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UN boosts humanitarian appeal to help Zimbabwe
Thursday, 8 August 2019, 8:35 am | UN News
With Zimbabwe now experiencing its “worst-ever hunger crisis”, the UN food relief agency has revised its humanitarian appeal to step up food assistance to people most affected by drought, flooding, and economic stagnation. More >>
All States have responsibility to protect against hate
Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 9:49 am | UN News
The UN’s top rights official has added her voice to condemnation of the weekend mass-shootings in the cities of El Paso and Dayton, insisting on Tuesday that “not just the US, but all States” should do more to stop discrimination. More >>
Myanmar companies bankroll ‘brutal operations’ of military
Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 8:17 am | UN News
Money earned by the Myanmar military from international and domestic business deals, “substantially enhances its ability to carry out gross violations of human rights with impunity” according to a report released on Monday by an independent United ... More >>
A dangerously hot climate, simmering political tensions
Friday, 2 August 2019, 8:43 am | UN News
Global warming and rising political tensions are dangerous and avoidable, Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters on Thursday, previewing the UN’s upcoming Climate Action Summit , and spotlighting geopolitical hotspots. More >>
Ten years on, crisis in Nigeria ‘far from over’
Friday, 2 August 2019, 8:38 am | UN News
Ten years after the start of a violent insurgency in north-east Nigeria plunged the country into a humanitarian crisis that is “still far from over”, the United Nations and its aid partners have underscored the need to “collectively redouble ... More >>
Economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions stall growth
Thursday, 1 August 2019, 9:55 am | UN News
Citing “an external context of greater uncertainty and growing complexity”, the head of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said on Wednesday that the region’s economic growth is expected to decline. More >>
UN working ‘intensively’ to stop Ebola in eastern DR Congo
Thursday, 1 August 2019, 9:54 am | UN News
Senior UN officials tasked with controlling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have responded to Tuesday’s confirmation of a second case of Ebola in Goma, a major trading town in the vast country’s restive east, near ... More >>
UNICEF must triple budget to combat Ebola in DR Congo
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 10:30 am | UN News
With an unprecedented number of children affected by the Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday said it would need to triple its budget to tackle the complex ... More >>
Conflict, climate change fuel human trafficking
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 8:57 am | UN News
To mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons , United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed that “human trafficking is a heinous crime that affects every region of the world” – especially women and children. More >>
UN chief extends condolences to family of landslide victims
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 8:18 am | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his condolences to the families of those killed in Sunday’s landslides, in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou, following heavy rains. More >>
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 >>
