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UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan violence
Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 8:47 am | UN News
Community leaders issued an apology on Monday after rioting on 21 November by “drunken youth” within a UN Protection of Civilians site run by UNMISS in South Sudan, left two dead and eight UN personnel injured, including five police officers. More >>
Climate change: Another year of record gas emissions
Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 8:40 am | UN News
Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide – have reached yet another high, the UN meteorological agency, WMO , said on Monday. More >>
Missile strike kills at least 12 civilians, including kids
Friday, 22 November 2019, 8:33 am | UN News
Violence in Syria continues to kill and maim civilians with reports that missiles fired into settlements for people fleeing conflict in the country’s northwest on Wednesday night, killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, including children, ... More >>
Israeli settlements remain ‘flagrant violation’ of law
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 9:32 am | UN News
Regardless of any national policy declarations, Israeli settlement activities are “a flagrant violation under international law”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process spelled out to the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
‘Three-country crisis’ across central Sahel
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 9:04 am | UN News
Violent attacks by extremists “almost every day” in the Sahel nations of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have displaced nearly one million people and caused emergency levels of malnutrition, UN humanitarians have said. More >>
Reconciliation helps repair fractures, enable lasting peace
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 8:38 am | UN News
The UN Security Council this Tuesday has been debating what one activist labeled “the toughest and arguably most important part of the peace-building cycle”: reconciliation. More >>
UN ‘regrets’ new US position on Israeli settlements
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 8:36 am | UN News
The longstanding position of the UN regarding Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory – that they are in breach of international law – is unchanged, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during a press briefing on Tuesday in New York, reacting ... More >>
Libya ‘ever more in race against time’
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 10:40 am | UN News
A recent resurgence of violence in Tripoli, means Libya is “ever more in a race against time” to reach peace, however, agreeing the way forward to ending the conflict “is a realistic prospect”, the top UN official in the country told the Security ... More >>
One-third of Afghans need urgent humanitarian aid
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 9:11 am | UN News
Over the last three months (August to October 2019), around one-third of the Afghan population required urgent humanitarian action, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert, released on Monday, which declares ... More >>
UN, African Union make joint commitment to global health
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 9:10 am | UN News
In the drive towards universal health coverage, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) Commission cemented their mutual commitment to global health by signing on Monday an historic agreement. More >>
UNICEF reports uneven progress in 30 years of child rights
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 9:09 am | UN News
Although the world has made historic gains over the past three decades in improving children’s lives, urgent action is required if the poorest children are to feel the impact, a new UN report published on Monday warns. More >>
Iraqis paying an ‘unthinkable price’ to be heard
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 4:04 pm | UN News
Noting that the people of Iraq were at “a critical juncture”, the top UN Envoy in the country told parliamentarians there on Thursday that over the past six weeks, hundreds of thousands have been peacefully voicing their “genuine, legitimate, ... More >>
Harmonized plan launched to support millions of Venezuelans
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 4:03 pm | UN News
A $1.35 billion appeal has been launched to meet the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean and to support the communities hosting them. More >>
UN leads bid for cheaper insulin
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 8:35 am | UN News
Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for millions of diabetics under a plan launched by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) on Wednesday to diversify production globally, just ahead of World Diabetes ... More >>
‘No justification’ for attacks against civilians in Gaza
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 8:33 am | UN News
Following the targeted killing of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader inside Gaza on Tuesday, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has expressed his growing concern over increasing rocket fire across the border between Israel ... More >>
Pneumonia kills more children than any other disease
Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 9:25 am | UN News
Pneumonia, an entirely preventable disease, kills more children than any other illness in the world, one child every 39 seconds. But although that statistic is well known, funding to improve survival rates continues to come up short, the UN and partners ... More >>
Multilateralism must weather challenges of today & tomorrow
Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 10:06 am | UN News
In a speech to the Paris Peace Forum in Paris on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that to thrive, multilateralism had to adapt, mindful that “conflicts persist, creating suffering and displacement: our world is unsettled”. He was speaking ... More >>
Justice must be done following deadly Burkina Faso attack
Friday, 8 November 2019, 12:56 pm | UN News
Authorities in Burkina Faso must “do everything in their power” to bring to justice the perpetrators of an attack on a mining company convoy in the West African nation on Wednesday, which killed dozens and left scores more injured, the UN chief said ... More >>
UN States overwhelmingly support end of US-Cuba embargo
Friday, 8 November 2019, 12:55 pm | UN News
For the 28th consecutive year, the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. More >>
Cholera prevention efforts underway to protect millions
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 10:07 am | UN News
A campaign has got underway to prevent the spread of a deadly cholera outbreak to Sudan’s populous Khartoum state, home to more than eight million people, UN medics said on Wednesday. More >>
