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Removing deadly mines means ‘new horizons and hope’
Friday, 5 April 2019, 9:59 am | UN News
The path towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development must be “clear of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs)”, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Thursday, International Mine Awareness ... More >>
Guterres deeply concerned by risk of military action
Friday, 5 April 2019, 9:58 am | UN News
In Libya, Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ by risk of fresh military confrontation, urges restraint More >>
Lack of basic water facilities risks millions of lives
Thursday, 4 April 2019, 1:43 pm | UN News
More than two billion people face grave health risks because basic water facilities are not available in one in four medical centres globally, the UN has said, in an appeal to countries to do more to prevent the transmission of treatable infections ... More >>
Massive cholera vaccine campaign planned for Mozambique
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 10:04 am | UN News
Around 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine arrived in Mozambique on Tuesday to help stave off a possible epidemic, after the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai, amid reports that the disease has already infected more than 1,000 people in affected ... More >>
Counter and reject leaders who seek to exploit differences
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 10:02 am | UN News
Counter and reject’ leaders who seek to ‘exploit differences’ between us, urges Guterres at historic mosque in Cairo More >>
Brunei’s new law would enshrine cruel and inhuman punishment
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 9:40 am | UN News
Brunei’s new penal code would enshrine ‘cruel and inhuman punishments’ UN rights chief warns More >>
UN highlight implication of population trends on development
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 9:38 am | UN News
UN highlights profound implication of population trends on sustainable development More >>
‘Address root causes’ of instability in Mali says UN chief
Saturday, 30 March 2019, 1:48 pm | UN News
Appearing before the Security Council on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the only way to prevent increased violence and instability in Mali is to tackle root causes such as grinding poverty; climate change and competition for resources; ... More >>
UN top humanitarian official calls for calm in Gaza
Saturday, 30 March 2019, 1:43 pm | UN News
On eve of Gaza border protest anniversary, UN’s top humanitarian official for Palestine calls for calm More >>
Ebola cases rising in DR Congo, UN cites progress in trust
Saturday, 30 March 2019, 1:41 pm | UN News
Ebola cases rising in DR Congo, but UN health agency cites progress in community trust-building More >>
Landmark terror finance resolution adopted
Friday, 29 March 2019, 9:58 am | UN News
The UN is hailing a new Security Council resolution adopted on Thursday as a landmark step in suppressing the funding of terror groups worldwide. More >>
Attempt to defy law over Golan Heights 'doomed to failure'
Friday, 29 March 2019, 9:57 am | UN News
Attempt to defy international law over Golan Heights sovereignty ‘doomed to failure’ Security Council hears More >>
As Syria conflict enters ninth year, crisis ‘far from over'
Thursday, 28 March 2019, 3:33 pm | UN News
As Syria conflict enters ninth year, humanitarian crisis ‘far from over’, Security Council hears More >>
Mali’s ‘self-defence’ groups must face justice
Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 10:42 am | UN News
Mali’s authorities have been urged by the UN to provide justice for the victims and survivors of attacks by so-called self-defence groups, responsible for horrific intercommunal violence in central Mali, after a weekend assault that claimed the ... More >>
‘Revved up climate action’ needed to prevent more Cyclones
Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 10:40 am | UN News
‘Revved up climate action’ needed to counter ‘prolonged’ and deadly storms like Cyclone Idai: Guterres More >>
Provocative actions and rhetoric destabilizing Middle East
Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 10:37 am | UN News
Provocative actions and inflammatory rhetoric’ destabilizing Middle East, warns top UN official More >>
Autonomous weapons that kill must be banned, insists UN
Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 9:59 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged artificial intelligence (AI) experts meeting in Geneva on Monday to push ahead with their work to restrict the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems, or LAWS, as they are also known. More >>
‘Ticking bomb’ health warning over Cyclone Idai conditions
Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 9:56 am | UN News
Efforts are continuing to reach all victims of Cyclone Idai in southern Africa where a senior relief chief has warned of a “water, sanitation and hygiene ticking bomb”, as the scale of the emergency continues to unfold, and the official death toll rises. More >>
Gender equality essential for sustainable development
Saturday, 23 March 2019, 1:36 pm | UN News
Fundamentally linked to human development, gender justice requires ending inequality and redressing existing disparities between women and men, according to a high-level United Nations forum on the situation in Arab States. More >>
Guterres announces UN plan to safeguard religious sites
Saturday, 23 March 2019, 1:29 pm | UN News
'Mosques should be safe havens, not sites of terror’, says Guterres announcing UN plan to help safeguard religious sites More >>
