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When it comes to breastfeeding, ‘timing is everything’ in saving newborn lives – UNICEF chief
30 July 2018
Health
Three-in-five babies, mostly born in low- and middle-income countries, are not breastfed within the first hour of life, placing them at higher risk of death and disease, according to a new United Nations report launched on Tuesday.
MONUSCO/Alain Likota
UN receives 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in three months
30 July 2018
Human Rights
The United Nations received 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across all its entities and implementing partners, between the beginning of April to the end of June this year, UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, announced on Monday, with 18 cases involving peacekeeping operations, and 25 from “agencies, funds and programmes.”
OCHA Syria
Local aid workers in Syria are the ‘backbone of response’, says top UN official, urging better protection as fighting rages
30 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
Delivering life-saving assistance to millions of women, children and men in Syria, local aid workers need to be safer and better protected, said the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country on Monday.
ILO/A. Khemka
Governments need to step up protection for the most vulnerable, from ‘vile crime’ of human trafficking: UN chief
30 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
Marking World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the United Nations sheds light on the plight of millions of children, women and men – especially migrants – who, every year, fall prey to traffickers across the world.
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OCHA/Giles Clarke
Hudaydah ‘one airstrike away from unstoppable epidemic’: UN humanitarian chief in Yemen
29 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
The crucial Yemeni port city of Hudaydah, which has been living under fire from pro-Government forces for weeks now, could be just “one airstrike away from an unstoppable epidemic”, said the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the country on Sunday.
UNOAU/Edda Zekarias
Government and opposition must ‘respect the rule of law and human rights’ in Comoros, as referendum looms: Guterres
29 July 2018
Peace and Security
The recent infringement of democratic rights and civil liberties in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros, ahead of a vote on constitutional reform, is a source of concern said United Nations chiefAntónio Guterres on Sunday.
IOM/Amanda Nero
Ahead of World Day against human trafficking, UN expert stresses States’ obligation to stop ‘gross human rights violations’
29 July 2018
Human Rights
Ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on Monday, the UN human rights expert on the issue has emphasized that both victims and potential victims’ rights must be upheld – especially women and children – and appealed for all States to prevent and combat the global scourge.
MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
Make Sunday ‘an important celebration of democracy’ UN chief urges voters in Mali
28 July 2018
Peace and Security
On the eve of Mali’s crucial presidential election, the United Nations Secretary-General said that despite clear security challenges, voters in the arid African nation of around 18 million, needed to ensure that the key poll was first and foremost “an important celebration of democracy”.
MINUSMA
Mali: Any dispute over key Sunday vote must be resolved peacefully, says UN envoy
27 July 2018
Peace and Security
With key presidential elections in Mali just two days away, the top United Nations official there on Friday stressed that candidates must accept the results and ensure that the democratic process in Mali is “irreversible”.
IOM/Amanda Nero
Ahead of World Day against human trafficking, UN expert stresses States’ obligation to stop ‘gross human rights violations’
27 July 2018
Human Rights
Ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the UN human rights expert on the issue emphasized on Friday that both victims and potential victims’ rights must be upheld – especially women and children – and appealed for all States to prevent and combat the global scourge.
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Action needed to find, test, treat millions unknowingly infected with viral hepatitis – UN health agency
27 July 2018
Health
Millions of people globally who have viral hepatitis are unaware or unable to receive treatment, the United Nations health agency said Friday, on the eve of World Hepatitis Day, raising the alarm to “find, test and treat the missing millions.”
UNDP Philippines
UN chief welcomes new law giving extra autonomy to Muslims in Southern Philippines
27 July 2018
Peace and Security
The UN Secretary-General on Friday welcomed a new law which grants extra autonomy to Muslim communities living in the Southern Philippines, describing it as a “landmark achievement on the road to lasting peace”.
UN Photo/John Isaac
UN ‘committed to continue to support’ Pakistan’s Electoral Commission in wake of general election
27 July 2018
Peace and Security
The United Nations Secretary-General has congratulated the people of Pakistan for “exercising their constitutional right to vote” on Wednesday, thereby reaffirming “their commitment to a democratic Pakistan.”
UNICEF/Souleiman
The ‘used and abused’ children of Syria must learn what ‘peace’ really means, Security Council hears
27 July 2018
Peace and Security
More than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been maimed as a result of the brutal conflict in Syria, a senior United Nations official told the UN Security Council on Friday, stressing that they had been abused by the warring parties for far too long.
UNICEF/Alaa Al-Faqir
‘Warehouses emptying’ amid growing humanitarian needs in south-west Syria
27 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
More than 180,000 people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in south-west Syria after weeks of escalating hostilities that have restricted aid access to the area, the UN said on Friday.
Brett Matthews
Cambodia: Before crucial vote on Sunday, UN chief calls for ‘pluralistic political process’
27 July 2018
Law and Crime Prevention
As Cambodians prepare to vote in general elections on Sunday, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a statement on Friday calling for “an inclusive and pluralistic political process” saying that it “remains essential for safeguarding the progress made by Cambodia in consolidating peace.”
UNIC/Dar es Salaam
INTERVIEW: Cuts 'cannot go too far', says UN Peacekeeping chief, as risks grow and resources shrink
26 July 2018
Peace and Security
Amidst a diminishing budget and rising casualties among ‘blue helmets’, peacekeeping remains “a very important tool” in the promotion of peace and stability, according to the United Nations peacekeeping chief.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
New ECOSOC president to revive ‘deliberative function’ of forum
26 July 2018
UN Affairs
The newly-elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ronda King, of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, said on Thursday that she intended to make the year ahead “a defining” one for the body that leads the UN’s ambitious drive for sustainable economic, social and environmental development.
