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Bachelet asks for $400.5 million to support full ‘agenda of rights’

Wed, 19/01/2022 - 22:27
UN Human Rights Chief, Michelle Bachelet, launched on Wednesday a $400.5 million funding appeal for 2022, urging States and private donors to support her “agenda of rights”.

Americas: ‘Smart’ use of rapid tests critical amid COVID surge

Wed, 19/01/2022 - 22:19
COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate in the Americas amid increased demand for testing, the head of the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. 

General Assembly President urges solidarity, hope, laying out 2022 agenda

Wed, 19/01/2022 - 20:06
Amid the resurgent COVID pandemic, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, stressed the importance of solidarity and fostering hope, as he outlined his priorities for the remainder of the 76th session.

Palestine-Israel: UN envoy highlights urgent need for reform

Wed, 19/01/2022 - 18:51
Urgent action is required to prevent further deterioration of the economic, security and political situation across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the UN’s Middle East envoy, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council on Wednesday. 

UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia

Wed, 19/01/2022 - 18:27
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to him by the African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa. 

Afghanistan: 500,000 jobs lost since Taliban takeover

Wed, 19/01/2022 - 17:56
More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.

2021 joins top 7 warmest years on record: WMO

Wed, 19/01/2022 - 09:00
Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and was also the seventh consecutive year when the global temperature has been more than 1°C above pre-industrial levels; edging closer to the limit laid out under the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

UN celebrates 25 years of mandate to protect children caught in conflict

Tue, 18/01/2022 - 23:51
Although international action over the past 25 years has led to the release of more than 170,000 boys and girls recruited to fight, more remains to be done, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. 

COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over

Tue, 18/01/2022 - 22:35
Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) hope that the worst of this latest wave of COVID-19 is over. 

UNRWA seeks $1.6 billion to support Palestinian refugees in 2022

Tue, 18/01/2022 - 21:27
The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday appealed for $1.6 billion to support its lifesaving work this year amid acute regional crises and chronic funding shortfalls. 

Bachelet: Women’s participation forging peace worldwide, ‘vastly worse’ post pandemic

Tue, 18/01/2022 - 20:40
With COVID-19, the situation for women human rights defenders and the prospects for women's full participation in building peace, has become “vastly worse”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.

Tonga volcano eruption: At least 3 dead, amid severe destruction

Tue, 18/01/2022 - 18:12
At least three people have died in Tonga following the massive volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami wave that hit over the weekend. Homes and other buildings across the archipelago have suffered major damage.

Sudan urged to stop unnecessary use of force against protestors

Tue, 18/01/2022 - 18:08
Authorities in Sudan must immediately halt unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against protesters, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for those responsible for abuses to be brought to justice. 

UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond

Tue, 18/01/2022 - 17:40
Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and non-military targets, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.

Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and oil facility

Mon, 17/01/2022 - 22:42
The Secretary-General condemned on Monday the attacks on Abu Dhabi’s International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several civilian casualties and have been claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group, formally known as Ansar Allah. 

Concrete action essential to fulfill Darfur promise: ICC Prosecutor

Mon, 17/01/2022 - 21:05
Nearly 20 years after the UN Security Council referred the Darfur situation in Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC), victims and survivors of atrocities are still seeking justice and accountability, Prosecutor Karim Khan told ambassadors on Tuesday. 

UN chief: ‘Global solidarity is missing in action’

Mon, 17/01/2022 - 20:50
Addressing the virtual World Economic Forum, on Monday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, told world and business leaders that “global solidarity is missing in action”.

Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life

Mon, 17/01/2022 - 17:15
Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN human rights experts warned on Monday.

FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa

Mon, 17/01/2022 - 16:40
More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching a comprehensive response plan for the region. 

Tonga volcanic eruption: Too soon to assess damage

Mon, 17/01/2022 - 15:17
Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, is covered in ash and dust following the underwater volcanic eruption at the weekend, but the situation is calm there and first clean-up efforts are underway, UN humanitarians said on Monday.

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