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UN sees progress in fight against tobacco
Saturday, 27 July 2019, 12:26 pm | UN News
Progress is being made in the battle against the global tobacco epidemic, but more action is needed to help people quit the deadly products, according to a new report from the UN World Health Organization (WHO). More >>
Voices of Afghan women ‘must be heard at the table'
Saturday, 27 July 2019, 12:25 pm | UN News
Afghan women have “paid a high price” during their country’s nearly four decades of conflict, the United Nations deputy chief said on Friday, addressing the Security Council a day after Kabul had been hit with a fresh round of “horrific” bomb ... More >>
Eliminating hepatitis calls for ‘bold political leadership'
Saturday, 27 July 2019, 12:21 pm | UN News
Calling for “bold political leadership” ahead of World Hepatitis Day , the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries to take advantage of recent reductions in the costs of diagnosing and treating viral hepatitis and scale up investments ... More >>
UN human rights chief fears world has grown numb to Syria
Saturday, 27 July 2019, 12:20 pm | UN News
The relentless campaign of airstrikes in Syria has been met with a “collective shrug,” the top United Nations human rights official said on Friday, denouncing the world’s apparent indifference to the mounting civilian casualties as a “failure ... More >>
UN officials call for return to sea rescues after tragedy
Saturday, 27 July 2019, 12:19 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with the heads of a number of UN agencies, expressed horror at Thursday’s reports that as many as 150 people may be dead after a boat they were traveling in capsized off the coast of Libya, making it the worst ... More >>
UN chief condemns deadly Somalia attacks on offices
Friday, 26 July 2019, 8:45 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s deadly terror attacks in Somalia, that targeted the offices of the mayor of Mogadishu, reportedly killing six Government officials and injured several others. More >>
New President of top UN body outlines agenda
Friday, 26 July 2019, 8:44 am | UN News
In her inaugural speech as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Mona Juul, of Norway, underscored that the body’s mandate today remains “as rel-evant and compelling” as it did back in 1945 when it was tasked with ... More >>
Despite ‘considerable progress,’ Somalia needs help
Friday, 26 July 2019, 8:42 am | UN News
Although Somalia has made “considerable progress” in its political, economic, social and human rights situation over the past six years, “there is much more to do,” a United Nations expert said on Thursday, urging the international community ... More >>
Switzerland ranked as most innovative country in UN report
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 10:20 am | UN News
The World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, named Switzerland as the world’s most innovative country on Wednesday, during the launch of its latest Global Innovation Index , (GII) in the Indian capital New Delhi. More >>
Obstacles slow Ebola fight in DR Congo
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 10:19 am | UN News
The problems of eradicating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not only medical, but also linked “to a variety of political and social factors”, the head of the UN mission in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
Destruction of Palestinian homes 'not compatible' with law
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 9:49 am | UN News
Following “with sadness” the Israeli authorities’ destruction of homes in the Palestinian community of Sur Bahir, three top United Nations officials issued a statement on Monday underscoring that the move was “not compatible” with Israel’s “obligations ... More >>
Yemen: UN Envoy ‘guilty’ of optimistic hope in war's end
Friday, 19 July 2019, 9:07 am | UN News
With Yemen once again at a “crucial moment” the UN Special Envoy trying to facilitate peace there told Security Council members on Thursday that despite the dangers of being over optimistic, he could not help thinking the country could finally be “nearing ... More >>
Human cost of Ukraine conflict is growing
Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 10:02 am | UN News
The human cost of the conflict in Ukraine is growing, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, during a briefing on the current situation in the country. More >>
Severe new US asylum restrictions will put families at risk
Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 9:11 am | UN News
Deeply concerned about the new rule barring from asylum the majority of people crossing the southern land border of the United States, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned that the ‘severe’ measure will endanger vulnerable people in need of international ... More >>
UN agency helps stranded Ethiopian return home
Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 9:10 am | UN News
With the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 280 Ethiopians returned home on 10-11 July, after being facing traumatic experiences in Yemen. More >>
Survivors of ISIL terror in Iraq want justice, not revenge
Tuesday, 16 July 2019, 3:25 pm | UN News
The scale and barbarity of the crimes committed by ISIL have ultimately served not to divide but to unify, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan , head of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq ... More >>
In Mozambique, it’s ‘a matter of the heart’ says Guterres
Friday, 12 July 2019, 8:26 am | UN News
Arriving in Mozambique to express solidarity and see for himself the damage wrought by two back-to-back cyclones earlier this year, UN chief António Guterres on Thursday said “undeniable moral authority” lay with its people, who had borne the brunt ... More >>
Pave way for sustainable development, UN chief urges
Friday, 12 July 2019, 8:14 am | UN News
As the number of people on the planet continues to rise, UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked World Population Day by highlighting the close link between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and demographic trends – urging everyone to ... More >>
New UN poverty report reveals ‘vast inequalities’
Friday, 12 July 2019, 8:11 am | UN News
There are vast inequalities across countries, and among the poorer segments of societies, says a new UN report published on Thursday. More >>
Mass measles vaccination campaign begins in DR Congo
Friday, 12 July 2019, 8:10 am | UN News
Health workers have started a massive measles vaccination campaign in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region that’s in the grip of the second deadliest Ebola virus outbreak on record. More >>
