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Family sits in the rubble of the house they lost in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti.
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UNICEF: Haiti children vulnerable to ‘violence, poverty and displacement’

23 September 2021
Migrants and Refugees

As Haiti continues to reel from the “triple tragedy” of natural disasters, gang violence and the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed concern on Thursday that two-thirds of Haitian migrants expelled from the United States border in recent days are women and children – including newborns with “specific and immediate needs”.

An atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, on 1 November 1952.
US Government

UN chief appeals for countries to sign nuclear test-ban treaty

23 September 2021
Peace and Security

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday again urged eight key countries which have not yet signed or ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), to do so without delay.

President Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez (on screens) of Cuba addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
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A strong UN has key role in bringing peace, security and social justice, says Cuban President

23 September 2021
UN Affairs

Miguel Marion Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the President of Cuba, underlined the importance of multilateralism and the UN in his speech to the high-level General Debate at the General Assembly on Thursday, during which he condemned the foreign policy of the United States.

Women vendors sell fresh vegetables at a market in Limuru, Kenya.
FAO/Luis Tato

Food’s a human right, not just ‘a commodity to be traded’: Guterres 

23 September 2021
UN Affairs

Every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry. Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. Two billion are overweight or obese and yet 462 million, are underweight. Nearly a third of all food that is produced, is lost or wasted.  

Many people in South Sudan are living in poverty after years of underdevelopment, corruption and conflict.
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South Sudan plagued by violence and corruption, Human Rights Council hears 

23 September 2021
Human Rights

South Sudan continues to be “plagued” by violence and corruption, the Human Rights Council heard on Thursday, jeopardizing the young nation’s efforts to establish lasting peace and put it on the road towards sustainable development. 

People across ethnic and religious divides hold vigil in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Human rights ‘catastrophe’ in Myanmar: UN calls for urgent action  

23 September 2021
Human Rights

Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from escalating into a “full-blown conflict”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Thursday.   

Progressively more acute droughts in Somalia have prompted people to move – undermining food security and leaving women vulnerable to sexual exploitation.
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UN chief: Window to avert devasting climate impacts ‘rapidly closing’

23 September 2021
Climate and Environment

No region is immune to climate disasters the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, warning that “our window of opportunity” to prevent the worst climate impacts is “rapidly closing”.

Graphic for No Denying It, the UN News Podcast about Climate Action
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No Denying It episode 5: Jane Goodall Introduces Xiaoyuan "Charlene" Ren

23 September 2021
Climate and Environment

In the fifth episode of the UN climate action podcast No Denying It, United Nations Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall, known for her groundbreaking scientific work studying chimpanzees, interviews Xiaoyuan "Charlene" Ren.

Ms. Ren is the founder of MyH20, a network that collects drinking water data to help find solutions to improve water quality across China. Globally, two billion people lack access to safe drinking water, a figure that will only go up as infrastructure struggles to keep pace with new climate change-related weather patterns.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
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‘The adolescence of humanity is coming to an end’, declares UK Prime Minister

22 September 2021
UN Affairs

In his speech to the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that it is time for mankind to grow up and take responsibility for the damage we are inflicting on the planet.

Prime Minister Erna Solberg (on screens) of Norway addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
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International community must harness momentum created by triple crises and act, says Norway

22 September 2021
UN Affairs

Norway Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, said on Wednesday the world is contending with three crises at the same time: a climate crisis, a health crisis, and an economic crisis.