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Coronavirus: ‘An emergency in China, but not yet a global health emergency’

23 January 2020
Health

The head of the UN health agency, WHO (World Health Organization), declared on Thursday that the respiratory disease Novel Coronavirus, is not yet an official Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but warned that is an emergency in China.

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At Davos, UN chief urges ‘big emitters’ to take climate action

23 January 2020
Climate Change

The world is “doomed” in the face of climate change unless major industrial nations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. 

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75 years after Auschwitz liberation, antisemitism still threatens ‘foundations of democratic societies’

23 January 2020
Human Rights

Commemorating 75 years since the liberation of the notorious Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, independent UN rights experts said on Thursday that “urgent action” is needed to combat mounting antisemitism.

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Top UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide

23 January 2020
Human Rights

Myanmar must take steps to protect its minority Rohingya population, the top UN court unanimously ruled on Thursday. 

World Bank/Curt Carnemark

UN health emergency committee to re-convene on global threat posed by China coronavirus

22 January 2020
Health

Experts convened in Geneva by the World Health Organization (WHO) will meet again on Thursday to determine whether novel coronavirus is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). 

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UN chief outlines solutions to defeat ‘four horsemen’ threatening our global future

22 January 2020
Peace and Security

The start of the New Year finds the world facing four looming threats to human progress: surging geopolitical tensions, the climate crisis, global mistrust and the downsides of technology, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday. 

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Independent UN rights experts call for ‘immediate investigation’ into alleged Bezos phone hack by Saudi Arabia

22 January 2020
Human Rights

Independent UN rights experts said on Wednesday they were “gravely concerned” over allegations that in 2018, a messaging app account belonging to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia was used to hack into The Washington Post owner’s mobile phone, calling for an “immediate investigation” by authorities in the United States.

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Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks

21 January 2020
Peace and Security

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in the country, MONUSCO, are being urged to develop a comprehensive joint strategy to address insecurity in Beni territory, located in the east. 

UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi

Portraits show ‘dignity and humanity’ of Holocaust survivors, 75 years after Auschwitz liberation

21 January 2020
Culture and Education

Seventy-five years ago, when soldiers of the Soviet army entered the Auschwitz concentration camp in occupied Poland, they were “stunned into silence” by what they saw, UN Secretary-General António Guterres recalled on Tuesday.

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‘Negative developments’ undermining two-State solution in Middle East

21 January 2020
Peace and Security

Recent heightened tensions in the Middle East underscore the critical need for dialogue and diplomacy in the region, the UN’s Political Affairs chief told the Security Council on Tuesday.