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Environmental champion hails rivers as ‘arteries of our planet’

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Environmental champion hails rivers as ‘arteries of our planet’ 14 September 2023 UN Video/Grace Barrett UNEP Patron of the Ocean Lewis Pugh speaks with UN News after his Hudson Swim 2023 Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh traded the ocean for New York State’s Hudson River, declaring at the end of his epic 517 kilometre journey downriver on Wednesday that “we can never become complacent when it…

UN marks halftime for the SDGs

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN marks halftime for the SDGs 14 September 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten تم تصميم جناح أهداف التنمية المستدامة في مقر الأمم المتحدة باعتباره "مساحة اجتماعات فريدة ذات تركيب فني". The SDG Summit, taking place at the start of the UN General Assembly High Level Week, marks halftime for the crucial Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…

Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family 14 September 2023 UN Photo/Violaine Martin Sara Hossain, Chair of the UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran. (file) One year since the nationwide protests in the aftermath of death in custody of Mahsa Amini, harassment of women and girls by Iranian…

Over 330 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Over 330 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty 13 September 2023 © UNICEF/Daniele Volpe La desigualdad marca los derechos humanos en Guatemala. One in every six children is forced to survive on less than $2.15 a day, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank released on Wednesday…

UN’s work and mission ‘more vital than ever’: Guterres

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN’s work and mission ‘more vital than ever’: Guterres 13 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Transforming Education Summit was convened at the UN Headquarters in New York in 2022. In a world grappling with increasingly complex crises ranging from poverty and inequality to the climate emergency, the United Nations remains at the forefront of the global response, determined to set humanity on a…

Peace our ‘most fundamental job’, says Guterres

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Peace our ‘most fundamental job’, says Guterres 13 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak UN Secretary-General António Guterres attends the annual Peace Bell ceremony held at UN Headquarters in observance of the International Day of Peace. Today “peace is under assault” across communities, countries and regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, underscoring the need for…

UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns 'brutal and relentless' pattern of port attacks

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns 'brutal and relentless' pattern of port attacks 13 September 2023 © FAO/Genya Savilov A truck unloads corn grains at a grain processing factory in Skvyra, Ukraine. A string of Russian attacks on port and grain facilities in Ukraine which began over a month ago, have intensified in recent days, drawing condemnation from the UN’s top…

UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action 13 September 2023 © UNICEF/Khuzaie Schoolgirls in Anbar, Iraq, leave a classroom damaged by conflict. With tens of millions of children heading back to school in recent weeks, for some, the return to class has them fearing for their lives…

Sudan: UN ‘will never stay neutral’ amid war and human rights abuses

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN ‘will never stay neutral’ amid war and human rights abuses 13 September 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan briefs the Security Council. Both Sudanese Government forces (SAF) and their rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible for abhorrent rights violations as they battle for supremacy, the UN envoy to the…

Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys 13 September 2023 © WHO Catastrophic flooding breaks dams and sweeps away buildings and homes in Libya. The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods and a disaster assessment team has been deployed to support government response and relief operations, the UN said on Wednesday…