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UN chief launches plan to revitalise Beirut as ‘beating heart of Lebanon’
02 December 2020
Against the “grim background” of tragic explosions that destroyed much of central Beirut in early August, the UN chief on Wednesday offered a new multi-agency plan to help the Lebanese people move forward, following months of political gridlock.
“With the launch of the Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework, prepared jointly by the World Bank, the European Union and United…
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2020 may be third hottest year on record, world could hit climate change milestone by 2024
02 December 2020
This year is on track to be one of the three hottest on record, completing a run of six years that were all hotter than any year ever measured before, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.
The relentless rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere – a phenomenon that has continued despite a travel lull during the pandemic – will fuel…
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Climate Action: It’s time to make peace with nature, UN chief urges
02 December 2020
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has described the fight against the climate crisis as the top priority for the 21st Century, in a passionate, uncompromising speech delivered on Wednesday at Columbia University in New York.
The landmark address marks the beginning of a month of UN-led climate action, which includes the release of major reports on the global climate and fossil…
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COVID-19’s impact on wages is only just getting started, ILO warns
02 December 2020
Global pressure on wages from COVID-19 will not stop with the arrival of a vaccine, the head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned on Wednesday, coinciding with a major report showing how the pandemic had slowed or reversed a trend of rising wages across the world, hitting women workers and the low-paid hardest.
“It's going to be a long road back and I think it's going to…
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WMO virtual press conference
02 December 2020
Press Conference Announcement
Prof Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General
Dr Maxx Dilley, Director of Climate
Dr Omar Baddour, Scientific Coordinator
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Provisional report on the state of the climate in 2020
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Cut fossil fuels production to ward off ‘catastrophic’ warming: UN-backed report
02 December 2020
Countries must decrease production of fossil fuels by 6 per cent per year, between 2020 and 2030, if the world is to avert "catastrophic” global temperature rise, a new UN-backed report has found.
Released, on Wednesday, in the shadows of the coronavirus pandemic, the Production Gap Report also revealed that while the pandemic and resulting lockdowns led to “short-term drops…
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New Permanent Representative of Venezuela presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
02 December 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Héctor Constant Rosales, the new Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Constant Rosales had been serving as the Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris since 2017. He concurrently served as…
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World must not accept slavery in 21st century: Guterres
02 December 2020
Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the impact of the contemporary forms of slavery, underscoring that such abhorrent practices have no space in the twenty-first century.
Slavery is not simply a matter of history.Today, more than 40 million people are still victims of contemporary slavery.I call on countries, civil…
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Deep worry over ‘grim realities’ endured by Palestinians
01 December 2020
There is “a deep sense of worry about the grim realities” of life faced by those living in occupied Palestinian Territory, the UN chief said on Tuesday, pointing to the “diminishing prospects of resolving the conflict” with Israel, that has been with the UN since its creation 75 years ago.
“Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the already dire humanitarian and socio-economic situation”…
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UN chief underlines collective duty to remember victims of the Second World War
01 December 2020
Although the United Nations turned 75 this year, the milestone would be incomplete without recognition of the huge losses endured during the Second World War: the event which led to the creation of the global Organization, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told ambassadors attending a commemorative ceremony in the General Assembly Hall on Tuesday.
The UN chief recalled…