UNIC/Dar es Salaam
INTERVIEW: ‘Peacekeeping has a price,’ says UN Peacekeeping chief, as risks grow and resources shrink
26 July 2018
Peace and Security
Amidst a diminishing budget and rising casualties among ‘blue helmets’, peacekeeping remains “a very important tool” in the promotion of peace and stability, according to the United Nations peacekeeping chief.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
New ECOSOC president to revive ‘deliberative function’ of forum
26 July 2018
UN Affairs
The newly-elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ronda King, of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, said on Thursday that she intended to make the year ahead “a defining” one for the body that leads the UN’s ambitious drive for sustainable economic, social and environmental development.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
Guterres sounds alarm over worst cashflow crunch in years
26 July 2018
UN Affairs
The United Nations is at risk of running out of cash, the UN chief has warned, urging Member States to pay their mandatory contributions on time and in full, so that the world body can continue to deliver on its key mandates.
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Despite challenges and ‘unfinished business’, Colombia celebrates progress towards lasting peace, Security Council hears
26 July 2018
Peace and Security
Amid a long series of challenges, the implementation of the peace process in Colombia is moving forward and has achieved important milestones in recent months, according to a new report by the United Nations Secretary-Generalpresented to the Security Council on Thursday.
UNICEF/Daniele Volpe
‘Stigma and discrimination still persists’ against people living with HIV – UN labour agency
26 July 2018
Health
Although progress in treating people living with HIV has enabled them to work, they continue to face career discrimination, says a new study launched on Thursday by the United Nations labour agency.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe
DR Congo: UN envoy calls for ‘a level playing field’ in key upcoming elections
26 July 2018
Peace and Security
Major progress has been made on preparations for the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but “conditions for a level playing field are not yet in place”, said the most senior United Nations official based in the country.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe
UN human rights experts urge Egypt to release jailed poet who penned hit protest song
26 July 2018
Human Rights
Galal El Behairy has been held in detention since February after penning a song critical of Egypt’s policies, prompting United Nations human rights experts on Thursday to urge the government to release him immediately.
UNHCR/Susan Schulman
UN chief strongly condemns terrorist attacks in south-west Syria
26 July 2018
Peace and Security
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, has strongly condemnedmultiple suicide bombings on Wednesday in the government-held town of Sweida, in Syria’s south-west, which killed and injured scores of civilians.
UNESCO/Abdul Daudo
UNESCO gives sustainable development a boost; designates 24 new biosphere reserves
25 July 2018
SDGs
Protecting mangroves, tropical rainforests and other biodiversity hotspots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) bumped up its World Network of Biosphere Reserves by 24 new sites on Wednesday, which means that 686 unique natural sites in total are being preserved globally.
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Pakistan: UN chief condemns suicide attack that killed dozens near polling station
25 July 2018
Peace and Security
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday condemned the killing of dozens of people near a polling station in the western city of Quetta due to a suicide attack, as voters headed to the polls in Pakistan’s general elections.
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UNESCO/Abdul Daudo
UNESCO gives sustainable development a boost; designates 24 new biosphere reserves
25 July 2018
SDGs
Protecting mangroves, tropical rainforests and other biodiversity hotspots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) bumped up its World Network of Biosphere Reserves by 24 new sites on Wednesday, which means that 686 unique natural sites in total are being preserved globally.
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Pakistan: UN chief condemns suicide attack that killed dozens near polling station
25 July 2018
Peace and Security
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday condemned the killing of dozens of people near a polling station in the western city of Quetta due to a suicide attack, as voters headed to the polls in Pakistan’s general elections.
UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz
Greek wildfire tragedy: world must ‘step up efforts’ against deadly fire risk, says UN disaster reduction chief
25 July 2018
Climate Change
Following the death of at least 80 people due to wildfires close to the Greek capital, Athens, in recent days, the top UN official for Disaster Risk Reduction expressed her condolences and called for more investment in wildfire suppression and prevention across the world.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
Proposal for Spain to reckon with its past during Franco era, welcomed by UN rights experts
25 July 2018
Human Rights
A group of UN human rights experts has welcomed the announcement earlier this month by the Spanish Minister of Justice that the Government is paving the way for a Truth Commission to investigate violations that occurred during the civil war and the era of dictatorship under General Francisco Franco that followed.
UNHCR/Elizabeth Mpimbaza
Cameroon violence needs urgent investigation, says UN rights chief Zeid
25 July 2018
Human Rights
Persistent reports of grave human rights abuses in Cameroon — including a widely shared video showing the alleged execution of a woman, child and baby — must be investigated by the authorities urgently, UN rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on Wednesday.
UNRWA/Tamer Hamam
Acute lack of funding threatens critical aid for Palestinians : UN agency
25 July 2018
Economic Development
Despite major fundraising efforts, UNRWA– the UN agency tasked with providing life-saving support to Palestinian refugees – is facing the “largest ever reduction in funding” in its history which is threatening the very existence of many of its critical assistance programmes.
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UNICEF/Ehrin Macksey
Ending marginalization of persons with disabilities ‘a matter of justice’, UN-backed summit told
24 July 2018
Human Rights
Inclusive education, economic empowerment and technological innovations were the focus of discussion on Tuesday as world leaders gathered in London for the first-ever United Nations-backed Global Disability Summit.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
UN ready to assist rescue and relief effort as dam collapses in Laos, with many feared dead
24 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
Following reports that dozens of people are dead or missing following the collapse of a dam that was under construction in Laos, the United Nations chief on Tuesday said that the world body stands ready to support the rescue and relief efforts, if authorities request it.
