran of a man who was allegedly tortured into confessing that he belonged to a jihadist group must be stopped, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. The appeal, which came a day before Javid Dehghan was due ... More >>
Guterres Welcomes US Decision To Restore Funding To UNFPA
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 7:31 pm | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Thursday, welcomed the United States administration’s announcement to restore funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), calling it a “powerful message” for women and girls globally. “The decision will transform and save ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Chief Following Developments ‘with Great Concern’
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 7:23 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for restrain in Myanmar, amid reports of rising tensions over the outcome of last year’s general elections. “The Secretary-General is following with great concern recent developments in Myanmar”, ... More >>
‘We Can’t Continue Like This’: UN Envoy’s Grim Assessment Of Syria Peace Process
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 4:23 pm | UN News
Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria, lamented the slow progress of the peace process in the country, in remarks to the press on Friday, following a meeting involving members of the UN-facilitated Syrian Constitution Committee, in Geneva. Mr. Pedersen ... More >>
EU Must Place Social Justice ‘At Its Core’ To Lift People Out Of Poverty
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 4:22 pm | UN News
The European Union’s failure to lift 20 million people out of poverty by 2020, is “a defeat for social rights”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, urging the bloc to boldly rethink its whole socio-economic approach. Speaking ... More >>
WHO Urges Effective And Fair Use Of COVID Vaccines
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 4:20 pm | UN News
With COVID-19 vaccines currently in scarce supply, the head of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) on Friday pressed governments to prioritize inoculation of health workers and older persons, and to share excess doses with other nations. "More ... More >>
Escalating Hostilities In Yemen’s Hudaydah Put Thousands Of Civilians At Risk
Friday, 29 January 2021, 6:39 pm | UN News
Civilians in Yemen’s Hudaydah Governorate, face a growing threat from escalating clashes, with shelling of residential areas ongoing, endangering thousands. The warning from the UN’s senior humanitarian official in the country, Auke Lootsma, follows ... More >>
Make 2021 A Year Of Possibility And Hope, UN Chief Tells General Assembly
Friday, 29 January 2021, 6:34 pm | UN News
Following an “annus horribilis” of death, disaster and despair, 2021 must be a year of transformation, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN’s 193 Member States on Thursday. Outlining his priorities for the months ahead, Mr. Guterres ... More >>
Asylum Seekers Subject To Systematic Pushbacks At Europe’s Borders, Says UNHCR
Friday, 29 January 2021, 6:29 pm | UN News
UN refugee agency, UNHCR, called on Thursday for an end to “systematic” expulsions and pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers at Europe’s land and sea borders. Amid “continuous” reports that some European States are restricting access to ... More >>
UN Chief Receives COVID-19 Vaccine In New York
Friday, 29 January 2021, 4:25 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres , received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in The Bronx, a few miles uptown from UN Headquarters in New York. In a Tweet , Mr. Guterres expressed his ... More >>
Tigray’s Children In Crisis And Beyond Reach, After Months Of Conflict: UNICEF
Friday, 29 January 2021, 5:54 am | UN News
Three months since fighting began in Ethiopia’s northern state of Tigray, there’s grave concern for the plight of youngsters there, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF has warned. In an alert on Wednesday, the agency’s Executive Director, Henrietta ... More >>
Climate Litigation Spikes, Giving Courts An ‘essential Role’ In Addressing Climate Crisis
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 4:05 pm | UN News
A rise in climate litigation cases has made courtrooms increasingly important as a venue for addressing climate change around the world, according to a report released on Tuesday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The UNEP Global Climate Litigation ... More >>
UN Health Agency Panel Issues Key Guidance On Second COVID Vaccines
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 8:15 am | UN News
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel issued its first guidance on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, saying that it should ideally be given to people in two separate doses, 28 days apart. In exceptional circumstances this period could ... More >>
Scale Up Funding For Climate Adaptation Programmes, Guterres Urges
Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 7:03 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change adaptation and resilience building programmes, so they can offer real and lasting protection against the impact of major events such as droughts, floods and ... More >>
