Month: July 2020

Yemen: Crisis reaches new low, top UN officials tell Security Council

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has never been worse, with conflict escalating, famine on the horizon, the economy in tatters and COVID-19…

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WHO Delivers 16 CT Scan Machines to Assist Iran in Combating COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 16 CT scan machines to strengthen Iran’s emergency response to COVID-19. CT scanning…

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Virtual Seminar on Decade of Action for SDGs and World Population Day

In order to promote the Decade of Action for SDGs and commemorate World Population Day, UNIC in partnership with Ambassadors…

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New ECOSOC President outlines focus on pandemic, SDGs and climate action

Now is the time to implement policies and commitments to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals…

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Human rights office decries disproportionate use of force in US protests

People taking part in peaceful demonstrations across the United States, and journalists covering these protests, should not be subjected to…

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UNICEF chief: COVID-19 is making a global childcare crisis even worse

Following the release of a UN study that shows at least 40 million children have missed out on early childhood education due…

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Guterres: New social contract needed to combat ‘inequality pandemic’

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to rage around the world, the UN chief urged everyone on Monday to take up…

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UN chief: COVID-19 highlights need for renewed, inclusive multilateralism

With the COVID-19 pandemic putting development gains at risk, exposing vulnerabilities and inequalities both within and among nations, the UN…

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Nuclear testing legacy is ‘cruellest’ environmental injustice, warns rights expert

The dangerous legacy of nuclear weapons testing continues to affect many communities, a leading rights expert said on Thursday, on…

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COVID-19: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty in three decades, pushing…

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