This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. International reaction to the United States decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council continued on Wednesday with the President of the Geneva-based assembly confirming that the election of a new Member State would take place “as soon as possible” to fill the […]Replacement for United States on Human Rights Council to be elected ‘as soon as possible’
June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. International reaction to the United States decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council continued on Wednesday with the President of the Geneva-based assembly confirming that the election of a new Member State would take place “as soon as possible” to fill the […]Challenges remain in DPRK despite ‘slight’ improvements in health, wellbeing: UNICEF
June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The health and wellbeing of women and children in North Korea has improved slightly in recent years but “urgent” challenges remain in rural areas, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Wednesday. Analysing information gathered from more than 8,500 households across the country, known […]UN chief hails ‘very important role’ of Human Rights Council, as US withdraws, citing alleged bias
June 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. In response to the withdrawal of the United States on Tuesday from the United Nations body which is designed to promote and protect human rights around the globe, Secretary-General António Guterres said that he would have “much preferred” the US remain. In a statement […]UN chief calls for ‘solidarity, compassion and action’ on World Refugee Day
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. With more than 68 million people worldwide displaced due to conflict or persecution — roughly equivalent to the population of Thailand— the head of the United Nations has called for unity and solidarity as a first step to support them. The appeal by Secretary-General […]‘No steps taken’ so far to end Israel’s illegal settlement activity on Palestinian land – UN envoy
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. A senior United Nations official on Tuesday urged Israel to reverse course over illegal settlement construction on occupied Palestinian land, and for both parties to return to the negotiating table in pursuit of a lasting peace deal. “The need to reverse, or at the […]Migrant children at US border have right to protection and ‘be with their families’: UNICEF chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Separating children from their families is in no-one’s best interest – the head of UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Tuesday – pointing to “heartbreaking” stories of infants who have been reportedly removed from their parents after entering the US from Mexico illegally. In […]If we can build the International Space Station, ‘we can do anything’ – UN Champion for Space
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. “Through that single visor, you see how fragile the Earth’s atmosphere is … it’s almost like someone put this thin film over the surface of our planet and the first time you see it, you realize that is everything that protects us from space,” […]It’s time to ‘eliminate the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence’, urges UN chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The effects of conflict-related sexual violence echo across generations, in the form of trauma, stigma, and unwanted pregnancy, said the UN chief on Tuesday, describing the scourge as “a threat to our collective security” and “a stain on our common humanity.” That was the […]Rise in violent conflict shows prevention ‘more necessary than ever’: UN chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. With the number of people killed in armed conflict rising tenfold since 2005, preventive action is “more necessary than ever,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. The UN chief was speaking to journalists in Norway, where he is attending an annual retreat […]Nearly three million more displaced year-on-year, warns refugee agency chief, but solutions are within reach
June 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The number of people forced to flee their homes last year rose by nearly three million to 68.5 million, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, warning that the world’s displacement hotspots “are becoming hotter”. Citing ongoing, protracted violence around the […]Hundreds of thousands of lives still lost each year to small arms, UN conference hears
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Government representatives are meeting at United Nations Headquarters to review global action to address the illegal flow of revolvers, pistols, assault rifles, machine guns and other similar weapons. These small arms and light weapons, which end up on battlefields or urban streets and elsewhere, […]‘Worst devastation I have seen,’ says UN refugee envoy Angelina Jolie, as she visits West Mosul
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. After visiting the shattered streets of West Mosul over the weekend, the long-standing United Nations Refugee Agency envoy, Angelina Jolie, said that she had never seen such devastation, in her 17-years of working in the field. Mosul was liberated by an Iraqi government-led coalition […]UN mobilizes in Rohingya camps to support babies born of rape; young mothers face stigma
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Despite challenges brought on by the arrival of the monsoon season this month, United Nations agencies in Bangladesh continue to support nearly one million Rohingya refugees, including thousands of victims of sexual violence. Members of the mainly-Muslim minority community began fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state […]For video game addiction, now read official ‘gaming disorder’: World Health Organization
June 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The UN health agency has for the first time, tagged compulsive video gaming as a mental health condition in its updated classification manual, released on Monday. “For gaming disorder to be diagnosed, the behavior pattern must be of sufficient severity to result in significant […]UN rights chief slams ‘unconscionable’ US border policy of separating migrant children from parents
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. As part of his final global update, the United Nations human rights chief on Monday voiced his deep concern over recently-adopted United States border protection policies that have seen hundreds of migrant children forcibly separated from their parents. “In the past six weeks, nearly […]FROM THE FIELD: Rohingya babies conceived out of ‘incomprehensible brutality’
June 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. A photojournalist has been talking of the “incomprehensible brutality” described to him by Rohingya refugees who are carrying babies after being raped. Brian Sokol travelled with the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh to interview and photograph Rohingya refugee women who […]Space science now a ‘fundamental pillar’ of 21st century human development: top UN space official
