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Transitional President in Mali appoints new Prime Minister, top UN official tells Security Council
08 October 2020
Mali’s transitional President has appointed a new Prime Minister, the UN’s top official in the West African country told the UN Security Council on Thursday, detailing the significant events which has ushered in a new political era, since the 18 August coup d’état.
Updating the Council during its first meeting in the historic Council chamber since COVID-19…
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Universal Health Coverage ‘more urgent than ever’ – UN chief
08 October 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that “our health systems are inadequate”, the UN chief told a ministerial meeting on Thursday, citing weak structures and unequal access to healthcare as “major reasons” why the coronavirus has killed one million people and infected more than 30 times that, globally.
Painting a gloomy picture of under-investment in health, Secretary-General António Guterres said in…
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Guterres: UN working ‘relentlessly’ to advance women, peace and security agenda
08 October 2020
Armed conflict has a disproportionate impact on women and girls – a key reason why women’s “full, equal and meaningful participation” in UN peacekeeping is such a priority, the Secretary-General said on Thursday.
At a virtual roundtable discussion on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in peacekeeping, António Guterres drew attention to “landmark” Security Council Resolution 1325…
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Pandemic has forever changed online shopping, UN-backed survey reveals
08 October 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the way consumers shop online, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said on Thursday, announcing results of a survey of some 3,700 consumers across nine countries.
The study examined how the global crisis has impacted the way people use e-commerce and other digital tools, with more than half of respondents reporting they now shop online…
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Celebrating UN75 amidst monumental challenges Perspectives on Multilateralism and International Geneva
08 October 2020
| Tatiana Valovaya
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In October, the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations will reach their peak. A fitting moment to look back on the past months and reflect on what lies ahead.
Two children drawing their ideal world together, recalling our common duty towards future generations: “World in progress”, an ephemeral painting by the artist Saype was a gift from Switzerland for the 75th anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations in June 2020.
Credit: Valentin Flauraud for Saype
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UN refugee agency condemns ‘brutal and callous’ killings in Burkina Faso
08 October 2020
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has strongly condemned an attack, on the night of 4 October, targeting a convoy carrying internally displaced persons in Burkina Faso, in which 25 people were killed.
The 25 people – all men – were part of a group of 46 people, who were returning to their homes from the town of Pissila, hoping for improved security there. A twenty-sixth person, also a man…
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Stillbirths: An unnecessary, unspeakable tragedy – UN report
08 October 2020
A stillborn baby is delivered every 16 seconds, which translates into nearly two million infants over the course of a year that never took their first breath, according to a new UN report published on Thursday.
A Neglected Tragedy: The Global Burden of Stillbirths, released by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank and the UN Department of Economic…
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Report reveals linkages between human trafficking and forced marriage
07 October 2020
Across the world, girls as young as 12 are being forced or tricked into marrying men who exploit them for sex and domestic work, in what the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called an “under-reported, global form of human trafficking”.
The agency has published a report which documents the interlinkages between trafficking in persons and marriage, and provides steps for…
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Guinea: Steer clear of campaign hate speech, top UN officials warn
07 October 2020
Given the history of intercommunal violence in Guinea, two high-level UN Officials voiced concern on Tuesday over the risk of “incitement to hostility, discrimination or violence” as the country gears up for elections on 18 October.
“There are already serious indications of rising intolerance and confrontation, including among youth groups, and media outlets amplifying messages of hate”, UN…
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Space sector works to keep societies and economies on track during COVID-19
07 October 2020
Decades of developments in the space sector are being utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping countries to keep their citizens safe and economies on track, the head of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) said on Wednesday, in a speech to a virtual conference held by the world’s richest nations.
UNOOSA chief Simonetta Di Pippo delivered the keynote address to the…