WHO/Lindsay Mackenzie
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo declared over, now let’s tackle other health challenges: WHO chief
24 July 2018
Health
The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over, thanks to a concerted national and international effort to contain the threat, the UN’s top health official said on Tuesday.
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UNICEF
UN, Egypt help avert another Israel-Palestine war in Gaza that was ‘minutes away’, Security Council hears
24 July 2018
Peace and Security
Intense diplomatic efforts by the United Nations and Egypt have helped avoid another Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza that appeared just “minutes away” over the past weekend, a senior UN official said on Tuesday.
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More ‘political commitment’ needed urgently for HIV prevention: UNAIDS chief
24 July 2018
Health
As HIV infections continue to rise, UNAIDS— the UN agency leading the global effort to end the public health threat posed by the virus — called on Tuesday for countries to boost prevention measures and continue facilitating access to treatment.
UN Photo/ Violaine Martin
UN rights office appeals for peaceful Zimbabwe elections amid reports of intimidation
24 July 2018
Human Rights
Zimbabwe’s upcoming presidential elections must be peaceful and credible, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, amid increasing reports of voter intimidation and coercion linked to the ruling ZANU-PF party.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider
UN experts urge India to align new anti-trafficking bill with human rights law
23 July 2018
Human Rights
India must revise its planned new legislation to tackle trafficking in persons so that the measures proposed are in line with international human rights law, said two independent UN human rights experts on Monday.
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UN human rights chief denounces grave 'assaults' on fundamental rights of Palestinian people
23 July 2018
Human Rights
From arbitrary detentions and deliberate deprivation, to attacks against civilians and forced displacements, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, expressed “acute concerns” on Monday over the current human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
UNAMA/Fardin Waezi
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attack near Kabul airport
23 July 2018
Peace and Security
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport that reportedly killed and injured scores of civilians.
OCHA/Mustafa El Halabi
Essential services on verge of shutdown in Gaza as emergency fuel set to run out
22 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
Supplies of emergency fuel provided by the United Nations for critical facilities in Gaza are being fast depleted, a senior UN relief official there warned on Sunday.
OCHA/ Themba Linden
UN says ‘many humanitarian achievements’, one year after ouster of ISIL from Mosul
21 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
One year after the liberation of Iraq’s Mosul city from a terrorist group, the United Nations on Saturday marked the anniversary with “many humanitarian achievements” and “a multitude of challenges”. UN chief urges Hamas and Israel to ‘step back from the brink of another devastating conflict’ in Gaza
21 July 2018
Peace and Security
Voicing deep concern over the latest flare-up of violence around Gaza, the United Nations chief on Saturday urged all sides to “step back from the brink of another devastating conflict”.
UN Photo/Hector Latorre
Colombia: New Congress marks rebel group’s transition ‘from weapons to politics’, says UN
21 July 2018
Peace and Security
Celebrating the holding of the first session of a new Congress in Colombia, the United Nations has said that the inclusion of former rebels in the legislative body marked their transition “from weapons to politics”.
FAO
E-Governance: A powerful tool to combat, mitigate and sustainably manage disaster risks
20 July 2018
Climate Change
E-governance plays a critical role in building inclusive, resilient societies both before and in response to disasters, according to a United Nations report issued this week.
FAO/Sean Gallagher
UN agriculture agency digs in to help forests and farms build resilience to climate change
20 July 2018
Climate Change
Millions of small-scale farmers will be better equipped to withstand the negative impacts of climate change while at the same time improving livelihoods, thanks to a new global push by the United Nations agriculture agency announced during World Forest Week.
UNICEF/Bashir Ahmed Sujan
Refugee health services on track despite record level of displacement, says UN agency
20 July 2018
Health
Despite record numbers of people fleeing conflict and natural disasters globally, vital health services have been largely able to cope, the United Nations refugee agency has said; although communicable diseases, anaemia and stunting remain areas of concern.
UNICEF/Alaa Al-Faqir
Syria: Scaled-up assistance, ‘sustained access’ needed to 140,000 made homeless, says UNHCR
20 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
Following a Government-led assault on Syria’s opposition-held areas, an estimated 140,000 people in the country’s south-west remain homeless and in need of help, the United Nation Refugee Agency (UNCHR) said on Friday, calling for sustained access to displaced communities.
OCHA/Giles Clarke
UN agency warns conditions around Yemen’s key port city of Hudaydah still ‘very bad’, as staff rush to deliver aid
20 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
United Nations migration agency staff in Yemen say the key port city of Hudaydah remains “a difficult environment” for the delivery of aid to thousands of people displaced by heavy fighting this week.
Cyril Villemain/UN Environment
‘Honest data’ and new ideas key to successful outcome, says UN Environment Assembly President
19 July 2018
SDGs
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), to be held in Kenya next March, offers an opportunity for each country to present “honest” data and propose innovative solutions for environmental challenges, especially for sustainable consumption and production, the Assembly’s President has told UN News.
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Close to 7,000 evacuated from Syrian towns after enduring nearly 3-year siege
19 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
After close to three years of siege, 6,900 women, children and men were finally able to leave the Syrian towns of Foah and Kafraya over the past few days, following a local agreement between parties to the conflict.
Mariana Ceratti/World Bank
Multilateral trade challenged by ‘increasingly unilateral trade measures,’ UN forum hears
19 July 2018
SDGs
Despite the improved economic growth, risks to the economic outlook are rising, the United Nations economic and social affairs chief said on Thursday, warning against “increasingly unilateral trade measures” that are challenging the multilateral trading system.
