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UN Envoy Urges Yemen’s Warring Parties To Place ‘a Firm Bet On Peace’, As Famine Threat Continues
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 3:56 pm | UN News
YPN for UNOCHA A young girl and her brother in the Al Dhale'e camp for people displaced by the conflict in Yemen. The plight of Yemenis demands “nothing less than a firm bet on peace”, the UN Special Envoy told the Security Council on Wednesday. The ... More >>
UN Agency For Palestine Refugees Runs Out Of Money As COVID-19 Spreads
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 9:05 am | UN News
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees ( UNWRA ) has run out of cash on hand to keep vital services going amid the worsening health emergency, UNRWA spokesperson Tamara Alrifai told a regular UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. “Despite ... More >>
Cote D’Ivoire: ‘Tone Down The Hateful Rhetoric’, Find Peaceful Solutions – UN Rights Chief
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 4:02 pm | UN News
UN Photo/Basile Zoma Electoral violence in Côte d’Ivoire's capital Abidjan in 2011. Continuing violence in the wake of elections in Cote d’Ivoire’s presidential elections held on 31 October, prompted the UN human rights chief on Monday to call ... More >>
The Natural Environment Is Also A Casualty Of War, Guterres Warns
Saturday, 7 November 2020, 9:14 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has called for better management of natural resources and ecosystems, highlighting that doing so could pave a path towards peace in war-torn societies and help crisis-affected countries boost sustainable development. “If ... More >>
FROM THE FIELD: Coping With COVID In Refugee Camps
Friday, 6 November 2020, 6:14 pm | UN News
© UNHCR/Eugene Sibomana A young Burundian refugee washes his hands before boarding a bus with his family to voluntarily return home after living in exile since 2015. Physical distancing, handwashing with soap, wearing masks: these are some of the ... More >>
Ahead Of Global Health Assembly, WHO Stresses Need For Solidarity, Preparation
Friday, 6 November 2020, 4:01 pm | UN News
University of Oxford/John Cairns Samples are tested by scientists at Oxford University’s Jenner Institute as the development of a vaccine against the coronavirus continues. The COVID-19 pandemic can be defeated through science, solutions and solidarity, ... More >>
Protect Palestine Olive Harvest From Settler Violence, Israel Urged
Friday, 6 November 2020, 3:58 pm | UN News
Manal Abdallah Palestinian women in their olive groves, bringing in the harvest, in Burqin Village near Nablus. UN agencies, together with other international NGOs, are calling on Israel to better protect Palestinian farmers from violence by ... More >>
Violence And Bullying Affect One In Three Students, Education Experts Warn
Friday, 6 November 2020, 8:27 am | UN News
Children face violence and bullying at school all over the world, with one in every three students subject to attacks at least once a month and one in 10, a victim of cyberbullying, the UN said on Thursday. The warning from UNESCO , the UN organization ... More >>
Bosnia And Herzegovina: Some Politicians Still Ignore ‘core European Values’ 25 Years After Peace Deal
Friday, 6 November 2020, 8:12 am | UN News
Despite significant progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the signing of a peace deal 25 years ago this month, some politicians continue to ignore “core European values” and even glorify war criminals, the international community’s ... More >>
Protecting Citizens From COVID While Granting Refugee Access, Can Be Done: UNHCR
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 3:58 pm | UN News
© UNICEF Refugees and migrants gather at the Pazarkule border crossing near Edirne, Turkey, hoping to travel into Greece. It is possible for countries to both protect public health and “ensure access” for vulnerable people forced to flee their ... More >>
UN Brings Cyprus Leaders Together, Mulling Future Talks On Divided Island
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 8:38 am | UN News
The leaders of the divided island of Cyprus have met in the capital Nicosia, in an encounter convened by the United Nations, the Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission in Cyprus said on Tuesday. The meeting is the first between the Greek Cypriot ... More >>
Libyan Sides Agree Plan On Implementing Ceasefire Deal
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 8:37 am | UN News
Military officers from Libya’s warring parties have agreed practical steps towards implementing a ceasefire agreement, following the signing of an historic accord in Geneva last month, the UN mission in the country, UNSMIL , has reported. The two-day ... More >>
Belarus Targets Women Human Rights Defenders After Disputed August Elections
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 4:01 pm | UN News
Unsplash/Andrew Keymaster Protestors at the March of Peace and Independence in Minsk, Belarus. Independent UN experts criticized Belarus on Tuesday for persecuting women human rights defenders, who have been involved in the mass protests underway in the ... More >>
Philippines: Humanitarians Respond As Millions Caught In Wake Of Devastating ‘Super Typhoon’
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 6:30 am | UN News
UNICEF/UN0358339 Evacuees arrive at an evacuation center in Manila as super typhoon Goni made landfall in the Philippines on Sunday, November 1, 2020. The typhoon is the strongest one to hit the Philippines in 2020 as the country grapples with the ... More >>
Standing Up For Vulnerable South Sudanese: UN Woman Police Officer Of The Year
Saturday, 31 October 2020, 1:53 pm | UN News
UNMISS Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo, serving in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has been selected as the 2020 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year. Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo, Gender Adviser at the United Nations Mission ... More >>
Millions Affected As Devastating Typhoon Strikes Viet Nam
Friday, 30 October 2020, 8:17 am | UN News
A major typhoon has struck central Viet Nam, affecting millions of people – including about 2.5 million children – in a region already reeling from the effects of severe floods, according to UN agencies in the country. There are also reports that 174 ... More >>
After Nearly A Decade Away, La Niña Weather System Is Back…
Friday, 30 October 2020, 8:16 am | UN News
Many will be familiar with El Niño – the ocean-warming phenomenon that affects global weather patterns – but how about La Niña, which is linked to cooler sea temperatures? According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), La Niña ... More >>
UN Strongly Condemns Knife Attack Inside Nice Church Which Left Three Dead
Friday, 30 October 2020, 8:13 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday strongly condemned a knife attack inside a French church in the southern French city of Nice, which reportedly left three worshippers dead. In a statement released by his Spokesperson, António Guterres extended his ... More >>
Guterres To Security Council: Women Leaders ‘essential To Peace And Progress For All’
Friday, 30 October 2020, 8:01 am | UN News
Women continue to be under-represented in key decision-making over the battle against COVID-19, the chief of the UN gender empowerment agency said on Wednesday, addressing the Security Council, adding that the situation is even “worse for women in conflict ... More >>
Tanzania: UN Chief Calls For Safe, Peaceful Voting Process
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 9:07 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has called on everyone involve inTanzania's political process to ensure that Wednesday’s general elections are held in a safe, inclusive and peaceful manner, amid reports of intimidation and harassment of political opponents, ... More >>
