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President Of The General Assembly In Palau To Highlight Climate Change Mitigation, Partnerships
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 6:25 am | United Nations
New York, 12 April – The President of the UN General Assembly, H.E Abdulla Shahid, is undertaking an official visit to the Republic of Palau until Friday, 15 April, to stand in solidarity with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on issues of climate ... More >>
The UN Secretary-General: Video Message On The Launch Of The Third IPCC Report
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 5:03 am | United Nations
New York, 4 April 2022 The jury has reached a verdict. And it is damning. This report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a litany of broken climate promises. It is a file of shame, cataloguing the empty pledges that put us firmly on track ... More >>
Ukraine: Secretary-General Calls For Probe Into Bucha Killings
Monday, 4 April 2022, 12:51 pm | United Nations
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, a suburb of the capital, Kyiv. Images have emerged of bodies found in streets and in yards in the wake of ... More >>
UN Secretary-General's Statement On The COVID-19 Pandemic, Two Years On
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 5:15 pm | United Nations
Two years ago, the lives of people around the globe were upended by a virus. COVID-19 spread quickly and relentlessly into every corner of the world — shutting down economies, choking off transportation networks and supply chains, closing schools, ... More >>
UN Relief Chief Outlines Immediate Humanitarian Priorities For Ukraine
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 12:52 pm | United Nations
Allowing civilians to safely leave areas under fire in Ukraine, and delivering desperately needed aid to these locations, are among immediate priorities for humanitarians, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council ... More >>
UN Secretary-General's Remarks To The General Assembly Emergency Special Session On Ukraine
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 5:23 pm | United Nations
The fighting in Ukraine must stop. It is raging across the country, from air, land and sea. It must stop now. Russian missile and air bombardments are pounding Ukrainian cities day and night. The capital, Kyiv, is encircled from ... More >>
Secretary-General’s Remarks At Press Encounter Following The Security Council Meeting On Ukraine
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 6:26 pm | United Nations
SG: This is the saddest moment in my tenure as Secretary-General of the United Nations. I started this meeting of the Security Council addressing President Putin and telling him from the bottom of my heart: Stop your troops from an offensive against Ukraine, ... More >>
Just In: Transcript Of UN Secretary-General's Press Encounter On Ukraine
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 1:33 pm | United Nations
As you know, I have cut short an overseas visit – including a very important summit of African leaders – to rush back to UN headquarters. Our world is facing the biggest global peace and security crisis in recent years – certainly in my tenure as Secretary-General. ... More >>
World ‘dangerously Unprepared’ For Future Pandemics Unless Leaders Tackle Inequalities, UNAIDS Warns
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 10:19 am | United Nations
In an urgent call to action ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the agency focused on ending the disease as a public health threat by 2030, said that if transformative measures are not taken, the world will stay trapped in the COVID-19 crisis and remain ... More >>
Countries Most At Risk, Lead The Way On Climate Action
Friday, 29 October 2021, 11:40 am | United Nations
Vulnerable countries are stepping up and taking climate action, amid a slow response from some of the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide, said the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) on Thursday. In a new analysis, released ahead of the COP26 climate ... More >>
Middle East Green Initiative: ‘pathbreaking Work’ To Protect The Planet
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 11:09 am | United Nations
The Middle East Green Initiative launch in Saudi Arabia on Monday was hailed by the UN’s deputy chief as a valuable commitment and strategic vision, to transition regional economies away from unsustainable development, to a model “fit for the ... More >>
COP26: Praise For Updated National Climate Plans, But ‘nowhere Near’ Goal
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 10:50 am | United Nations
New or updated climate action plans by governments can be effective in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but greater efforts are needed to keep global warming at bay, the UN climate change office (UNFCCC) said in a new report on Monday. <img ... More >>
Haiti: Earthquake leaves mounting death toll
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 9:44 am | United Nations
Haiti: Earthquake leaves mounting death toll, injuries and extensive damage Humanitarian Aid Four days after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-western Haiti, the level of destruction and desperation is becoming increasingly evident, the United ... More >>
Afghanistan is facing a ‘cultural disaster’
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 9:49 am | United Nations
Afghanistan faces a “cultural disaster”, following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur said on Tuesday , in a statement urging countries to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders, including those working on ... More >>
Israel urged to protect Palestine rights defenders
Saturday, 14 August 2021, 3:09 pm | United Nations
UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed deep concern on Friday over Israeli military interference in the work of a well-known, independent Palestinian child rights organization, in the occupied West Bank. More >>
UN Experts Urge Israel To ‘protect And Encourage’ Palestine Rights Defenders
Saturday, 14 August 2021, 3:03 pm | United Nations
UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed deep concern on Friday over Israeli military interference in the work of a well-known, independent Palestinian child rights organization, in the occupied West Bank. During a night-time raid at ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Chief Following Escalation In Fighting ‘with Deep Concern’
Friday, 13 August 2021, 9:20 am | United Nations
With Taliban fighters continuing to gain ground in Afghanistan, the UN Secretary-General is following events “with deep concern” said the UN Spokesperson on Thursday, including the battle for Herat and Kandahar, the country’s second and third largest ... More >>
Hiroshima Memorial: UN Chief Laments Slow Progress On Nuclear-free Goal
Friday, 6 August 2021, 12:49 pm | United Nations
Underlining UN commitment to achieving a nuclear-free world, Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments to strengthen efforts to make this goal a reality. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2108/6745e9f3de1ed15b756a.jpeg" ... More >>
UN Condemns ‘abhorrent’ Assassination Of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 10:07 am | United Nations
Perpetrators behind the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse must be brought to justice, the United Nations said on Wednesday. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2107/7b242bfdcf73718af75e.jpeg" width="720" height="324"> UN Photo/Cia Pak President Jovenel ... More >>
Japan: UN Chief Praises Work Of Emergency Responders In Wake Of Deadly Landslide
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 9:38 am | United Nations
The UN chief on Monday extended his condolences to the families of those who died in a landslide, which struck the Japanese coastal city of Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture, over the weekend. According to news reports, at least four have been declared dead, ... More >>