UNHCR/Daniele Volpe
UN chief welcomes new push by El Salvador’s political parties to begin fresh dialogue
19 July 2018
Law and Crime Prevention
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision announced on Wednesday by El Salvador’s political parties to set up a new “negotiating framework”.
UNHCR/Giuseppe Carotenuto
UNHCR welcomes deal to end latest migrant stand-off in Mediterranean Sea
19 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi, on Thursday gave a cautious welcome to the decision by several EU countries to take in some 450 migrants who have been stranded at sea for days, warning that a “ship-by-ship” arrangement was not sustainable.
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FROM THE FIELD: Weather reports come to aid of Uganda’s farmers
19 July 2018
Economic Development
Farmers in Uganda are keeping their crop yields high, thanks to improved weather data supplied by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)-backed push to modernize climate monitoring systems.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe
‘Embed the essence of 2030 Agenda into everything,’ UN chief urges at close of Global Goals forum
18 July 2018
SDGs
As the eight-day High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) drew to a close on Wednesday, the United Nations chief called on everyone to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for “prosperity and peace on a healthy planet.”
UN Photo/Antonio Fiorente
UN-African Union partnership ‘not a choice but a necessity’, Security Council hears
18 July 2018
Peace and Security
A stronger partnership between the United Nations and the African Union is “not a choice but a necessity” in tackling today’s complex peace and security challenges in Africa, a senior UN official said on Wednesday.
OCHA/Sylvia Rognvik
Funding shortfalls threaten health services for a million vulnerable Iraqis, says UN health agency
18 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
Almost one million vulnerable Iraqis will have to go without basic medicines and other life-saving healthcare if funding is not found to save critical health facilities, the United Nations health agency said on Tuesday.
Nelson Mandela Foundation/Matthew Willman
Mandela, ‘true symbol of human greatness’, celebrated on centenary of his birth
18 July 2018
Human Rights
Paying tribute to the first democratically-elected President of South Africa and iconic civil rights leader, the United Nations on Wednesday celebrated Nelson Mandela’s legacy for humanity and reflected on the lessons he left behind.
UNAIDS/Laurence Geai
‘Prevention crisis’ is hampering global HIV response, warns head of UNAIDS
18 July 2018
Health
Complacency over HIV and AIDS has created a “prevention crisis” that risks destabilizing efforts to reach the key 2020 target of fewer than 500,000 new HIV infections per year, the head of the UN agency in charge of fighting the pandemic warned on Wednesday.
UN Photo/Manuel Elias
UN experts urge Ukraine to stop ‘systematic persecution’ of Roma minority
18 July 2018
Human Rights
Ukraine must take immediate action to stop what amounts to a “systematic persecution” of the country’s Roma minority, who have been targeted in a series of violent attacks allegedly perpetrated by members of extreme right-wing groups, United Nations human rights experts have said.
Vigen Sargsyan/World Bank
UN-backed treaty against illicit tobacco trade set to take effect in September
18 July 2018
Health
A United Nations-backed treaty aimed at stopping the illicit trading of tobacco products, is set to enter into force on 25 September, marking a diplomatic breakthrough in efforts to protect public health and strike back against the criminal organizations profiting from such deals.
UNSOM
Somalia is opening a 'new chapter of its history' declares UN political affairs chief as forum ends with renewed commitments
17 July 2018
Peace and Security
A high-level gathering of representatives from the Somali government and the international community, including the United Nations, ended in Brussels today with renewed commitment to support the Horn of Africa country’s progress in a range of areas, such as state and peace-building efforts.
UN News/Matt Wells
Small and sustainable: “Tiny houses” could be solution to world’s housing problems
17 July 2018
SDGs
They’re small, self-sustaining – and they could revolutionize the way we think about housing around the world, as building materials become scarcer.
IOM/Jessica Mamo
In West Africa and the Sahel, signs of democratic progress amid continued ‘devastating’ violence: UN
17 July 2018
Peace and Security
There have been “positive developments” when it comes to democratization across the vast West Africa and Sahel region, but that has been “competing with the volatile security situation” particularly around areas where terrorist groups are active such as the Lake Chad Basin, the head of the UN Office for the region (UNOWAS) told the Security Council on Tuesday.
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UN Photo
New import restrictions risk triggering ‘dramatic deterioration’ in Gaza, says UN Humanitarian Coordinator
17 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
Following further restrictions on goods and supplies that can be moved across the border of the Gaza Strip, the top United Nations humanitarian official there has called for urgent measures to prevent an already critical humanitarian situation from getting worse.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
‘Unlock full power of business’ to achieve Global Goals, UN deputy chief tells forum
17 July 2018
SDGs
Businesses can contribute in important ways to the realization of a world free of poverty and hunger by 2030, including through job creation, technological innovation and the provision of finance resources, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General said on Tuesday.
UN Photo/P. Sudhakaran
UN marks 100 years since Mandela’s birth with a vow to continue struggle for equality
17 July 2018
Human Rights
Taking stock of his “vast” legacy for mankind, the United Nations will mark 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday.
IOM
The world ‘must rally’ to support one million Rohingya refugees, UN Migration chief says
17 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
A failure to remain focused on the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh “would have tragic outcomes” for the nearly one million children, women and men living in Cox’s Bazar, said William Lacy Swing, Director General of the International Organization for Migration(IOM), on Tuesday.
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Nicaragua must end demonstrator killings and seek a political solution in wake of ‘absolutely shocking’ death toll: UN chief
17 July 2018
Human Rights
The United Nations Secretary-General has called on the Nicaraguan Government to end violence against demonstrators which has cost an estimated 280 lives, and begin a national “political dialogue” to end the crisis which has gripped the country for nearly three months.
