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From Farm To Fork: How Food Systems Can Power Climate Action
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 7:11 am | UN News
A Kenyan farmer prepares cowpea leaves to be dried for future use. Photo: FAO Taking specific steps to transform national food supply systems can help countries achieve climate goals and limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, a new joint UN report ... More >>
‘Emergency’ For Global Education, As Fewer Than Half World's Students Cannot Return To School
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 7:07 am | UN News
Classes for more than 450 million students starting the new academic year are expected to be entirely remote – or for some, a mix of distance and in-person learning – the UN education and cultural organization (UNESCO) has said. UNESCO , the lead UN ... More >>
Generations Of Progress For Women And Girls Could Be Lost To COVID Pandemic, UN Chief Warns
Tuesday, 1 September 2020, 9:02 am | UN News
Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, The UN chief António Guterres called on Monday for a major push to prevent “years, even generations” worth of progress on women’s ... More >>
UN Envoy Welcomes ‘Commonalities’ Shared By Syrians In Geneva Talks
Sunday, 30 August 2020, 2:09 pm | UN News
Syrian opponents meeting in Geneva as part of efforts to find a peaceful end to nearly a decade of conflict in their country have found common ground on which to pursue further discussions, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Saturday. ... More >>
Complex Security, Environmental Crises Worsen Conditions For Over 360,000 In Western Chad
Saturday, 29 August 2020, 7:22 am | UN News
More than 360,000 internally displaced persons in Chad’s Lake province are facing a “double” crisis, exposed to security and environmental risks, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported, highlighting the need to strengthen ... More >>
Hurricane Laura: Most Dangerous Hurricane To Hit The US This Season
Saturday, 29 August 2020, 7:11 am | UN News
Hurricane Laura is by far the most intense and dangerous hurricane to hit the United States this season, the UN weather agency said on Friday, the day after it made landfall on the US Gulf Coast. While it is difficult to link any individual tropical cyclone ... More >>
India Urged To Lead Global Push For Clean Energy, Climate Action
Saturday, 29 August 2020, 7:01 am | UN News
India has a crucial role to play in promoting clean energy and climate action as the world looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday. Delivering the 19th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture, the UN ... More >>
Globally, 1 In 3 Children Missed Out On Remote Learning When COVID-19 Shuttered Schools
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 4:58 pm | UN News
© UNICEF/Everett An 11-year-old child studies his Class 6 textbooks and revises the exercises at home in Nairobi, Kenya. He cannot participate in online learning as his family has no mobile phone. For at least 463 million children whose schools ... More >>
Devastated By Pandemic, Tourism Sector Must Be Rebuilt In A Safe, Equitable And Climate Friendly Way
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 6:26 pm | UN News
©Eric Ganz Tourists in India take an elephant ride at the Amber Fort, outside of Jaipur. Tourism is much more than visiting cultural landmarks or swimming in tropical beaches; it is “one of the world’s most important economic sectors”, the UN ... More >>
UN Rights Office ‘appalled’ At Violence Against Human Rights Defenders In The Philippines
Saturday, 22 August 2020, 7:37 am | UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for effective measures to protect rights defenders in the Philippines, amid a spate of deadly attacks against them. “We are saddened and appalled by the ongoing violence and threats against human ... More >>
Iraq: UN Mission Condemns Killings Of Activists In Basra
Saturday, 22 August 2020, 7:34 am | UN News
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has strongly condemned the killing of two activists and attacks against others in the southern city of Basra, urging increased efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice. Riham Yacoub, a medical doctor, was ... More >>
Use COVID Lessons To ‘do Things Right’ For The Future, Urges UN Chief
Friday, 21 August 2020, 7:01 am | UN News
Lessons learnt from efforts to address the global pandemic must be used to “do things right for the future”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said, addressing a gathering of leading parliamentarians. In his remarks online to the ... More >>
‘Urgent Need’ To Scale Up Search And Rescue In The Mediterranean
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 6:28 pm | UN News
UNHCR/Alfredo D’Amato An overloaded boat of refugees and migrants trying to reach Europe, as seen from the deck of an Italian Coastguard ship, in the Mediterranean Sea. (file photo) United Nations agencies have called for search and rescue to be ... More >>
Syria Constitutional Reform Talks, Hold Promise For New Social Contract
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 8:46 am | UN News
Constitutional reform talks between Syria’s Government and opposition leaders next week in Geneva, offer an opportunity to reconcile differences and establish a social contract with people across the country, who are desperate for progress ... More >>
Bridging Asia-Pacific ‘Digital Divide’ Vital To Realize Tech Benefits
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 4:22 pm | UN News
United Nations/Chetan Soni Digital connectivity is indispensable to overcome the pandemic, and for a sustainable and inclusive recovery. Countries across Asia and the Pacific are using new technologies to contain the global pandemic and mitigate ... More >>
Death Valley Temperature, Likely Highest Since 1931: UN Weather Agency
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 7:24 am | UN News
Death Valley, USA. Unsplash/Sarah Lachise “All indications” suggest that the extreme temperature reading of 54.4 degrees Celsius recorded in California’s Death Valley on Sunday, is legitimate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said ... More >>
UN And Partners Launch $565 Million Appeal For Lebanon
Saturday, 15 August 2020, 3:38 pm | UN News
© UNICEF/Ramzi Haidar Community supporters clean up the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion in the area of Gemmayze, in Beirut, Lebanon. The UN and aid partners are seeking $565 million to address the overwhelming needs in Lebanon following the deadly ... More >>
‘Urgent Need’ To Stop Erosion Of Nuclear Order, Major UN Disarmament Forum Hears
Friday, 14 August 2020, 7:49 am | UN News
Licorne nuclear test, 1971, French Polynesia. The Official CTBTO Photostream The lack of trust and cooperation among States, and the diminished faith in “the very multilateral institution that was designed to maintain global peace and security”, ... More >>
UN Praises Resilience And Vision Of Younger Generation, Marking International Youth Day
Thursday, 13 August 2020, 7:02 am | UN News
High school girls from Long Island, New York, join other youth climate activists in a demonstration calling for global action to combat climate change. (20 September 2019). © UNICEF David Berkwitz Commemorating International Youth Day, top UN officials ... More >>
Pandemic ‘Inflicting Multiple Shocks’ On The Young, Threatens Entire Generation
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 4:17 pm | UN News
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than 70 per cent of students have been shut out of schools, universities and training centres, according to a new report issued on Tuesday by the UN’s labour agency. The International Labour Organization’s ... More >>
