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Listen To Older People’s ‘suggestions And Ideas’ For More Inclusive Societies, Urges UN Chief
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 8:06 am | UN News
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is reckoning with the disproportionate and severe impact that the virus has wrought on the “health…rights and well being” of older persons, the UN chief has said, marking the international day highlighting ... More >>
‘Our Political Leaders Demonstrated Their Commitment To Multilateralism,’ Says UN Assembly President
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 4:14 pm | UN News
As Historic Virtual Debate Wraps, ‘Our Political Leaders Demonstrated Their Commitment To Multilateralism,’ Says UN Assembly President For the first time in the history of the United Nations, global leaders were not able to meet in person for the General ... More >>
UN Middle East Envoy Urges Sides To Engage ‘Before It Is Too Late’
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 4:05 pm | UN News
UNDP PAPP/Abed Zagout A mosque in Gaza is cleaned to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Israeli and Palestinian leaders, and their international partners, must urgently resume peace efforts “before it is too late”, UN Middle East envoy Nikolay Mladenov ... More >>
Millionth Death From COVID-19 ‘an Agonizing Milestone’: UN Secretary-General
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 8:16 am | UN News
With over one million lives now lost to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that while the “agonizing milestone” is a “mind-numbing figure”, the world must never lose sight of each and every individual life. “They ... More >>
Flooding Leaves South Sudan Facing Threat Of ‘catastrophic’ Hunger Levels
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 8:15 am | UN News
Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” levels of hunger and left hundreds of thousands homeless, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. Some 700,000 people are in crisis after flood waters swept across the country, ... More >>
Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad Denounces Lack Of Will To End Sexual Violence As A War Tactic
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 4:07 pm | UN News
With one in three women around the world affected by gender-based violence – a crime that skyrockets more than 200 per cent in conflict settings – Nobel laureate Nadia Murad brought governments and UN leaders to task on Monday, for failing to ... More >>
Ahead Of Biodiversity Summit, UN Officials Call For Action To Preserve The Natural World
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 8:29 am | UN News
A sea turtle glides over the reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Coral Reef Image Bank/Tracey Jen Top UN officials working to preserve the natural world are urging “action now” ahead of a crucial biodiversity summit this week, where world leaders will reaffirm ... More >>
Fresh Armenia-Azerbaijan Clashes Over Disputed Region, As UN Chief Urges An End To Fighting
Monday, 28 September 2020, 4:41 pm | UN News
Unsplash/Lora Ohanessian Shepherds herd sheep on the side of a road in Nagorno-Karabakh. The UN chief is “extremely concerned” over renewed hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone ... More >>
Yemen’s Warring Parties Agree To Free More Than 1,000 Prisoners
Monday, 28 September 2020, 4:37 pm | UN News
Giles Clarke/UN OCHA A military guard sits in the former Assembly Hall of the Governor of Saada. Since the Yemen conflict escalated in 2015, much of the city's infrastructure has been destroyed (file photo) At the end of a week-long meeting in Switzerland, ... More >>
Belarusian Min Denounces Western Attempts To Sow ‘chaos’, Says Threats Against His Country Must End
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 4:53 pm | UN News
Political and economic threats against Belarus “must end” the Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, accusing Western nations of trying to sow “chaos and anarchy” in the country. ... More >>
Sudan Ready To Return To International Role But First Needs Support, Prime Minister Says
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 4:47 pm | UN News
Sudan is eager to again contribute to the international community but will need assistance as it works to revitalize its tattered economy, Prime Minister Abdalla Adam Hamdok told the UN General Assembly on Saturday. The African country is continuing ... More >>
UN Reform Is ‘the Need Of The Hour’: India Premier
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 8:51 am | UN News
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, declared that United Nations reform is “the need of the hour”, as he addressed world leaders in a video address to the General Debate of the General Assembly, on Saturday. The international community ... More >>
‘Things Have To Change’ Canada’s Trudeau Declares Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 2:37 pm | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the world must change, as multilateral systems established decades ago are not working as they should, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada told the UN General Assembly on Friday. “The world is in crisis, and ... More >>
Prime Minister Imran Khan Of Pakistan Warns Of Rising Islamophobia
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 9:28 am | UN News
The driving force in international relations must be cooperation, in accordance with the principles of international law, and not confrontation, the Prime Minister of Pakistan told world leaders gathered virtually at the UN General Assembly. In ... More >>
Inclusion And More Public Participation, Will Help Forge Better Government Policies: Guterres
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 9:26 am | UN News
Not only COVID-19, but climate protests, struggles for more inclusive politics, human rights and waning public trust, have put a magnifying glass to the social and economic injustices plaguing societies, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday. ... More >>
Pandemic Is ‘a Time To Separate What Is Necessary From What Is Not’: Pope Francis
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 9:25 am | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic is a trial, but also “a time to choose what matters and what passes away, a time to separate what is necessary from what is not”, Pope Francis told world leaders on Friday, in his virtual address to the UN General Assembly. ... More >>
Updated Influenza Vaccine Advice Targets Protection Of Elderly And Health Workers
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 9:18 am | UN News
Amid a potential global shortage in influenza vaccines and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency has advised countries to protect the elderly and health workers first. The updated recommendations from the World Health Organization ( WHO ... More >>
At UN Assembly, President Of Burundi Rejects Diplomatic Aggression Against His Country
Friday, 25 September 2020, 6:20 pm | UN News
The “indiscriminate consequences” of the COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the importance of multilateralism and how the world handles global challenges and contradictions, the President of Burundi told world leaders gathered virtually for ... More >>
Somalia Committed To Promoting Democracy, Accountability Despite COVID-19 Challenge
Friday, 25 September 2020, 4:24 pm | UN News
Somalia is working with its international partners to build a democratic, inclusive and prosperous country for its citizens, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as ‘Farmajo’, told the UN General Assembly on Thursday. “Despite the challenges ... More >>
Alert: Through Solidarity, Humanity Will Overcome COVID-19 Pandemic: Timor-Leste President
Friday, 25 September 2020, 4:22 pm | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to focus on the importance of achieving a sustainable future for all people and the planet, the President of Timor-Leste said in his speech to the 75th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday. In ... More >>
