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UN chief welcomes Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
10 October 2020
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed agreement on a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone following talks held in Russia on Friday.
The conflict in the border region, located in the South Caucasus, has persisted for more than three decades, with the latest round of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan erupting over the past two weeks.
“The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement on…
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COVID-19 sparks increased demand for mental health services: UNFPA
10 October 2020
While the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been staggering, the full impact on health has been far greater, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The agency said fear, isolation, grief, economic stress and shuttered support services have taken a toll on the mental well-being of people around the world.
Counsellors report urgent demands for mental and psychosocial support…
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FROM THE FIELD: Finding a meaning in life following conflict and family loss
10 October 2020
A woman in her 70s whose daughter was killed and whose grandchildren were abducted during two decades of conflict and insecurity in Uganda, has been speaking about how religion has helped her to find a meaning in life.
Jojina Alanyo survived a two-decades-long conflict in northern Uganda, but many of her family did not., by ICC-CPI/Pete Muller
Jujina Alanyo lives in the north…
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New agreement in Iraq signals ‘a first and important step’ toward a better future
09 October 2020
An agreement between Iraq’s Federal and the Kurdish Regional governments on Friday paves the way for reconstruction in the north of the country, in what the UN has called “a first and important step in the right direction”.
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) expressed hope that the new pact, on the status of northern Iraq’s Sinjar district in Ninewa, would pave the…
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China joins global effort to ensure COVID vaccine access for all
09 October 2020
China is among three additional countries to have signed on to a global initiative that aims to ensure fair and equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine once developed, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
The country, together with the Republic of Korea and the tiny Pacific island of Nauru, joined the COVAX Facility this week, bringing the total number of participating…
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International Day of the Girl: ‘Be bold in your demands’, urges UN deputy chief
09 October 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic increases gender, economic and racial inequalities, the UN on Friday marked the upcoming International Day of the Girl, with a youth-driven virtual townhall to demand a more just and equitable world for girls.
Under the theme “Be Bold. Building Equity for Girls”, leaders and policy makers spoke up on a host of important topics, to protect and empower…
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The World Food Programme: a three-year experiment that became indispensable
09 October 2020
The need for the World Food Programme, the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, to exist is starker than ever. From conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to flooding in South Sudan, and the civil war in Yemen, man-made and natural disasters are leaving tens of millions of people unsure if they will have enough food for themselves and their families to survive on.
Whilst…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: UN rights chief calls for urgent ceasefire as hostilities mount
09 October 2020
Amid escalating hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights appealed on Friday for an urgent ceasefire and for greater protection to be given to those caught up in the violence.
Michelle Bachelet expressed alarm over the suffering of civilians as hostilities continue to widen along the line of contact, also affecting other…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
09 October 2020
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
Nobel Peace Prize 2020
Tomson Phiri, for the World Food Programme (WFP), informed that the WFP had just been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace…
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UN World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, as hunger mounts
09 October 2020
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which provides lifesaving food assistance to millions across the world – often in extremely dangerous and hard-to-access conditions – has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
The agency was recognized “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving…
