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Guterres hails predecessor Dag Hammarskjöld as ‘my reference and my inspiration’

22 April 2018
UN Affairs

Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday described his predecessor Dag Hammarskjöld as his “fundamental inspiration,” who should be regarded as the “central reference” point for the whole United Nations ideal today.

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Climate Action Special Envoy Bloomberg pledges $4.5 million to help UN fight climate change in line with the Paris Agreement

22 April 2018
Climate Change

The UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, Michael Bloomberg, announced on Sunday a contribution of $4.5 million to the Organization’s Climate Change Secretariat, the UNFCCC.

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UN chief condemns fatal shooting of International Red Cross staffer in Yemen

22 April 2018
Peace and Security

The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s killing of a senior staff member working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yemen, who was attacked while travelling in a vehicle on the outskirts of Taiz.

Outrage and ‘revulsion’ voiced by UN mission in Afghanistan over latest suicide attack

22 April 2018
Peace and Security

A suicide attack on a voter-registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul which left at least 30 dead on Sunday, has been condemned by the United Nations mission in the country, UNAMA.

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‘We need accountability’ to end the crime of chemical weapons use in Syria, says Guterres

21 April 2018
Peace and Security

The members of the United Nations Security Council need to find a way to unite and punish anyone found to have used chemical weapons in Syria, in line with international law.

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

‘Path is open’ to peaceful denuclearization of Korean Peninsula – UN chief

21 April 2018
Peace and Security

Following the leader of North Korea’s announcement that nuclear and missile tests are to end, the United Nations chief António Guterres said on Saturday that the “path is open for the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula”.

During the lean season, families in Wurotorobe, Burkina Faso, struggle to have at least one meal per day, but often they only calm the worst hunger. The poor diet makes small children extremely vulnerable to epidemics and disease.
OCHA/Ivo Brandau (file photo)

Health experts at UN meeting press for action to address ‘double burden’ of malnutrition in Africa

20 April 2018
Health

Africa’s attempts to achieve health for all by 2030 could be threatened unless the continent address the twin challenges of undernutrition and obesity, experts attending a United Nations meeting in Nairobi this week have warned.

OCHA/Ivo Brandau

Do not send refugees back to the violence they fled from, UN agency urges Cameroon

20 April 2018
Migrants and Refugees

Despite warnings, Nigerian refugees and asylum-seekers who fled Boko Haram violence continue to be returned from Cameroon, the United Nations refugee agency has said, underscoring the need to accord international protection to those in need.

UN Photo/Manuel Elias

‘Save peace while it lasts,’ says General Assembly President, ahead of UN summit on sustaining peace

20 April 2018
Peace and Security

The world needs a new approach to peace, which is why the United Nations General Assembly will hold a major meeting next week to discuss ways to foster peace by focusing on conflict prevention, mediation, dialogue and diplomacy, the 193-member body’s President has said.

FAO/Ezequiel Becerra

A bio-based, reuse economy can feed the world and save the planet – UN agency

20 April 2018
Economic Development

Transforming pineapple skins into product packaging or using potato peels for fuel may sound far-fetched, but such innovations are gaining traction as it becomes clear that an economy based on cultivation and use of biomass can help tackle pollution and climate change, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Friday.