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UN General Assembly to allow Zelensky to speak by video
Sep 17, 2022UN member states voted Friday to make an exception to allow Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to address next week’s General Assembly by video, despite Russian opposition. Of the 193 member states, 101 voted in favor of... -
UNICEF appoints climate activist Vanessa Nakate as Goodwill Ambassador
Sep 16, 202225-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, affirming her collaboration with the organisation and recognising her outstanding global advocacy for climate justice for current and future generations. Nakate... -
China warns UN cooperation ‘in danger’ after Xinjiang report
Sep 9, 2022China’s ambassador in Geneva warned Friday that Beijing’s cooperation with the UN rights office was “in danger” after it published a report listing serious abuses in the Xinjiang region. “We cannot conduct cooperation as if nothing... -
UN: evidence of Russia taking Ukrainian children
Sep 8, 2022Wednesday, the United Nations claimed “reliable allegations” that Russian forces had abducted children from Ukraine and brought them to their country, while Russian President Vladimir Putin charged that the West had benefited from the loosened grain... -
Frequent and intense heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change to worsen the air quality, UN warns
Sep 7, 2022More frequent and intense heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change are expected to worsen the quality of the air we breathe, harming human health and ecosystems, the UN warned on Wednesday. A new report from... -
In Algeria, UN envoy meets with the Polisario Front
Sep 4, 2022Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy for Western Sahara, met with members of the Polisario independence movement on Saturday in Tindouf, Algeria, as part of a regional trip, according to Sahrawi sources. Western Sahara, a sizable... -
22 dead in Chad heavy rains since June: UN
Aug 20, 2022Torrential rains have caused the death of 22 people in Chad since June, with more than 110,000 affected, a UN report has said. The rains had also destroyed more than 2,200 hectares (5,400 acres) of agricultural... -
Activists worry that the UN’s high seas treaty will expire
Aug 20, 2022Environmental NGOs voiced their concerns on Friday about the “slow going” in negotiations that are supposed to result in a deal to safeguard the high seas by the end of the following week. United Nations member... -
UN to scale up Ukraine grain exports before winter: UN chief
Aug 19, 2022The United Nations wants to step up grain exports from Ukraine before winter, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday after talks with the Ukrainian and Turkish presidents in Lviv. “We will do our best to... -
UN chief Guterres to meet Zelensky, Erdogan in Lviv
Aug 18, 2022Following a deal agreed last month that allowed the resumption of grain exports after Russia’s invasion disrupted crucial global supplies, UN chief Antonio Guterres will meet with the leaders of Ukraine and Turkey in Lviv on...
