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Financial system must evolve in ‘giant leap towards global justice’: Guterres

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Financial system must evolve in ‘giant leap towards global justice’: Guterres 22 June 2023 United Nations/Cyril Bailleul UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris, France. Developing countries are buckling under high debt and exorbitant borrowing costs, that prevent them from reviving their economies, UN chief António Guterres …

Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad 21 June 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin A group of women and their children walk Daikundi in remote central Afghanistan. The multiple restrictions placed on women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto rulers are costing the Taliban “both domestic and international legitimacy” and are highly…

In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits 21 June 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten Participants join an event at UN Headquarters in New York to mark the 9th International Day of Yoga. Celebrating the union of body, mind and soul, hundreds of yoga enthusiasts - including UN officials and staffers - filled the green expanse of the North Lawn at UN Headquarters in New York on…

UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism 21 June 2023 © UNODC Zeinabou Maata is among a group of women working, with UN support, to prevent the spread of violent extremism in Mauritania. Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support…

Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread 21 June 2023 IMO The International Maritime Organization (IMO) urges continued sustainable support to the important work of the regional navies and entities within the Yaoundé architecture to protect seafarers and to the operational piracy response, in line with UN [...] International cooperation is making waves in…

Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report 21 June 2023 Unsplash/Amir Hosseini A woman in a hijab walks through the streets of Tehran, the Iranian capital. The latest UN report on the human rights situation in Iran paints a grim picture of a record number of executions in 2022, arrests of thousands of children and numerous allegations of torture and…

With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians 21 June 2023 © WFP/Badre Bahaji In Malawi, humanitarian supplies are delivered as part of the UN response plan to Cyclone Freddy in March 2023. Conflicts, climate change and financial turmoil are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, but a lack of funding is resulting in painful rollbacks, the UN chief told…

UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people 21 June 2023 © UNDP/Oleksandr Ratushniak The war in Ukraine is inflicting a heavy toll on both the country's people and infrastructure. The UN has worked to extend critical humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine since day one of the invasion, the Organization’s development chief told the Ukraine Recovery Conference in…

UN retirees host Ukrainian refugee family

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN retirees host Ukrainian refugee family 20 June 2023 © Jerry Rolfe From left to right: Laurens, Laurens' mother Silvia, Jane, Sasha, Oksana, and dogs Tess, Mischou, and Alfie. At a home in the British countryside, two retired UN staff members have hosted a Ukrainian mother and son for more than a year. Ahead of World Refugee Day, the housemates shared their stories and the impact the…

World Refugee Day: UN calls for solidarity and inclusion amid record displacement

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Refugee Day: UN calls for solidarity and inclusion amid record displacement 20 June 2023 © 联合国儿童基金会/Christopher Herwig 在约旦的叙利亚难民收到了过冬冬季衣物。（资料图片） Refugees deserve support and solidarity, not closed borders and pushbacks. That’s a reminder from UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday’s World Refugee Day, regarding the international community’s duty to assist and protect refugees…