UNSOM
At Partnership Forum, UN officials highlight need for continued support for Somalia
16 July 2018
Peace and Security
Speaking at the first day of the Somalia Partnership Forum in Brussels on Monday, senior United Nations officials commended the country’s government for its efforts in political reform, security, economic development, and recovery and humanitarian assistance – while flagging the need for further progress and international support for these efforts.
UNICEF/Ayberk Yurtsever
Record 123 million infants received at least one vaccine in 2017, says UN
16 July 2018
Health
A record-breaking total of around 123 million, or nine out of 10, infants, received at least one dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine in 2017, protecting them from deadly infectious diseases, according to United Nations figures released on Monday.
UN News/Fatima E. Mendez
Dress the world in wood, UN says in its ‘Forests for Fashion’ initiative
16 July 2018
SDGs
The fashion industry is valued upward of 2.5 trillion dollars, and employs some 75 million people globally – so it makes good sense to shift textile production from fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers to renewable, biodegradable textiles, made from wood, according to a new United Nations initiative that aims to make forests literally more fashionable.
UN Photo/Marco Dormino
Sand and dust storms, a 'human well-being' issue, says high level panel
16 July 2018
Health
From higher morbidity and mortality rates to reduced economic growth, the impact of sand and dust storms can be major, especially for lower-income nations and vulnerable communities. However, with stronger collaboration and improved information-sharing, much of the risk could be managed and mitigated, a UN meeting heard on Monday.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe
Progress has been made, but 'not at a sufficient speed to realize the SDGs': UN ECOSOC President
16 July 2018
SDGs
One week after zeroing-in on how to build sustainable, resilient societies, key players from around the world debated on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, how to keep up the momentum to turn the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into a reality.
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UN chief condemns violence against civilian protesters in Nicaragua
16 July 2018
Peace and Security
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday deplored and condemned the ongoing violence against civilians, including against students, in Nicaragua.
UNICEF/Alessio Romenzi
'Status quo in Libya cannot be sustained', UN Envoy tells Security Council
16 July 2018
Peace and Security
Despite encouraging signs on the political and humanitarian front, efforts must be sustained and intensified in Libya to avoid further “economic collapse, the breakdown of public services, and more frequent and intense outbreaks of violence”, said the United Nations Special Envoy for the country on Monday.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe
In Gaza, UN envoy urges Israel, Palestinian factions to step back from brink of a war that ‘everybody will lose’
15 July 2018
Peace and Security
With a ceasefire largely holding after a day-long flare-up in fighting between Israel and Gaza militants, the United Nation envoy on the Middle East peace process was in the enclave on Sunday urging Israelis and Palestinians to pull back from the brink of a confrontation “that nobody wants…and everybody will lose.”
Fardin Waezi/UNAMA
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit record high – UN
15 July 2018
Peace and Security
The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan hit a record high in the first half of the year, despite last month’s unprecedented ceasefire between the Afghan Government and the Taliban, the United Nations reported on Sunday.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
Pakistan: UN strongly condemns terrorist attack that leaves scores dead and wounded at election rally
14 July 2018
Peace and Security
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in south-west Pakistan that killed more than 120 people and left scores wounded at an election rally Friday.
FAO/Simon Maina
UN Forum examines three pillars of 2030 Global Goals
13 July 2018
SDGs
The first week of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded on Friday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with a review of the progress made so far by countries on nature preservation, partnerships for development, and the need to ensure no one is excluded, during the drive towards the 2030 deadline.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre
Iceland to take vacated US seat on Human Rights Council
13 July 2018
Human Rights
Iceland has for the first time been elected to the Human Rights Council, filling the seat vacated by the United States, which withdrew from the body last month, citing bias.
UNHCR/Susan Schulman
Fresh airstrikes kill dozens in conflict-ravaged Syria
13 July 2018
Peace and Security
Despite the return of tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) to Syria following local agreements and changes in territorial control, the United Nations said on Friday that fresh airstrikes have reportedly killed dozens of civilians “in several areas” of the country.
UN Photo/Albert González Farran
Security Council downsizes AU-UN mission in Darfur, eying eventual exit
13 July 2018
Peace and Security
The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping operation in Sudan’s Darfur until the end of June next year, but reduced the number of troops deployed in the field with an eye towards the mission’s eventual exit.
UN Photo/Mark Garten
‘Historic moment’ for people on the move, as UN agrees first-ever Global Compact on migration
13 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
For the first time ever, United Nations Member States have agreed an all-encompassing Global Compact to better manage international migration, address its challenges, strengthen migrant rights and contribute to sustainable development.
UNMISS / Eric Kanalstein
Security Council imposes arms embargo on South Sudan
13 July 2018
Peace and Security
The Security Council on Friday narrowly passed a measure aimed at stopping the flow of weapons to armed groups in South Sudan, with those Members in favour saying it would protect civilians, while abstainers voiced concerns that it would undermine the ongoing peace process in the world’s youngest country.
UNHCR/Gloria Ramazani
Villages ‘reduced to ash’ amid ‘barbaric violence’ in DR Congo, reports UN refugee agency
13 July 2018
Peace and Security
Humanitarian needs are enormous in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has reported accounts of “barbaric violence”.
MINUJUSTH/Leonora Baumann
UN Security Council calls for calm following violent protests in Haiti
12 July 2018
Peace and Security
While acknowledging the right to peaceful assembly, the United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned recent violence in Haiti, sparked by protests against a Government announcement of fuel price increases, reportedly of up to 50 per cent, last Friday.
UN Photo/Mark Garten
Safe and orderly migration is ‘in everybody’s interest’, says senior UN official
12 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
International migration “has been with us forever”, and a safe and orderly means of facilitating it is “in everybody’s interest”, said a UN envoy.
