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Category: International
UN chief message to world leaders: ‘Wake up, change cou...
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with UN News, Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on world leaders to ‘wake up’, m...
World leaders, BTS, join Guterres in call to get SDGs b...
The world “is challenged like never before”, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, but the Sustainable Develop...
Urgent action needed over artificial intelligence risks...
States should place moratoriums on the sale and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems until adequate safeguards are put in p...
Syria ‘caught in a downward spiral’ UN relief chief tel...
The UN humanitarian affairs chief warned on Wednesday that Syria, after more than a decade of war, remains “caught in a downward s...
UN sends Gabon peacekeepers home from Central African R...
The United Nations announced on Wednesday that all Gabonese military units deployed to the peacekeeping force in the Central Afric...
FROM THE FIELD: Women owning the peace
The contribution of women activists towards building peace across the world is being highlighted in a UN exhibition of images take...
‘Tipping point’ for climate action: Time’s running out ...
The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate cha...
Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s ...
The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, the majority ...
UN Women’s feminist roadmap tackles triple crises of jo...
The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organization on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for economic recovery and tra...
77 million children have spent 18 months out of class: ...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, that has left nearly 77 mi...
Annual Secretary-General’s report reveals a world teste...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the greatest shared global challenge since the UN’s founding 75 years ago, according to the ...
Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall thi...
Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of th...