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UN chief calls for ‘urgent transition’ from fossil fuels to renewable energy
11 January 2021
Building a global coalition for carbon neutrality by mid-century will be the UN’s “central objective”, the world body’s top official told a conference on climate action on Monday.
“All countries need credible mid-term goals and plans that are aligned with this objective”, Secretary-General António Guterres said, addressing the virtual COP26 Roundtable on Clean Power Transition…
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COVID-19 recovery offers ‘chance to change course’, Guterres tells One Planet Summit
11 January 2021
The process of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic offers the chance to change course, and put humanity on a path on which it is not in conflict with nature, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Monday, urging greater efforts by everyone to protect biodiversity and step up climate action.
Addressing world leaders at the One Planet Summit, Secretary-General…
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State of the ocean will ‘ultimately determine the survival of our species’: UN Special Envoy
11 January 2021
The health of the ocean will ultimately determine the survival of humankind on Earth, according to the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson. Marking the opening of the International Decade for Ocean Science, the former top Fijian diplomat and General Assembly president, told UN News that a healthy planet is inextricably linked to a healthy ocean.
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South Sudan: Timely action by Ghanaian peacekeepers proves ‘every second counts’
10 January 2021
Ghanaian peacekeepers at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been commended for their lifesaving support to a man who was severely wounded during recent violent inter-communal clashes in the north of the country.
Their timely efforts in stabilizing and evacuating the victim showed how “every second counts” when providing medical assistance, according to a senior…
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UN chief highlights need for climate action, pandemic response, in commemorating 75th anniversary of the General Assembly
10 January 2021
In his first major speech of the year, the UN Secretary-General underlined the need for global cooperation to address today’s challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
António Guterres was speaking on Sunday during a virtual event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first meeting of the UN General Assembly,…
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FROM THE FIELD: Laos villages transformed by solar power
10 January 2021
For people living off-grid in remote villages in Laos, solar energy offers a clean, sustainable way to bring electricity for all, and the promise to transform their lives.
For people living off-grid in remote villages in Laos, solar energy offers a clean, sustainable way to bring electricity for all, and the promise to transform their lives.
In Ko Bong and Tha Phai Bai, in the centre of the South…
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FROM THE FIELD: Mapping coral reefs from space
09 January 2021
A plan to use satellite imaging to build up a global picture of coral reefs, to better understand how to protect them from warming seas brought on by climate change, is being supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Coral reefs are crucial to the biodiversity of the ocean. They foster around a quarter of all marine species and provide food and livelihoods for at least a billion people around the…
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Vaccinating equitably ‘saves lives, stabilizes health systems’ – WHO chief
08 January 2021
Two billion doses of “safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines” have been secured by the international equitable vaccine alliance COVAX, and they will be ready for distribution as soon they are delivered, the UN health agency chief said on Friday.
“And we also have the right of first refusal on an additional one billion doses”, World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom…
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Central African Republic: Post-election violence triggers mass displacement
08 January 2021
Amidst post-election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), more than 200,000 people have fled for their own safety, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Boris Cheshirkov, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sounded the alarm at a regular press briefing, telling journalists that more than 30,000 people had crossed the…
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Uganda: ‘Deteriorating’ human rights situation in run-up to elections next week
08 January 2021
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, noting that the arrest of opposition candidates and their supporters are among several “worrying” developments ahead of the vote.
“We are deeply concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in Uganda ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections…