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Saeed Rashid
Consuming and producing sustainably, a ‘cornerstone’ for reaching 2030 Global Goals, UN Forum stresses
12 July 2018
SDGs
A reckoning on the importance of maximising the world’s resources is taking place across the world, and achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 depends heavily on reeling in our global consumption and production patterns, a key United Nations forum heard on Thursday.
OCHA/Charlotte Cans
UN emergency fund releases $15 million to help Ethiopians affected by inter-communal violence
12 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
A United Nations emergency fund on Thursday released $15 million to urgently scale up humanitarian assistance to people affected by escalating inter-communal violence in Ethiopia.
UN Photo/Mark Garten
‘Multilateralism in action’ says UN chief ahead of expected agreement on migration compact
12 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
With the General Assembly set to agree a new global compact on migration, the United Nations chief on Thursday highlighted its “immense potential” to harness the benefits of orderly migration and lower the risks facing millions on the move without documentation.
UN Photo/Isaac Billy
Hearing ‘horrific’ testimonies from rape survivors in South Sudan, UN envoy says they yearn only for peace
12 July 2018
Peace and Security
Since the start of the conflict in South Sudan, widespread and systematic sexual violence has been a pervasive tactic of war and terror, said a high-level United Nations envoy, after visiting the war-torn country and hearing “horrific” testimonies.
UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya
UN chief pushes for greater benefits from new technology, as he launches digital experts panel
12 July 2018
SDGs
A high-profile group of tech experts has been assembled at the request of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, tasked with putting the benefits of digital technology to more effective use, while also protecting against unwanted or unexpected negative impacts.
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UN News/Eric Ganz
UN forum spotlights cities, where struggle for sustainability ‘will be won or lost’
11 July 2018
SDGs
Although cities are often characterized by stark socioeconomic inequalities and poor environmental conditions, they also offer growth and development potential – making them central to the 2030 Agendafor Sustainable Development and a main focus of the third day of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Wednesday.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Nicaragua: Guterres deplores loss of life, attacks against Catholic Church
11 July 2018
Peace and Security
Deeply concerned about the continuing and intensifying violence in Nicaragua, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday deplored the loss of life in the protests and the attack against Catholic Church mediators in the National Dialogue.
OCHA/Anthony Burke
Visiting North Korea, UN relief chief spotlights funding shortfall to meet humanitarian needs
11 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations is seeking to raise $111 million to meet humanitarian needs in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), where millions of people face malnutrition, a shortage medicines, and lack of access to safe drinking water, the Organization’s top relief official said on Wednesday.
UNFPA Bangladesh/Allison Joyce
Rohingya cannot become ‘forgotten victims,’ says UN chief urging world to step up support
11 July 2018
Human Rights
Painting a grim picture of villages being burned to the ground and other “bone-chilling” accounts he heard from Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar, the UN chief has called on the world to answer their calls for help with real action.
OCHA/Otto Bakano
Fragile countries risk being ‘stuck in a cycle of conflict and climate disaster,’ Security Council told
11 July 2018
Peace and Security
Climate change – and the shortages of water and food that come from it – is becoming increasingly linked to conflict, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday, warning that countries most vulnerable to drought and crop failure are also most vulnerable to conflict and fragility.
UN Photo/Albert González Farran
World Population Day: ‘A matter of human rights’ says UN
11 July 2018
Health
Family planning was affirmed to be a human right 50 years ago, leading to what would become the annual observation of World Population Day, which focuses attention on the impact the number of children born, has on the world.
UN OCHA/Giles Clarke
Health conditions for citizens of Yemen’s key port city ‘remain critical’ says UN agency
10 July 2018
Peace and Security
Even before the escalation of conflict in Hudaydah, conditions in Yemen’s port city were some of “the most dire in the country,” according to the United Nations health agency on Tuesday.
UNICEF/Mulugeta Ayene
Security Council hails ‘historic and significant’ joint peace declaration by Ethiopia and Eritrea
10 July 2018
Peace and Security
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday described the Joint Declaration, signed by the leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia, as “a historic and significant” move with “far-reaching consequences” for the whole Horn of Africa region and beyond.
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Achieving targets on energy helps meet other Global Goals, UN forum told
10 July 2018
SDGs
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today, including poverty eradication, gender equality, adaptation to climate change, food security, health, education, sustainable cities, jobs and transport, speakers told a key United Nations forum on sustainable development on Tuesday.
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OCHA/Guiomar Pau Sole
South Sudan: ‘Horrific acts’ by government may constitute ‘war crimes’ says UN, demanding justice
10 July 2018
Peace and Security
Multiple killings and a campaign of sexual violence that may amount to war crimes have been documented by United Nations rights monitors in South Sudan’s Unity state, prompting a call for government and opposition forces to be held to account.
UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
Women vital for ‘new paradigm’ in Africa’s Sahel region, Security Council hears
10 July 2018
Peace and Security
Women across Africa’s Sahel region can be agents for a “new paradigm” for peacebuilding and development that benefits all people there, the United Nations Security Council heard on Tuesday.
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OHCHR
North Korea: ‘Time to talk human rights’, says UN expert
10 July 2018
Human Rights
A United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday urged North Korea to open a dialogue with him in parallel to the ongoing diplomatic efforts being undertaken on peace and denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
UN Photo (file)
Thai cave boys spared thundershowers, highlighting extreme climate disruption: UN weather agency
10 July 2018
Climate Change
Thundershowers that have been forecast in northern Thailand luckily did not materialize, easing the extraordinary rescue of a boys’ football team and their coach, who spent well over two weeks trapped in a cave complex there, UN weather experts said on Tuesday.
