Featured Celebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day
UN delegates and staffers spread out their yoga mats and stretched into various yoga “asanas” or poses, at an outdoor event on Monday evening at...
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Featured Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders
by UN News
Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...
Featured Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries warns Tedros; calls for more testing, vaccines to end COVID pandemic
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The “sudden and unexpected” appearance of Monkeypox in these countries suggests that it may have gone undetected for some time, Tedros reiterated. The World Health...
Featured Solidarity, sustainability, science, will guide new General Assembly President’s agenda
by UN News
A veteran Hungarian diplomat was appointed President of the forthcoming session of the UN General Assembly during an official ceremony in New York on Tuesday....
Featured UN and Tajikistan reaffirm ‘strong partnership’ in new cooperation agreement
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During a visit to Tajikistan, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed congratulated the country on its 30th anniversary of UN Membership and attended a Cooperation Framework signing...
Featured Occupation, discrimination driving Israel-Palestine conflict, recurring violence
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Ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, and discrimination against Palestinians, is essential to stopping the decades-long conflict between the two sides, a new UN...
“We Strongly Encourage Respect And Tolerance For All Religions”:UN Spokesperson On Hate Speach Against Prophet Mohammed
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The spokesperson was responding to a question on the condemnation by several Islamic nations over remarks on Prophet Mohammed by suspended BJP leader United Nations: Amid sharp...
A catering programme with baked-in prospects for vulnerable Liberian girls
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Agnes-Josephine Kenderman, a Liberian teenage mother, is benefiting from a UN-backed initiative to empower young vulnerable girls, which includes training to help her make and...
Ukraine: After 100 days of war, UN works to free up vital food and fertilizer exports
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One hundred days since the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday issued a fresh alert about the enormous needs there, as...
From the Field: Ethiopia’s worst drought threatens ‘deadly consequences’ for women
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Women and girls face “deadly consequences” in the Somali region of Ethiopia due to the worst drought conditions for forty years, according to the United...