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Libya: Security Council Urges Interim Leadership To Prepare For December Polls
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 8:23 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on the new interim leadership of Libya to swiftly form an inclusive Government and make necessary preparations for December’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Last week, the 74-members of the UN-led ... More >>
UN Highlights Importance Of Pulses For Diets And Food Security
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 8:20 pm | UN News
The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as a vital source of nutrition, but also for improving soil fertility and warding off crop pests. Pulses – also called legumes – are the edible seeds ... More >>
‘Women And Girls Belong In Science’ Declares UN Chief
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 4:17 pm | UN News
Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in scientific fields are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said in his message for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science , on ... More >>
Mali: Around 20 UN Peacekeepers Injured In Major Attack On MINUSMA Base
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 6:52 am | UN News
Some 20 UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured on Wednesday, after their temporary base came under attack in the restive central region of the country. In a statement , MINUSMA said that the ‘blue helmets’ ... More >>
Without ‘Constructive International Diplomacy’ Syria’s Peace Process Will Not Move Forward
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 4:26 pm | UN News
The UN Special Envoy for Syria said there had to be “constructive international diplomacy” if the peace process is to move forward in any way, appearing before the Security Council behind closed doors on Tuesday. “I am more convinced than ... More >>
Cooling La Niña Is On The Wane, But Temperatures Set To Rise: UN Weather Agency
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 7:20 am | UN News
Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite the cooling influence of the latest La Niña weather phenomenon, which has passed its peak, UN climate experts said on Tuesday. “Impacts on temperatures, ... More >>
UN Chief Welcomes Colombia’s ‘Act Of Solidarity’ With 1.7 Million Venezuelans
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 7:11 am | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Monday, applauded the announcement by the President of Colombia that the country will provide temporary protection to all Venezuelans in its territory. The measure announced by Iván Duque Márquez earlier in the day, ... More >>
New COVID-19 Variants Raise Questions Around Vaccines, WHO Says
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 4:18 pm | UN News
The emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions around whether currently available vaccines will be effective against them, the head of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Monday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ... More >>
UN Stands Ready To Support Relief, In Aftermath Of Deadly India Flash Floods
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 7:35 am | UN News
The United Nations stands ready, if necessary, to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts, following a glacier burst and subsequent flash flooding in northern India, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday. At least 14 people are ... More >>
US Decision Will Provide ‘Profound Relief’ To Millions In War-torn Yemen: UN Spokesperson
Monday, 8 February 2021, 7:50 am | UN News
The US announcement of revoking its designation of Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) as a foreign terrorist organization will provide “profound relief” to millions in the country, who depend on international assistance and imports for survival, ... More >>
Myanmar: Respect Right To Peaceful Assembly, UN Human Rights Office Says
Sunday, 7 February 2021, 6:20 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people’s right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and that demonstrations are not subjected to reprisals. According to media reports, ... More >>
FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 Increasing Risk Of Female Genital Mutilation
Sunday, 7 February 2021, 6:17 am | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of female genital mutilation or FGM, with the UN predicting that an additional two million girls will be subjected to the practice in the next ten years. In 2018, it was estimated by the UN Population ... More >>
Libya: ‘Historic Moment’ As UN-led Forum Selects New Interim Leadership
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 1:56 pm | UN News
The 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum ( LPDF ) have selected an interim Prime Minister and President of its new executive council, marking what the UN Special Representative called another “historic moment” on the road to ... More >>
Unless COVID Is Suppressed Everywhere, We’ll Be ‘back At Square One’, Tedros Warns
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 1:37 pm | UN News
The number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected, the head of the UN’s health agency said on Friday, while warning that after inoculating their own health workers and older people, countries must ... More >>
UN Welcomes US Decision To ‘strengthen Its Diplomatic Engagement’ Towards Yemen Peace Deal
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 1:33 pm | UN News
The UN on Friday told journalists that it welcomed the decision by the United States “to strengthen it’s diplomatic engagement” and support efforts led by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, to ends years of conflict there. In a policy speech on Thursday, ... More >>
Paraguay: UN Rights Chief Calls For ‘prompt, Independent’ Probe Into Girl Deaths And Disappearance
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 1:29 pm | UN News
Following the disappearance in Paraguay of a teenage girl and killing of two 11-year-olds, the UN human rights chief has expressed her deep concern, also noting on Friday other disturbing elements of abuse against women and girls, surrounding the cases. According ... More >>
Unity, Funding And Decisive Action Needed To End FGM And Protect Millions Of Girls, UN Says
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 6:16 am | UN News
The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of society, to protect millions of girls and women at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) every year. The need is even more pressing amid concerns that two million additional ... More >>
US Should End Use Of Private ‘For Profit’ Detention Centres, Urge Human Rights Experts
Friday, 5 February 2021, 4:30 pm | UN News
A group of UN independent human rights experts on Thursday welcomed the United States’ decision to stop using privately run federal prisons, and urged the Government to also end the outsourcing of all detention centres, including those holding migrants ... More >>
‘Voices Of Resistance, Resilience And Courage’ – UN News Podcast Bears Witness To Lives Beyond The Holocaust
Friday, 5 February 2021, 4:28 pm | UN News
Baby Vered Kater with her parents and brothers in Holland in the 1940s. Picture by: Vered Kater Before Vered Katerbecame a dedicated health worker, traveling to developing countries to administer aid to the needy,she spent her early years ... More >>
Security Council Calls For Release Of Aung San Suu Kyi, Pledging ‘continued Support’ For Myanmar’s Democratic Transition
Friday, 5 February 2021, 7:54 am | UN News
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas | Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy of Myanmar, addresses a meeting at the United Nations in New York. (file) The UN Security Council issued a press statement on Thursday expressing “deep ... More >>