UN News/Joon Park
FROM THE FIELD: A rare look inside the UN's DR Congo Mission
9 July 2018
Peace and Security
Africa is projected to have the highest demand for moving people to safety next year, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the greatest needs of all, according to the United Nations refugee agency’s Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2019 report.
FAO/Sia Kambou
New UN agriculture agency report underscores value of fishing in fight against global hunger
9 July 2018
Economic Development
The vital role that fishing and fish-farming play in supporting some of the poorest families across the world, came under the spotlight on Monday with the publication of the annual United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report on the global industry.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Security Council urges countries to factor child protection into conflict prevention efforts
9 July 2018
Peace and Security
Countries have been urged to mainstream child protection into the policies they introduce aimed at preventing conflict, in line with a Security Council resolution adopted on Monday.
UNICEF/Maxence Bradley
‘Laser-sharp focus’ needed to achieve Global Goals by 2030, UN political forum told
9 July 2018
SDGs
Progress has been made on achieving global goals to end poverty and hunger but meeting the targets by the deadline of 2030 will require a laser-sharp focus and a true sense of urgency, a key United Nations forum on sustainable development heard on Monday.
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UNOAU/Edda Zekarias
‘Wind blowing in the direction of peace’ in Africa: UN Secretary-General
9 July 2018
Peace and Security
Recent developments in Africa indicate that the continent is increasingly moving in the “direction of peace” and enhanced security, the United Nations Secretary-General told journalists in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday.
UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
FEATURE: Niger’s girls find sanctuary in fistula treatment centres
8 July 2018
Health
Twenty-three-year-old Kodi Moumdau laughs with a group of young women in brightly coloured shawls in her ward at the National Fistula Centre [Centre National de Référence de Fistule Obstétricale] in the outskirts of Niamey, the capital of Niger. They can consider themselves amongst the lucky women who have been treated for and survived an obstetric fistula condition.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras
UN chief welcomes first anniversary of landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons
7 July 2018
Peace and Security
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday welcomed the first anniversary of the adoption of the milestone Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
UNICEF/Sebastian Rich
Three-quarters of South Sudanese children have known nothing but war, says UNICEF
7 July 2018
Peace and Security
Since South Sudan became the world's youngest country in 2011, 2.6 million of the 3.4 million babies have been born in war, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) revealed Saturday.
UN News/Daniel Dickinson
Women’s leadership 'critical' to future of Niger
7 July 2018
Women
The role of women in leadership positions is critical to the future of a peaceful Niger according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed.
FAO/Alessandra Benedetti
International Day of Cooperatives sets stage for long-standing production and consumption
7 July 2018
Economic Development
Each year on the first Saturday in July, the international community celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives – successful businesses based on ethical values and principles. This year, the Day focuses on the theme “Sustainable consumption and production of goods and services.”
UNHCR/Roger Arnold
New identity cards deliver recognition and protection for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
6 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
Rohingya refugees sheltering in Bangladesh will soon have credit card-sized plastic IDs – many possessing, for the first time ever, an individual identity document – providing another level of protection, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
UNICEF/Alessio Romenzi
Libya urged to end migrant detention amid warnings over threat to Mediterranean search and rescue
6 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
The head of UN Migration Agency (IOM), William Lacy Swing, has urged Libya to stop detaining migrants who have been returned to the country’s shores after trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
UN OCHA/Nadia Todres
UN relief chief concludes disaster-preparedness mission to Haiti and Panama
6 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
The top United Nations emergency relief official has assured the Haitian government of the organization’s support for its efforts to prepare against hurricanes and stamp out cholera.
UN News/Daniel Dickinson
Girls groomed for suicide missions fight back against the extremists of Lake Chad
6 July 2018
Women
Halima Yakoy Adam won’t forget 22nd December in 2015, the day she was supposed to carry out a suicide bomb attack in the Lac Region town of Bol, 200 km north of N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, in Central Africa.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Forests ‘essential’ for the future, UN agriculture chief spells out in new report
6 July 2018
SDGs
Time is running out for the world’s forests, warns a new report by the United Nations agriculture agency, urging governments to foster an all-inclusive approach to benefit both trees and those who rely on them.
UN News/Dan Dickinson
Fisherwomen of Lake Chad show optimism in face of multiple challenges
5 July 2018
Climate Change
It’s eight o’clock in the morning and fifty-year-old Falmata Mboh Ali paddles her small dugout canoe to the shores of a tributary of Lake Chad in Bol, a small town 100 miles north of the capital of Chad, N’Djamena.
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UN Photo/Manuel Elias
Millions denied citizenship due to ideas of national, ethnic or racial ‘purity’: UN rights expert
5 July 2018
Human Rights
Ideologies which define nationality as being determined by ethnicity or bloodline are denying millions of people of their right to citizenship, a UN expert has charged.
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Act now to end violence, Zeid urges Nicaraguan authorities
5 July 2018
Human Rights
The Nicaraguan authorities should “take real steps” to prevent further loss of life in the country amid ongoing protests and violent repression by pro-Government “armed elements”, the UN’s top human rights official said on Thursday.
UN Photo/Manuel Elias
Yemen parties underscore ‘strong desire’ for peace, UN Envoy reports
5 July 2018
Peace and Security
Warring parties in Yemen have expressed their “strong desire” to achieve peace, the United Nations Envoy for the country has reported.
UNICEF/Alaa Al-Faqir
Syria: Civilians caught in crossfire, UN refugee chief urges Jordan to open its border
5 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
The head of the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appealed on Thursday for Jordan to open its border with south-west Syria to help protect around 750,000 civilians who are “caught in the crossfire”, amidst airstrikes and heavy shelling.
