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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 >>
UN Food Systems Summit Releases Potential Solutions For Local, Regional And Global Action
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 10:37 am | United Nations
Net-zero emissions from food and land use, reimagining school meals and advancing healthy diets will be on the agenda at the Pre-Summit next month The UN Food Systems Summit has revealed the 15 action areas with more than 50 solution clusters that ... More >>
Proposed Roadmap Shows How Universal Access To Sustainable Energy Can Be Achieved By 2030 Transforming Lives Of Millions
Monday, 21 June 2021, 9:40 am | United Nations
New York, 18 June 2021 – Everyone in the world could have access to clean, affordable energy within the next nine years if countries modestly increase investments, according to new reports released today, in advance of a major ministerial meeting on 21-25 ... More >>
Israel-Palestine: Political Solution Only Way To End ‘senseless’ Cycles Of Violence
Friday, 28 May 2021, 10:22 am | United Nations
Only a political solution will end the “senseless and costly cycles of violence” between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday. Ambassadors met in person in New York ... More >>
Up To 400,000 Could Be Displaced By New Goma Eruption In DR Congo, Warns UNICEF
Friday, 28 May 2021, 9:41 am | United Nations
With fears that one of the world’s most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that up to 400,000 – nearly 280,000 children – could be displaced and ... More >>
UN Chief Appeals To Business Leaders To Help Quell ‘a Tsunami Of Suffering’ Caused By COVID
Friday, 28 May 2021, 9:36 am | United Nations
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought “a tsunami of suffering”, taken over 3.4 million lives and 500 million jobs, while wiping trillions of dollars from global balance sheets, Secretary-General António Guterres told business leaders on Thursday, appealing ... More >>
UN Chief Calls On World’s Leading Businesses To Ramp Up Efforts To Urgently Accelerate Access To COVID-19 Vaccines
Friday, 28 May 2021, 8:54 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General today called on some of the world’s leading philanthropists and business leaders to urgently help to ramp up critical global efforts to ensure vaccine equity, and join the fight to end the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed ... More >>
UN Launches Programme On Gender Responsive Peacebuilding In Extractive Industries In Isabel Province, Solomon Islands
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 5:30 am | United Nations
Honiara – The UN, through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), launched a programme Wednesday on Gender Responsive Peacebuilding in Extractive Industries in Isabel Province. The programme ... More >>
UN Secretary-General’s Remarks To 2021 Petersberg Climate Dialogue
Friday, 7 May 2021, 5:55 am | United Nations
6 May 2021 Excellencies, Friends, I thank Chancellor Merkel and the German government for convening this year’s Petersberg Climate Dialogue with the United Kingdom, president of this year’s UN climate conference. Six months ahead of COP26, and ... More >>
Top Economists Warn COVID-19 Impacts Will Be Severe And Long-lasting For Developing Countries
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 11:06 am | United Nations
The multilateral system has to fundamentally change in the spirit of international solidarity to confront the severe impacts of COVID-19, according to members of the United Nations High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs, convened ... More >>
‘Make Or Break Moment’ For Forests
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 9:50 am | United Nations
Forests are at the core of our efforts to restore our relationship with the natural world, the deputy UN chief said on Monday at the UN Forum on Forests . <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2104/f65d855b48742f3c6bc8.jpeg" ... More >>
Ocean Science And Technology Critical To Restore Deteriorating Global Marine Environment, Warns Latest UN Assessment
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 12:13 pm | United Nations
21 April, New York -- The world is at risk of losing many of the benefits the ocean provides, warns the latest United Nations assessment on the state of the world’s ocean, which was released today, ahead of Earth Day (22 April). The first World Ocean ... More >>
United Nations Launches New Flagship Report On State Of The Ocean
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 6:21 am | United Nations
Speakers The Second World Ocean Assessment (WOA II) The Second World Ocean Assessment (WOA II) is the major output of the second cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the States of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic ... More >>
United Nations Economic And Social Council (ECOSOC)High-level Meeting On “A Vaccine For All”
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 11:08 am | United Nations
World needs safe and effective vaccines available for All Leaders call for immediate efforts to ensure equitable access to vaccines New York, 20 April 2021 – As we continue the battle to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, world leaders were ... More >>
Growing Calls For Revamping Development Financing To Ensure Sustainable Global Recovery From COVID-19 Pandemic
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 11:13 am | United Nations
Forum to highlight new initiatives to tackle inequalities exacerbated by pandemic With many economies reeling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as inequalities continue to widen, world leaders will discuss options to unlock concrete investments ... More >>
COVID ‘long Way From Over’ As Cases And Deaths Surge – WHO
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 10:31 am | United Nations
The COVID-19 pandemic is “a long way from over” but there are many reasons to be optimistic and it’s possible the pandemic can be brought under control “within months”, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday. Although January and ... More >>
Volcanic Eruption Leaves ‘entire Population’ Of Saint Vincent Without Clean Water
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 10:14 am | United Nations
Last week’s eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,has left the entire population of the main island without clean water and electricity, the UN Spokesperson said on Monday. More >>
