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UN chief welcomes possibility of talks between US and Korea
Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 8:22 am | UN News
As the clicking of cameras and flash of lightbulbs captured on Sunday the first sitting United States President to set foot inside North Korea, Secretary-General António Guterres offered his full support to a potentially reset relationship that may render ... More >>
One migrant child reported dead or missing every day
Saturday, 29 June 2019, 11:59 am | UN News
Around 1,600 children were reported dead or missing between 2014 and 2018 – an average of almost one every day – but many more go unrecorded, a new UN report revealed on Friday. More >>
Ebola fight ongoing amid evidence of massacres in DR Congo
Saturday, 29 June 2019, 11:57 am | UN News
The vital work of tracing people infected with deadly Ebola virus disease in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is progressing, despite evidence of “several” massacres in the affected area earlier this month, the UN said on Friday. More >>
UN chief appeals to G20 leaders for stronger commitments
Saturday, 29 June 2019, 11:55 am | UN News
The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as “a moment of high political tension”. More >>
Syria’s Idlib ‘on the brink’ of a nightmare
Friday, 28 June 2019, 8:37 am | UN News
The heads of 11 global humanitarian organizations warned on Thursday that the embattled rebel-held province of Idlib in Syria, stands on the brink of disaster, with three million civilian lives at risk, including one million children. More >>
After Rio Grande tragedy, UNICEF chief highlights US border
Friday, 28 June 2019, 8:30 am | UN News
The shocking image of a drowned Central American migrant and his infant daughter on the banks of the river dividing Mexico and the United States, continues to evoke strong reactions, the latest from the head of the UN Children’s Fund. More >>
Tackle ‘tsunami of hatred’ across the world urges Guterres
Thursday, 27 June 2019, 9:28 am | UN News
The “multi-headed monster” of intolerance, has created a visible and violent “tsunami of hatred” that is gathering speed across the world, said Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday. More >>
Two-thirds of global drug deaths now from opioids: UN report
Thursday, 27 June 2019, 9:27 am | UN News
Opioids, which include both heroin and legal pain relievers, were responsible for around two-thirds of drug-related deaths in 2017, a new UN report revealed on Wednesday. The number for global opioid users contained within the World Drug Report , some ... More >>
New UN report on families in a puts women first
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 8:49 am | UN News
While women’s rights have advanced over the decades, gender inequalities and other fundamental human rights violations within families persist, according to a flagship study released on Tuesday, from the UN’s gender empowerment agency. More >>
Security Council urges ‘maximum restraint’ around Gulf
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 10:14 am | UN News
There is a need for “genuine regional dialogue” to address rising tensions in the Gulf, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday, calling on Secretary-General António Guterres “to play a role” in bringing countries to the table. More >>
Assassinations in Ethiopia amidst ‘coup’ attempt condemned
Monday, 24 June 2019, 8:31 am | UN News
The assassination of the chief of staff of the Ethiopian army and killing of a regional governor in what the Government has described as a regional coup attempt, has been condemned by the UN Secretary-General. More >>
Guterres calls on world youth to keep leading on climate
Monday, 24 June 2019, 8:23 am | UN News
Older generations have “failed to respond properly” to the climate emergency said the UN chief on Sunday, while the young are “stepping up to the challenge” and taking the lead to slow the destructive pace of global warming. More >>
UN begins ‘last resort’ partial withdrawal of aid
Saturday, 22 June 2019, 12:44 pm | UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP), the UN’s emergency food relief agency, confirmed on Friday in a statement that it has started a "partial suspension" of aid to areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi opposition forces, including the capital, ... More >>
Guterres hails historic Convention banning violence at work
Saturday, 22 June 2019, 12:43 pm | UN News
A landmark international agreement banning violence and harassment in the workplace has been applauded by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, after it was adopted on Friday at the International Labour Organization’s Centenary Conference in Geneva. More >>
Fill teacher training gaps to tackle traumatized students
Friday, 21 June 2019, 9:21 am | UN News
On World Refugee Day , the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is calling for more support to fill the gaps in training for teachers on trauma and psychosocial assistance for migrant and refugee students. More >>
First-ever WHO global report on epilepsy highlights care gap
Friday, 21 June 2019, 9:20 am | UN News
More than seven in 10 people with epilepsy in developing countries are not getting the low-cost care they need , and UN health experts said on Thursday this could lead to a “significantly higher” risk of death among sufferers than in industrialized ... More >>
Ripple effect of sexual violence in conflict stains all
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 8:41 am | UN News
Sexual violence in conflict is a “threat to our collective security” and a “stain on our common humanity”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual ... More >>
UN chief accepts independent report on Myanmar,
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 9:30 am | UN News
An independent review into how the UN System operated in Myanmar in the years leading up to the mass exodus of the Rohingya following serious human rights abuses, has concluded there were “systemic and structural failures” that prevented a unified ... More >>
9.7 billion on Earth by 2050, but growth rate slowing
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 8:38 am | UN News
By the year 2050, there will be some 9.7 billion people living on Earth, says a UN population report released on Monday. However, the overall growth rate will continue to fall, and more countries will have to adapt to the consequences of an ageing population. More >>
Record number of Venezuelans arrive in Peru: UN steps up
Monday, 17 June 2019, 8:28 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has sent extra teams this week to the border between Peru and Ecuador to support the authorities, as an unprecedent number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants – over 15,000 – have entered Peru this week. More >>
