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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 >>
‘Serious Concerns’ Over Rights Situation In Myanmar Ahead Of Next Month’s Elections
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 9:06 am | UN News
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) voiced “serious concerns” on Tuesday over the situation in Myanmar – including rights violations and proliferation of hateful speech against minority communities – as the country prepares for general elections ... More >>
Yemeni Children Suffer Record Rates Of Acute Malnutrition, Putting ‘Entire Generation’ At Risk
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 9:05 am | UN News
Yemeni children are suffering acute malnutrition at unprecedented rates as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis grinds on and funding falls far short of what is needed to offset the effects of conflict and economic collapse, UN agencies said in a ... More >>
Global Foreign Direct Investment Halved Amid Pandemic, But China Remained Resilient
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 6:32 am | UN News
World Bank/Shynar Jetpissova Major infrastructure projects like this dam on the Nura River in Kazakhstan often require foreign direct investment. (file) Foreign direct investment (FDI), a bellwether of globalisation and economic confidence, fell ... More >>
Africa Climate Change Report Reveals Heat Rising North And South, Sahel Getting Wetter
Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 4:04 pm | UN News
WMO/Cornel Vermaak Drought in Africa will adversely impact the productivity of major cereal crops, says a report launched by WMO today. Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency ... More >>
Climate Action: UN Chief Encouraged By Japan’s 2050 Net Zero Pledge
Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 3:58 pm | UN News
Unsplash/Jezael Melgoza The capital of Japan, Tokyo, requires huge amounts of electricity to power the city. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Japan’s announcement on Monday that it would reduce carbon emissions to zero, by 2050, as ... More >>
UN Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Set To Enter Into Force In January
Monday, 26 October 2020, 8:19 am | UN News
In what leading campaigners are describing as “a new chapter for nuclear disarmament”, the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will now come into force on 22 January, after Honduras became the 50th Member State to ratify on ... More >>
Science, Unity And Solidarity, Key To Defeating COVID: UN Chief
Monday, 26 October 2020, 8:17 am | UN News
Better preparation, listening to the science and acting together in solidarity, are some of the main ways that countries across the world can overcome the on-going COVID-19 crisis, the UN chief told the World Health Summit on Sunday. The Berlin-based ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Mission Voices ‘Deep Revulsion’ Over Deadly Bomb Attack On Kabul College
Monday, 26 October 2020, 8:16 am | UN News
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ( UNAMA ) has expressed “deep revulsion” at the killing on Saturday night of at least 24 people, according to latest reports, and injuring of dozens of others in a suicide attack outside an education centre. ... More >>
UN Expresses Hope ‘new Opportunities’ Will Arise From Sudan’s Recognition Of Israel
Sunday, 25 October 2020, 7:51 am | UN News
The UN chief on Saturday said he was taking note of the announcement that Sudan has agreed to normalize relations with Israel, expressing hope that further cooperation will advance international peace and prosperity. The statement from UN Secretary-General ... More >>
Step Up Action To Achieve COVID-19 Ceasefire, Guterres Says In UN Day Message
Saturday, 24 October 2020, 2:00 pm | UN News
The UN’s 75th anniversary this Saturday, which falls as countries continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, is an opportunity to accelerate action to achieve a global ceasefire during the crisis, Secretary-General António Guterres has said. ... More >>
UN Salutes New Libya Ceasefire Agreement That Points To ‘a Better, Safer, And More Peaceful Future’
Saturday, 24 October 2020, 8:38 am | UN News
Warring parties in Libya on Friday agreed an historic ceasefire, which was hailed by the head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), who led the mediation, as a courageous act that can help secure a “a better, safer, and more peaceful ... More >>
