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Citing ‘weight of history’, senior UN officials of African descent issue call to ‘go beyond and do more’ to end racism
A group of more than twenty senior leaders in the UN, who report directly to Secretary-General António Guterres, and who are African or of African…
UN chief in ‘support migrants’ plea, as remittances drop by 20 per cent predicted
It is estimated that family remittances – the money sent back by migrant workers to their relatives – support 800 million people worldwide. Marking International…
U.N. warns coronavirus may push millions of children into underage labor
The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of children at risk of being pushed into underage labor, reversing two decades of work to combat the practice…
COVID-19 highlights ‘life and death’ stakes for greater digital cooperation
Managing the digital divide better, has become “a matter of life and death” for people unable to access essential healthcare information during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
New UN report highlights link between gender, climate and security
Even as countries buckle under the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must consider the links between gender inequality and crisis,…
OECD and UN institutions demand green economic recovery from Covid-19
Influential group of institutions urge governments to ’insert the DNA of a green economy into all recovery efforts’. The growing global consensus on the need to…
UN rights chief condemns ’structural racism’ in
The UN rights chief on Wednesday decried ”structural racism” in the United States, and voiced alarm at the ”unprecedented assault” on journalists covering protests across…
‘Stronger response’ key, to build a safer and more stable future: Guterres
UN chief António Guterres is calling for greater unity and solidarity to defeat COVID-19 and build a better world in the wake of the global…
UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in COVID-19 pandemic
The UN Secretary-General has expressed hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a rethinking of how the world supports refugees, migrants and internally displaced…
From fighting with guns to fighting the pandemic
In countries suffering from conflict, readjusting to life in a peaceful society is a challenge, both for former fighters and the wider community. Since the…
U.N. delays crucial climate summit for a year, cites pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the United Nations to delay until late 2021 a crucial climate summit that had been scheduled for Britain this year,…
Justin Trudeau co-hosts virtual UN summit on post-pandemic aid
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is co-hosting a major United Nations conference today, aimed at developing a coordinated global response to mitigate the devastating social and…
UN peacekeepers: Numbers are going down
World powers are becoming increasingly reluctant to commit their forces to UN peacekeeping missions. As a result, others are stepping into the breach. Make peace…
UN agencies and Italian Red Cross sign cooperation agreement to prevent COVID-19
Red Cross volunteers to further assist with temperature screenings at the premises of 26 UN agencies operating in Italy. On behalf of the 26 UN…
More peacekeeping operations, fewer troops in 2019: report
The number of international peacekeeping missions rose slightly in 2019, but the number of personnel deployed continued to decline, researchers said Wednesday. The number of…
UN launches new initiative to fight COVID-19 misinformation through ‘digital first responders’
A new UN initiative aims to push back against the tide of lies and hate that has risen in tandem with the COVID-19 pandemic, by…
Tedros hails WHO ‘landmark resolution’ to accelerate COVID-19 response
With “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark resolution” on Tuesday, which sets out a “clear roadmap” of the actions needed to sustain…
Leading NGOs criticise UN over ’shameful’ inaction towards Covid-19 crisis
Leading non-governmental organisations on Tuesday blasted the UN Security Council’s ”shameful” inaction towards the Covid-19 crisis, especially over a call for truces in some conflict…
AU and UN appeal for ‘stable and peaceful environment’ for Burundi elections
Ahead of presidential and local elections in Burundi on Wednesday, the African Union (AU) Commission and the United Nations (UN) urged the authorities to provide…
Presidents and prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all
UNAIDS, the UN agency fighting against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, has initiated a petition from global leaders requesting that when a successful COVID-19 vaccine is…
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