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. After “relentless” progress in space technology, the focus for the international community must now shift to ensuring that the benefits of space science are available to everyone, everywhere, a senior United Nations official told a major conference on Monday. Speaking at the opening of […]UN chief condemns suspected Boko Haram attacks targeting Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Nigeria
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Saturday’s attacks in northeastern Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram insurgents targeting Eid al-Fitr celebrations. According to media reports, blasts killed dozens of people in the Damboa Local Government area of Borno State. “The Secretary-General stresses that attacks targeting […]The Government of China and UNIDO partner to develop technical guidelines for standards of small hydropower development
June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Small hydropower (SHP) is increasingly recognized as an important renewable energy solution to the challenge of electrifying remote rural areas. However, while China and most countries in Europe and North and South America have high rates of installed capacity, the potential of SHP in […]New study shows close link between GVCs participation and economic development
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs) can play an important role in a country’s development, however countries must reach a certain threshold in industrial competitiveness to be able to integrate GVCs. This is a key finding of a new report titled “The Global Value […]Driving structural change through global value chains integration
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. World-renowned policy experts and academics, as well as high-level practitioners and policymakers came together today for the 2018 Forum on Globalization and Industrialization to explore the potential of Global Value Chains (GVCs) for driving structural change. Participation in GVCs provides important opportunities for firms […]UN forum to explore use of outer space to improve lives, protect planet
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Marking 50 years since the world first came together to discuss the peaceful uses of outer space, government leaders, policy makers, civil society representatives and space experts will gather at a United Nations forum in Vienna from Monday to explore the future course of global space […]Much more than a ‘lifeline’ for millions of households, remittances can spur global growth, says UN agency
June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Not only are remittances a “critical lifeline” for millions globally, the direct benefits of money sent home by migrant workers touch the lives of one in every seven persons on the planet – over one billion people, the United Nations rural development agency has […]Afghanistan extends ceasefire with Taliban; UN urges both sides to work towards lasting peace
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN mission in Afghanistan welcomed on Saturday the Afghan Government’s extension of the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban, amid an outpouring of support for the truce from war-weary people all across the country. “The Secretary-General urges the Taliban to […]On World Day to Combat Desertification, UN shines spotlight on ‘true value’ of land
June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Land is not a limitless resource and ignoring its role in our everyday lives threatens food and water supplies, biodiversity and the security of us all, the United Nations agency that fights desertification worldwide has said. In a statement marking the World Day to Combat […]LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN: Elections serve up food for thought, for Afghan youth
June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. By Philip Smucker At the newly-established “50/50” fast food restaurant on the tree-lined streets of Herat, in the west of Afghanistan, business is brisk as deliveries are whisked away, on the back of motorbikes to hungry customers across the ancient city. But for the […]UN rushes to deliver aid as key Yemeni port city is ‘shelled and bombarded’
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. As the Yemeni port city of Hodeida continues to come under attack from Saudi-led coalition forces on Thursday, seeking to drive out Houthi rebels who control the city, the United Nations and humanitarian partners are rushing to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of vulnerable […]Afghanistan: UN envoy urges further extension of ceasefire with Taliban, as Eid ul-Fitr gets underway
June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Expressing solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, the United Nations envoy in the country has expressed hope that the temporary ceasefires marking the final days of the holy month of Ramadan in the war-battered nation, will lead to the lasting peace that Afghans so […]Heat-resistant crops, ‘green’ infrastructure, can prepare Near East and North Africa to better tackle droughts – UN agency
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Countries in the Near-East and North Africa, where chronic water shortages are sure to worsen due to climate change, must take pro-active steps to become more resilient against droughts, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Friday. Even though drought is a familiar phenomenon […]Mali: Presidential elections critical to consolidate democracy, says UN peacekeeping chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Though the past 12 months had been the most encouraging in terms of advancing the peace process in Mali, security challenges still pose a dangerous threat, with civilians and security forces still being attacked, the top United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council […]‘True’ peace, requires standing up for human rights, says UN chief Guterres
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Achieving peace involves more than “laying down weapons”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, calling for intensified efforts to address the root causes of conflict. In a message marking the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace, observed annually on 21 […]‘Much more’ can be done to raise awareness about the plight of persons with albinism: UN chief
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. On the international day to raise awareness on albinism – a rare genetic condition that results in the lack of melanin in the body – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater solidarity with people living with albinism, so they can live […]UNICEF urges all countries to provide ‘Super Dads’ with paid leave
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Almost two-thirds of the world’s children under the age of one live in countries where fathers are not legally entitled to any paid paternity leave, according to a new analysis by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). There are 92 countries which lack national […]
