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UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for vulnerable civilians, in an increasingly dangerous...
UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of sexual violence against...
Sudan: UN and partners scramble to supply aid as fragile ceasefire holds | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to reach as many people as possible while the stuttering ceasefire between warring...
Security Council urged to step up on financing for AU peace operations | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN political affairs chief on Thursday appealed for the Security Council to ensure reliable funding for African Union (AU) efforts...
African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The robust growth that many African countries experienced before COVID-19 was lost to the pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has endorsed the addition of 18 new sites from around the world to its...
‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Swift action is needed to prevent flare ups of Israeli-Palestinian violence and avert a looming food crisis, the top UN official in the...
Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A hundred and ninety-three countries have unanimously approved the creation of a global greenhouse gas monitoring mechanism, the World...
UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With “crisis atop of crisis” threatening millions in the Horn of Africa, the international community cannot afford to stand idly by,...
Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
New ideas must open fresh pathways towards finally ending the era of colonialism and to help advance sustainable development in the...