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Miroslav Lajcák, President of the seventy-second session of the UN General Assembly.
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In Doha, General Assembly President spotlights UN ‘sustaining peace’ agenda

18 January 2018
Peace and Security

Conflict is not always linear, with a clear beginning, middle and end, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said Thursday, urging a new approach to peace that requires action at all stages of the conflict cycle.

Secretary General António Guterres briefs an informal meeting of the General Assembly on his concerns for 2018.
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Warning that ‘peace remains elusive,’ UN chief outlines areas for action in 2018

16 January 2018
Peace and Security

Having taken office with a call for peace to be the watchword of 2017, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday said the world instead had ‘gone in reverse,” and that there are critical areas that need action in the New Year, including climate change, the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, the Middle East conflict, and the Rohingya crisis.

Miroslav Lajčák President of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly, briefs on the Assembly's priorities for 2018.
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Migration, sustaining peace, development high on UN General Assembly’s agenda for 2018

12 January 2018
Peace and Security

Migration, sustaining peace and development are among the priorities of the United Nations General Assembly for the remainder of the current session through September 2018, the President of the main UN deliberative and policymaking body said Friday.

Migrants wait in line to be registered in Berlin, Germany.
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Migration should be act of hope, not despair; UN chief proposes ways to maximize migrants' contributions

11 January 2018
Migrants and Refugees

Laying out his vision for concrete steps the world can take in 2018 to maximize the contribution millions of migrants are already making to our societies and to agree a set of actions to ensure that the rights of all migrants are fully respected, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday said the issue of migration calls for a truly global response.

 

Piles of garbage being burned in the streets of Cairo, Egypt.
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Taking on environmental health risks, UN agencies aim to protect 'foundations for life' on Earth

10 January 2018
Health

Two United Nations agencies are teaming up in a major new initiative taking on the herculean task of combatting environmental health risks, which claim an estimated 12.6 million lives a year.

‘Together’ summit at UN Headquarters in New York on combating the plight of refugees. UN News/Elizabeth

At UN, universities spotlight hands-on approach to integrating refugees

10 January 2018
Migrants and Refugees

At a special summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York, universities, led by De Montfort University (DMU), spotlighted ideas for practical ways they can use the skills, experience and voluntary power on their campuses to support those in need in their local areas.

Most of the reefs in the Seychelles have died due to El Niño, bleaching, fishing and the rising temperature of the seawater.
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Early action key to preventing crises related to El Niño and La Niña – UN relief official

2 January 2018
Climate and Environment

La Niña is expected to impact weather around the world in 2018, a United Nations relief official said, urging governments and the international community to act early to mitigate the impacts from this potentially destructive weather pattern and its counterpart, El Niño.

2018's first baby – a girl named Vilisi Ciri Sovocala – was born at 1.44 am on New Year's Day in Suva, the island capital of Fiji.
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On New Year's Day, UNICEF challenges nations to join fight to help more newborns survive first days of life

1 January 2018
Women

Nearly 386,000 babies will be born on New Year's Day – some 90 per cent in less developed regions – and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is challenging nations around the world to make sure more newborns survive their first days of life.