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Both Sides Obliged To ‘Protect Civilians’ Over Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting Declares UN’s Guterres
Monday, 19 October 2020, 8:26 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday condemned “all attacks on populated areas” in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh zone of conflict, as Armenia and Azerbaijan reportedly accused each other of violating the latest humanitarian ceasefire agreement. In a ... More >>
Twelve Migrants Dead, Others Missing Off The Coast Of Djibouti: IOM
Sunday, 18 October 2020, 8:11 am | UN News
Twelve migrants have died and others are missing after being thrown off a boat by smugglers off the coast of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported. The bodies of those who perished washed up on the ... More >>
Syria: Humanitarians ‘Very Concerned’ For Thousands Still Living In Al Hol Camp
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 2:39 pm | UN News
©UNICEF/Delil Souleiman A 12 year-old boy who fled to the Al- Hol camp in northeastern Syria says, “it’s very cold here and at night, the wind is so strong and cold that blankets are not enough to heat up”. Humanitarians are “very concerned” ... More >>
UN Chief Calls For Swift Action Following Attacks On Peacekeepers In Mali
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 8:35 am | UN News
Authorities in Mali are being urged to act swiftly to apprehend those responsible for two separate attacks on Thursday against peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA . An Egyptian peacekeeper was killed, and another blue helmet ... More >>
Bolivia Elections, An Opportunity To Defuse Extreme Polarization: UN Rights Chief
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 8:34 am | UN News
The UN’s top human rights official has called on everyone active in Bolivian politics, to ensure calm on the streets, and refrain from any action that could undermine the peaceful conduct of the general elections, taking place on Sunday. Michelle Bachelet, ... More >>
An ‘Airlift Of Hope’ In Yemen, UN Envoy Tells Security Council
Friday, 16 October 2020, 3:56 pm | UN News
Immense relief and comfort are forthcoming for families awaiting their loved ones as Yemen’s warring parties have begun releasing prisoners and detainees on Thursday, in what the UN envoy there called, “an airlift of hope”. With thousands poised ... More >>
COVID-19 Rise In Europe A Great Concern, Says WHO Regional Chief
Friday, 16 October 2020, 9:04 am | UN News
COVID-19 is now the fifth leading cause of death in Europe, where nearly 700,000 cases were reported this week: the highest weekly incidence since the pandemic began in March, the regional head of the UN World Health Organization ( WHO ) told journalists ... More >>
Continued Violence Strains Colombia Peace Process, Security Council Hears
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 4:02 pm | UN News
Enormous challenges remain on the road to lasting peace in Colombia, where despite ongoing attacks and stigmatization, the vast majority of former FARC-EP fighters who laid down their weapons under a 2016 peace agreement with the Government, remain ... More >>
Thousands Displaced By Fighting In Southern Afghanistan
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 9:08 am | UN News
Thousands of people have been displaced and critical health services interrupted, after fighting erupted last weekend between security forces and Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the UN humanitarian office has reported. ... More >>
Progress Against Tuberculosis ‘at Risk’: WHO
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 9:07 am | UN News
Urgent action and funding are needed to sustain progress in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB), the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said, warning that global targets for prevention and treatment “will likely be missed”. According ... More >>
Myanmar: ‘Shocking’ Killing Of Children Allegedly Used As Human Shields
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 9:06 am | UN News
UN agencies in Myanmar have expressed ‘sadness’ and ‘shock’ over the killing of two boys, allegedly used as human shields by security forces in the country’s northern Rakhine province, earlier this month. The two boys were killed in a crossfire ... More >>
UN Envoy Outlines Progress Towards Cooperation In Africa’s Great Lakes Region
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 4:04 pm | UN News
Even as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes Region continue to improve political, security and economic cooperation in line with a 2013 Framework agreement, UN Special Envoy Huang Xia told the Security Council ... More >>
Stand In Solidarity With World’s Poor, UN Chief Says In Message For International Day
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 3:56 pm | UN News
© UNICEF/Fazel COVID-19 and its fallout has pushed millions around the world deeper into poverty. According to UNICEF, many families are experiencing levels of deprivation they have never seen before The UN Secretary-General has called for solidarity with ... More >>
IMF: ‘Less Severe’ But ‘still Deep’ Recession Predicted
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 9:14 am | UN News
In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact, the global economy could see a “somewhat less severe, though still deep” recession through 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected in its latest global economic ... More >>
Bad Situations ‘Only Get Worse’ Without Disaster Risk Governance, UN Chief Says On International Day
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 6:44 am | UN News
With nations facing multiple crises simultaneously and a dramatic rise in extreme weather events in recent decades, the UN Secretary-General has called for strengthening disaster risk governance, to build a safer, more resilient world. In a message commemorating ... More >>
Herd Immunity, An ‘Unethical’ COVID-19 Strategy, Tedros Warns Policymakers
Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 4:37 pm | UN News
Using the principle of so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and “not an option” countries should pursue to defeat the virus, the UN health agency chief warned on Monday. “Herd immunity is a concept ... More >>
New Report Highlights Value Of UN’s Human Rights Work In The Field
Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 4:34 pm | UN News
The UN’s work in promoting dialogue between Arabic and Kurdish groups in Iraq is just one example of how human rights personnel are playing a critical role at the Organization’s peace operations around the world. The case is included in a ... More >>
‘Staggering’ Rise In Climate Emergencies In Last 20 Years, New Disaster Research Shows
Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 9:03 am | UN News
The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN researchers said on Monday, while also maintaining that “almost all nations” have failed to prevent a “wave of death and illness” caused by the ... More >>
Greater Equality A ‘prerequisite’ For Overcoming Global Crises: Bachelet
Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 9:02 am | UN News
In reviewing, assessing and acknowledging the effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, enslavement and colonialism, the groundbreaking Durban World Conference of 2001, represented a “milestone” in the common fight against racism, xenophobia ... More >>
New Agreement In Iraq Signals ‘A First And Important Step’ Toward A Better Future
Saturday, 10 October 2020, 3:46 pm | UN News
© UNICEF/Wathiq Khuzaie Holding a 13-day-old infant, an elderly Yazidi woman who fled Sinjar Mountain re-enters Iraq from the Syria. (file) An agreement between Iraq’s Federal and the Kurdish Regional governments on Friday paves the way for reconstruction ... More >>
