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Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Plenary Discussion on Nuclear Disarmament Verification
11 May 2021
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a thematic plenary discussion on item 1 of its agenda on the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament, with a focus on nuclear disarmament verification.
Ambassador Yuri Borissov Sterk of Bulgaria, President of the Conference on Disarmament, recalled that in 2019 the United Nations General Assembly had adopted resolution 74/50 on nuclear disarmament verification, which encouraged the Conference on Disarmament to address this matter and requested the Secretary-General to establish…
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UN denounces attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
11 May 2021
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Monday’s attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which one Malawian blue helmet was killed.
The attack, which took place near the town of Beni in the restive North Kivu province, was carried out by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group.
The members of the Security Council strongly…
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5 things you should know about the state of the global economy
11 May 2021
Is this the year we overcome the global economic crisis caused by the pandemic? Are our jobs in danger? Who has lost the most in the crisis and what can be done to recover? As the UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs (DESA) prepares to launch the mid-year update of the 2021 World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report, here are five things you need to know about the state of the global…
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ISIL crimes against Yazidis constitute genocide, UN investigation team finds
10 May 2021
A UN team investigating ISIL atrocities in Iraq has established “clear and convincing evidence” of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority, the Security Council heard on Monday.
In his final briefing to ambassadors, Karim Khan, Special Adviser and Head of the team, known as UNITAD, reported that investigators have reached a “landmark moment” in their work.
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COVID’s grip keeps world in ‘perilous situation’
10 May 2021
Amidst an “unacceptably high plateau” in COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, the UN health agency chief on Monday shone a light on last week’s death toll that totalled almost 90 thousand people and 5.4 million reported cases.
Despite decreased instances in most regions, including the two worst-affected – the Americas and Europe – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told…
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Free up ‘bottlenecks’ stifling Africa’s agri-food sector, urges FAO chief
10 May 2021
The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa’s agri-food sector has boosted food insecurity and was hampering the future development of countries across the continent.
“Let's unblock the bottlenecks that are holding back potential by increasing coordination and upskilling human capacity in African nations”, urged QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food…
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UN chief and senior officials express deep concern over East Jerusalem violence
09 May 2021
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and senior UN officials have expressed their deep concern over confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem, particularly those which began on Friday evening, and continued into Sunday night. Several Palestinian children are among the wounded.
The violence on Friday has been described as some of the…
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‘I am alive, but I feel like I am dead’: a migrant grieves the drowning of 3 children
09 May 2021
Misrah, an undocumented migrant worker, and her family, left their home in Ethiopia hoping for a better life. Instead, her three children are now dead, drowned during a perilous sea crossing across the Gulf of Aden, when the overloaded boat smuggling them into the country capsized.
Misrah lost three children who drowned when the boat they were travelling in capsized in the…
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Kabul school bombing condemned by senior UN officials
08 May 2021
Saturday’s deadly bombing outside a high school in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has been condemned by leading UN officials including the Secretary-General António Guterres. The attack led to the deaths of at least 60 people, including several schoolchildren.
Most of the casualties are reported to be girls, who were leaving the building at the end of the school day. According to media reports, the city…
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The United Nations remembers the dead of WWII
08 May 2021
The Second World War had a profound impact on the international community, and established the conditions for the creation of the United Nations. This weekend marks the official remembrance of the tens of millions of civilians and soldiers who died during the conflict.
The victory over fascism & tyranny in World War II led to the birth of the @UN, with the goal of saving succeeding generations from the scourge…
