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Nearly $4 billion needed to protect 41 million children

Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 9:37 am | UN News

Tens of millions of children living through conflict, disaster and other emergencies in dozens of countries urgently need protection, UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for $3.9 billion to support its humanitarian work around ... More >>

Bigotry ‘moving at lightning speed’ Guterres warns

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 10:35 am | UN News

Amid an “alarming increase” in anti-Semitism, International Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday, honouring the memory of some six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust during World War Two, along ... More >>

Climate change recognized as ‘threat multiplier’

Saturday, 26 January 2019, 11:07 am | UN News

As climate change is increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” by scientists, political representatives, and civil society across the world, the United Nations Security Council held an open debate on Friday to discuss its concrete impact on ... More >>

Venezuela: At least 20 dead, situation could rapidly spiral

Saturday, 26 January 2019, 11:04 am | UN News

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned on Friday that the situation in Venezuela could “rapidly spiral out of control”, amid ongoing deadly violence and uncertainty linked to Wednesday’s declaration by Juan Guaidó that he had become the country’s ... More >>

UN envoy welcomes ‘visionary step’ by Greek Parliament

Saturday, 26 January 2019, 11:02 am | UN News

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Greek Parliament over its ratification of a name change for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Friday, and commended the leaders of both countries for signalling the end to ... More >>

UN calls on Zimbabwe Government to end ‘crackdown'

Saturday, 19 January 2019, 11:07 am | UN News

In Zimbabwe, violence and the reported use of live ammunition by State security officials against protesters that has led to “a number of deaths” should be investigated thoroughly and transparently by the Government, the UN human rights office, OHCHR ... More >>

UN diplomacy: political conflicts to watch in 2019

Tuesday, 1 January 2019, 1:58 pm | UN News

As the world – and the United Nations – continues to grapple with political crises, we look at the political landscape with Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo. We begin by asking her what it’s like to be the top UN political ... More >>

One small flight for a drone, one ‘big leap’ for health

Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 1:05 pm | UN News

On a small island in the remote South Pacific, a one-month-old baby has become the world’s first child to be given a vaccine delivered by a drone, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced. More >>

‘Chance for peace’ in South Sudan finally within reach

Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 1:04 pm | UN News

The security situation in South Sudan has significantly improved since the recently signed peace deal between the opposing parties in the country’s civil war, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, head of UN Peacekeeping ( DPKO ), told the Security Council on Tuesday. More >>

Worth going 'extra mile' for a new Syrian constitution

Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 1:03 pm | UN News

Efforts to establish a constitutional committee for Syria are worth going the “extra mile” for, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Tuesday, after meeting the foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey - guarantors of a fragile ceasefire ... More >>

Prospect of peace in Afghanistan ‘never been more real'

Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 11:53 am | UN News

A negotiated end to the 17-year conflict in Afghanistan “has never been more real…than it is now”, the head of the United Nations peace mission in the country has said, highlighting a series of important milestones achieved over recent months. More >>

General Assembly affirms Global Compact on Refugees

Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 11:52 am | UN News

The United Nations General Assembly affirmed a non-legally binding Global Compact on Refugees on Monday, marking the latest move by Member States to support the rights of 258 million people on the move worldwide. More >>

‘Going green’ is good business says private sector at UN

Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 10:27 am | UN News

Businesses across the world should no longer be viewed solely as greenhouse gas emissions culprits, but more as indispensable partners for climate action, who stand to increase profits from “going green”. That was the key message as the United Nations COP24 ... More >>

Governments adopt global migration pact

Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 10:25 am | UN News

Governments adopt global migration pact to help ‘prevent suffering and chaos’ More >>

CO2 emissions on the rise for first time in four years - UN

Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 8:34 am | UN News

A new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) shows that global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose again during 2017 after a three year hiatus, highlighting the imperative for countries to deliver on the historic ... More >>

Cameroon violence condemned by UN human rights office

Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 1:05 pm | UN News

Cameroon violence condemned by UN human rights office in appeal for dialogue to address grievances More >>

UN advocates for a strengthening of peacekeeping in Africa

Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 10:49 am | UN News

Citing the “encouraging progress” achieved by United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa – which hosts half of all ongoing missions – UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday called the international community to strengthen cooperation and commitment ... More >>