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Son of slain UN aid worker in South Sudan freed
Sunday, 5 January 2020, 6:20 am | UN News
The abducted four-year-old son of a UN migration agency worker who was killed in South Sudan in October has been released and reunited with his father during an emotional reunion in the capital Juba on Friday. More >>
World Braille Day marks key communication tool for millions
Sunday, 5 January 2020, 6:19 am | UN News
Being marked for only the second time ever, World Braille Day on Saturday raises awareness of the importance of the tactile global communication system which helps enable blind and visually impaired people, to realize their full human rights. More >>
Investing in health workers yields ‘triple dividend’
Friday, 3 January 2020, 10:50 am | UN News
At the start of the new year and new decade, the head of the United Nations health agency thanked “the brave health workers” around the globe and asked that the world do better in supporting them. More >>
UNICEF chief hopes 2020 will be 'a year of peace' for Syria
Friday, 3 January 2020, 10:49 am | UN News
Only an end to the war in Syria can bring safety to children there, the head of the UN child rights agency said on Thursday. More >>
UN envoy commends successful Guinea-Bissau election
Friday, 3 January 2020, 10:49 am | UN News
The head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel ( UNOWAS ) has underlined the Organization’s support for Guinea-Bissau following the conclusion of its presidential election. More >>
Year of the Nurse & Midwife highlights ‘backbone’ of health
Thursday, 2 January 2020, 11:29 am | UN News
The world will need an additional nine million nurses and midwives to achieve the commitment of providing all people with access to health care by 2030, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) has warned. More >>
Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020
Wednesday, 1 January 2020, 4:54 pm | UN News
At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast of global hunger hotspots has revealed that escalating hunger will challenge sub-Saharan Africa in the first half of 2020. More >>
Immunization, surveillance help stop polio outbreaks
Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 6:23 am | UN News
Three African countries have halted recent polio outbreaks which indicates that the disease can be stopped elsewhere in the region, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Monday. More >>
Top Criminal Court to conduct Palestine probe
Saturday, 21 December 2019, 6:47 pm | UN News
Following a “thorough, independent and objective assessment”, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday that she plans to open a formal investigation into alleged war crimes in Palestine, but asked the Court ... More >>
Lesotho: Tens of thousands ‘one step away from famine’
Saturday, 21 December 2019, 6:46 pm | UN News
Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people facing severe food shortages and tens of thousands “one step away from famine”, UN humanitarians said on Friday, in an appeal for funds. More >>
Syria: Lack of consensus following face-to-face talks
Saturday, 21 December 2019, 6:46 pm | UN News
The second session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, aiming to create a new post-war political road map for the country, failed to get off the ground due to lack of consensus over the agenda, the UN Special Envoy for the country told the ... More >>
Stand for peace & harmony says Guterres, following Pope meet
Saturday, 21 December 2019, 6:45 pm | UN News
In the midst of “turbulent and trying times”, all the world’s people must stand together in peace and harmony, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday. António Guterres was speaking following an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican, who ... More >>
Rights expert welcomes Pope’s decision
Friday, 20 December 2019, 9:24 am | UN News
The Vatican must take action to ensure justice for people who were sexually abused by priests during childhood, a UN independent human rights expert said on Thursday. More >>
WHO reports 60 per cent drop in cholera in 2019
Friday, 20 December 2019, 9:24 am | UN News
International action to drive down cholera led to a 60 per cent decrease in cases in 2018, compared with the previous year, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) reported on Thursday. More >>
Life for civilians in Syria ‘worse than when the year began’
Friday, 20 December 2019, 9:23 am | UN News
The humanitarian situation facing civilians in many parts of Syria is “worse than when the year began”, the UN deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Thursday. More >>
Only action will stop fraying of Gaza peace prospects
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 9:30 am | UN News
Obstacles to any lasting deal between Israel and Palestine continue to mount, the UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told Security Council members on Wednesday, and only “concrete action” towards a two-State solution ... More >>
Two indigenous languages are dying every month
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 9:34 am | UN News
Despite UN efforts throughout this International Year of Indigenous Languages to highlight the daily disappearance of mother tongues across the world, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) warned on Tuesday that “challenges persist nonetheless”. More >>
World must ‘reboot’ approach to refugees
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 9:34 am | UN News
The world needs to transform the way it responds to refugee situations and do more for the struggling countries that shelter almost all of them, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday , at a high-level forum seeking solutions to a ... More >>
At this ‘critical moment’, UN chief urges anti-corruption
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 8:19 am | UN News
As we enter the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world must “unite against corruption” to stop precious resources from being drained by illicit financial flows, an international conference on the issue heard ... More >>
Bold, innovative measures for refugees & their hosts sought
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 8:13 am | UN News
As refugee numbers approach 26 million, heads of state, top UN diplomats, powerful figures from the private sector and civil society are heading to Geneva to agree on “bold, new” ways to help, at the first ever Global Refugee Forum , which got ... More >>