UNICEF
Dangers of poor quality health care revealed ‘in all countries’: WHO report
5 July 2018
Health
Ineffective health care is a global phenomenon which increases the burden of illness and wastes scarce resources, UN experts said on Thursday.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre
Zeid calls for ICC probe into Myanmar Rohingya crisis
4 July 2018
Human Rights
Myanmar should experience feelings of “shame” after attempting to convince the world that it is willing to take back hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled an “ethnic cleansing campaign” last year, given that “not a single” one has returned officially, the United Nations human rights chief declared on Wednesday.
MINUSMA/Marco Dormino
Mali facing ‘alarming’ rise in rights violations, warns UN expert
4 July 2018
Human Rights
In Mali, a senior United Nations rights expert on Wednesday described an “alarming” deterioration of the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in northern and eastern areas of the country.
UNFPA Bangladesh/Allison Joyce
Women-Friendly Spaces for Rohingya refugees: A place for protection and care
3 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
Simple shelters that are little more than huts with bamboo sticks and plastic sheeting for walls, and tarpaulins overhead, are serving a very important purpose for refugee women and girls forced to flee their homes to the vast refugee camps of Bangladesh.
IFAD
Poorer countries set to be 'increasingly dependent' on food imports, says UN food agency report
3 July 2018
Economic Development
Poorer countries with rising populations and scarce natural resources are likely to be “increasingly dependent” on imports to feed their people, according to an annual report jointly compiled by the United Nations food agency, launched on Tuesday.
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UN Photo/Isaac Billy
'We will not give up on looking for peace for South Sudan': UN deputy chief
3 July 2018
Peace and Security
In a visit to South Sudan on Tuesday, the UN Deputy Secretary-General spoke mother-to-mother with displaced women, pledging that she and other senior women leaders from the international community will not give up on the hope for peace for their nation.
UNHCR/Bassam Diab
As many as 330,000 displaced by heavy fighting in south-west Syria – UN agency
3 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
Intense air and ground-based strikes at multiple locations in Syria’s south-western Dara’a governorate has resulted in the “largest displacement” in the area since the conflict began more than seven years ago, the United Nations refugee agency has reported.
UN Photo/ Violaine Martin
Egypt urged to free prominent couple jailed arbitrarily since last June: UN rights office
3 July 2018
Human Rights
The UN human rights office is urging Egypt to free a prominent married couple that has been arbitrarily detained for more than a year.
UNRWA/Alaa Ghosheh
Palestinian Bedouin community faces demolition after Israeli court ruling, warns UN rights office
3 July 2018
Human Rights
A Palestinian Bedouin community is under threat from a demolition order within days, to make way for Israeli settlement expansion, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Tuesday.
UNICEF
Yemen: ‘No justification for this carnage,’ says UNICEF chief, as children in need now outnumber population of Switzerland
3 July 2018
Humanitarian Aid
The relentless conflict in Yemen has pushed a nation already on the brink “deep into the abyss,” said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief on Tuesday, after returning from a four-day visit to the war-torn country.
FAO/Olivier Asselin
Food safety critical to development and ending poverty: FAO deputy chief
2 July 2018
Health
Ensuring that people everywhere can trust the safety and quality of the food they eat is the focus of a UN meeting taking place this week in Rome.
UNHCR/Michael Muller
Ben Stiller’s new role, more about hope than humour, as he’s named Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR
2 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), announced on Monday that the actor, director, producer and philanthropist Ben Stiller, is to become its latest Goodwill Ambassador, as he issued an appeal for action on behalf of those forced to flee their homes around the world.
UNAMA/Fardin Waezi
Afghanistan: Bring ‘architects’ of latest ‘appalling’ suicide bombing to justice, says deputy UN mission chief
2 July 2018
Peace and Security
In the wake of dozens of civilian deaths – the most recent, a suicide attack in Jalalabad on Sunday – a high-level United Nations representative on the ground called for “the architects of this appalling crime” to be brought to justice.
Italian Coastguard/Massimo Sestini
Two shipwrecks add to ‘alarming increase’ in migrant deaths off Libya coast: IOM
2 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
More than 200 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean in the past three days, bringing the overall death toll so far this year to more than 1,000, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday.
UNFPA Bangladesh/Allison Joyce
UN chief hears ‘heartbreaking accounts’ of suffering from Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh; urges international community to ‘step up support’
2 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
United Nations Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres visited Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh on Monday, declaring that “nothing could have prepared me for the scale of the crisis and extent of suffering” he witnessed there.
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MINUSMA/Marco Dormino
UN chief condemns attack targeting international forces in northern Mali
1 July 2018
Peace and Security
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned an attack in Gao, northern Mali, targeting international forces that left at least two civilians dead and over fifteen injured.
UN Photo/Milton Grant
Nuclear non-proliferation treaty an ‘essential pillar’ of international peace, says UN chief
1 July 2018
Peace and Security
On the 50th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged all State parties to ensure the Treaty’s continued strength and importance in the years ahead.
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UN chief applauds Bangladesh for ‘opening borders’ to Rohingya refugees in need
1 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has applauded Bangladesh for giving a safe haven to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees driven from their homes in Myanmar by systematic and widespread violence.
UNHCR/Alfredo D’Amato
Latest tragedy in the Mediterranean claims over 100 lives – UN refugee agency
1 July 2018
Migrants and Refugees
Expressing “deep sadness” over the deaths of more than 100 refugees and migrants when their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, the United Nations refugee agency has called for greater international efforts to avoid further tragedies.
