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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 >>
Nothing left to go back for: Extraordinary cyclone stories
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 9:41 am | UN News
As UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrives in the southern African nation of Mozambique on Thursday for a two-day visit, he will be surveying the damage wrought by the deadly back-to-back cyclones earlier this year. UN News reports from the ground, ... More >>
A quarter of Pacific islanders live without 'basic needs'
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 9:27 am | UN News
While progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been made over the past four years, some vulnerable island States are losing momentum in the race to 2030, according to discussions at the United Nations’ annual High-level Political ... More >>
UN agencies welcome road map to help integrate Venezeulans
Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 9:40 am | UN News
A new road map adopted by Latin American and Caribbean countries, to help better integrate refugees and migrants from crisis-hit Venezuela into new host societies, drew a warm welcome from two UN agencies on Monday. More >>
Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict
Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 9:29 am | UN News
Some 464,000 people across the world were victims of homicidal violence in 2017, more than five times the number killed in armed conflict over the same period, UN researchers said on Monday. More >>
