Month: October 2021
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At G20, UN chief calls for global leadership towards full, equitable post-pandemic recovery
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday called on G20 leaders to step up efforts to ensure the global recovery…
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Security Council adopts ‘first of its kind’ resolution on protecting classrooms from conflict
Acting unanimously on Friday, the Security Council adopted a unique resolution strongly condemning attacks against schools, children and teachers and…
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Top economists call for ‘radical redirection’ focusing on healthcare
The World Health Organization (WHO) body advancing public health for all is asking for ambitious investments in healthcare spending, reframing it as a long-term investment and not a…
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UN Chief: ‘We need to make lying wrong again’, curb hate speech
The UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday that “hatred takes root in the soil of ignorance” of historical facts, science, and the human qualities which “bind all…
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‘Vague’ net zero promises not enough: planet still on track for catastrophic heating, UN report warns
New and updated commitments made ahead of the pivotal climate conference COP26 in the past months are a positive step…
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Afghanistan on ‘countdown to catastrophe’ without urgent humanitarian relief
The combined shocks of drought, conflict, COVID-19 and an economic crisis in Afghanistan, have left more than half the population facing a record level of acute hunger, according to a new UN assessment published…
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‘No time to lose’ curbing greenhouse gases: WMO
Last year, heat-trapping greenhouse gases reached a new record, surging above the planet’s 2011-2020 average, and has continued in 2021,…
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UN experts condemn Israel’s designation of Palestine rights defenders as terrorist organisations
Independent UN human rights experts on Monday strongly condemned the decision by the Israeli Minister of Defence to designate six Palestinian human rights and civil society…
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Over-compliance with US sanctions hurting Iran’s ‘butterfly kids’
Over-compliance with United States-imposed sanctions against Iran is harming the right to health, and people with a rare skin disease are among those affected, many of them children, experts…
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Yemen war reaches ‘shameful milestone’ – 10,000 children now killed or maimed
Another “shameful milestone” has been reached in the conflict in Yemen with 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting started…
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