UN chief welcomes China-US pledge to cooperate on climate action
Wednesday’s announcement that China and the United States have agreed to collaborate more closely on climate action was hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as...
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Tedros calls for new high-level working group to get 40% vaccinated by year’s end
With just seven weeks to go before the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is asking Member States to immediately establish a high-level working group, to reach the...
Resolve ‘intolerable’ Belarus-Poland border migrant crisis: UN rights chief
The UN Human Rights High Commissioner has urged Belarus and Poland to urgently resolve the burgeoning migrant crisis on their mutual border, where thousands of people have gathered in an...
Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border, UN agencies urge
With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN agencies...
Israeli military deauthorization of Palestine NGOs, ‘deepens concern’ of UN agencies
UN Agencies and the Association International Development Agencies (AIDA) said on Tuesday they were standing firmly behind civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following an Israely...
Thousands flee DR Congo fighting for Uganda: UNHCR
Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing...
A matter of life or death: At COP26, vulnerable countries tell developed nations it’s time to keep their promise on climate finance
by Arti Ghargi
Massive floods, devastating wildfires, and rising seas – along with the countless lives they take and livelihoods they upend – are realities many nations are...
Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, known as Naga,...
UN system generated 25% fewer greenhouse gas emissions in 2020
With significant travel restrictions and large portions of personnel working from home in 2020, the UN system generated approximately 25 per cent fewer greenhouse emissions than...
New FAO analysis reveals carbon footprint of agri-food supply chain
Food processing, packaging, transport, household consumption and waste disposal are pushing the food supply chain to the top of the greenhouse gas emitters list, according...