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Ukraine: UN-led Grain Initiative helps anchor food supply, chart way out of crisis +
A new report from UN trade and development body UNCTAD published on Thursday shows how the UN-led Black Sea Grain Initiative has provided hope for millions impacted by rising prices and reduced supplies of staple foodstuffs from war-torn Ukraine. And with the deadline looming,… Read More
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‘Catastrophic’ hunger recorded in Haiti for first time, UN warns +
An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public services, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned… Read More
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Haiti: ‘Bearers of hope’, saving newborn lives, amid growing turmoil +
As protection, healthcare and essential services break down, the violence and volatile political and economic crisis engulfing Haiti has rapidly deteriorated into what the UN has described overall as a humanitarian catastrophe. A gang-led blockade at the country’s principal fuel terminal… Read More
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UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries +
Fifty-four countries that are home to more than half of the poorest people on the planet need urgent debt relief now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a paper published on Tuesday that calls for rich countries to step… Read More
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New report details how extreme heat events foreshadow a less habitable world +
(Geneva, 10 October): Record high temperatures this year – which are fueling catastrophes in Somalia, Pakistan and around the world – foreshadow a future with deadlier, more frequent, and more intense heat-related humanitarian emergencies, a new report warns. Released a month ahead… Read More
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UN chief calls for ‘enhanced security support’ for Haiti, as crisis worsens +
Amid a deteriorating security situation in Haiti, UN Security-General António Guterres called on Sunday for the Security Council to consider deploying armed forces to help the country address immense humanitarian concerns. In a statement, Mr. Guterres announced that he has… Read More
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Haiti: Fuel crisis prompts appeal for humanitarian corridor amid cholera outbreak +
The United Nations and partners on Thursday called for opening a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti as armed gangs block access to the main fuel terminal amid ongoing economic crisis, insecurity, and a deadly cholera outbreak. The Varreux Terminal, located in… Read More
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Haiti: UN supports Government efforts to quell cholera outbreak +
The UN is supporting efforts by the Haitian Government to contain an outbreak of cholera following the confirmation of a positive case and the identification of other suspected cases around the capital, Port-au-Prince. In a statement issued on Monday, the UN chief said it… Read More
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Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report +
More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States sparked the global Black Lives Matter movement, there’s been only “piecemeal progress” in addressing systemic racism, the UN human rights office (OHCHR)… Read More
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Haiti needs ‘robust support’ to quell gang violence and ease political tensions, Foreign Minister tells UN +
Escalating gang violence has set off a crisis that is threatening “the very foundations of the rule of law” in Haiti, according to Foreign Minister Jean Victor Geneus, who told UN delegates in New York on Saturday that the authorities’… Read More
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Least developed countries impacted by ‘range of interlinked crises’ – Assembly President +
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine war and rising costs are ‘severely and disproportionately affecting’ Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the President of the UN General Assembly told their annual ministerial meeting on Thursday. “Even before the pandemic, many least developed… Read More
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Demark rallies wealthy nations to back ‘climate solidarity’, boost financing for hard-hit poor countries +
Collectively, “we must address...the fundamental imbalances in the world we share,” Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said on Thursday, calling for global “climate solidarity” to support vulnerable countries that have suffered “loss and damage” from climate change. The industrialized world… Read More
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Barbados Prime Minister Mottley calls for overhaul of unfair, outdated global finance system +
Mia Amor Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados, urged world leaders to “use the power of the pen” and impose natural disaster and pandemic clauses in developing countries’ debt, as well as remove the current barriers to accessing financial assistance… Read More
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Pandemic worsened inequalities, exposed true essence of unjust global order, Cuba tells UN +
Addressing world leaders gathered for the first fully in-person high-level debate of the UN General Assembly in three years, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the true essence of the… Read More
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Education transformation needed for ‘inclusive, just and peaceful world’ – UN chief +
Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres’ “guide and touchstone,” he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that it is in “a deep crisis”. “I regard myself as a lifelong student…Without education, where would I be?… Read More
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Rescuing the SDGs: General Assembly highlights ‘world’s to-do list’ +
The UN Secretary-General and the President of the 77TH General Assembly joined world leaders and Goodwill Ambassadors on Monday in a global call to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and get back on track to building a better world… Read More
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Food Insecurity In The Caribbean Continues On Upward Trajectory, CARICOM-WFP Survey Finds +
The number of people estimated to be facing moderate to severe levels of food insecurity in the English-speaking Caribbean has risen by an alarming 46 percent over the last six months. Nearly 4.1 million people or 57 percent of the… Read More
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New UN General Assembly highlights ‘solidarity, sustainability and science’ +
The 77th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday with its new president urging world leaders to respond to humanity’s most pressing challenges, including the war in Ukraine, by working together and building bridges across what are “deep… Read More
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77th session of the UN General Assembly opens +
Today, September 13, 2022, the UN General Assembly starts its 77th session, under the leadership of its new President, H.E. Csaba Kőrösi. This session, under the theme “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges,” will focus on mustering global solutions… Read More
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Pollution and climate change upsurge the risk of ‘climate penalty’ +
“As the globe warms, wildfires and associated air pollution are expected to increase, even under a low emissions scenario,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. “In addition to human health impacts, this will also affect ecosystems as air pollutants settle from the atmosphere to… Read More
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