Month: November 2021

UN chief: Global vaccination plan is ‘only way out’ of the pandemic

With more people dying due to COVID-19 this year than in 2020, the UN Secretary-General argued on Tuesday that “the only way out of a global pandemic – and out…

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UN chief calls for nuclear weapons-free Middle East

The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on all Middle East States to transform the vision of a region with no nuclear weapons, or other weapons of mass…

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193 countries adopt first-ever global agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

All the Member states of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted on Thursday a historic agreement that…

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Drowning of 27 migrants in the English Channel is worst disaster on record: IOM

Urgent action is needed to avoid a repeat of tragedies like this week’s drowning of at least 27 people in the English…

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Iran to vaccinate refugees against coronavirus

Refugees in Iran will be vaccinated in cooperation with international organizations, Mehdi Mahmoudi, the director of the bureau for aliens…

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Current system will not protect us from the next pandemic, ‘which could happen at any ‎time’‎

Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic…

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General Assembly reaffirms commitment to combat human trafficking

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated factors that fuel human trafficking such as poverty, unemployment and gender-based violence, the President of…

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Arms trafficking, a ‘defining factor’ in undermining peace

Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) told the Security Council on…

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Safe sanitation for all benefits people and the planet: UN chief

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to keep their promise to leave no one behind and deliver health and sanitation to all.  In his message…

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Foreign aid to Afghan refugees in Iran is small: UNHCR

The amount of assistance provided by international organizations to address the needs of Afghan refugees in Iran is small, and…

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