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Guterres urges support for Haiti in remarks to regional leaders
01 March 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed on Friday for greater support for an international mission to help Haiti combat rampant gang violence in remarks to regional leaders meeting in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The island nation is hosting the latest summit of the Community of…
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From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans
01 March 2024
The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in the Kenyan capital, together with 17 resolutions and decisions aimed at redefining the way humankind interacts with nature.
With more than 7,000 delegates from 182 UN Member States…
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HRC Press Conference
29 February 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua’s latest report on the human rights situation in Nicaragua.
Jan-Michael Simon, Chair of the Group of ExpertsÁngela Maria Buitrago, Member of the Group of Experts
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Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of government opponents
29 February 2024
The Nicaraguan Government continues to perpetrate “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity", an expert group appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
President Daniel Ortega and other high-level officials should be held…
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Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly
29 February 2024
Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
“Your efforts are urgent,” he said in a video message to the sixth edition…
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UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war
29 February 2024
The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza” where more than 30,000 people have now reportedly been killed and over 70,000 injured.
“Tragically, an unknown number of people lie under rubble," António Guterres added, in a…
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Gazans eating wild plants to survive
29 February 2024
UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value in the markets of their devastated enclave. In this special report, Ziad Taleb spoke to some of the young people trying to make a living despite the ever-present dangers.
Their journey begins in the…
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UN issues global alert over teacher shortage
29 February 2024
The world urgently needs 44 million teachers by 2030 in order to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality, a new report from UNESCO, the UN agency championing education, announced this week.
The global teacher shortage alert was issued at a meeting on Monday of the International Task Force on…
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UN chief ‘committed’ to Sudan as mission ends
29 February 2024
António Guterres expressed his strong commitment to the people of Sudan on Thursday as the UN assistance mission based there comes to an end, in line with a Security Council resolution terminating its mandate.
In a statement, the UN Secretary-General extended his “deep appreciation” to all international and…
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At least one in eight people now obese
29 February 2024
At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, citing a newly released global medical study.
That’s one billion people who lived with the disease in 2022, a number that has doubled among adults and quadrupled among five to 19-year-olds since 1990,…
