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UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres 25 May 2023 UN Photo/Evan Schneider The UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) presents the 2022 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award to Captain Cecilia Erzuah from Ghana who served with the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection”…

Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’ 25 May 2023 UNICEF/UNI55086/Press A 14-year-old Rwandan boy from the town of Nyamata, photographed in June 1994, survived the genocidal massacre by hiding under corpses for two days. One of the world’s most wanted genocide fugitives has been arrested after being on the run for more than two decades, the UN tribunal…

Sudan: UN and partners scramble to supply aid amid fragile ceasefire

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN and partners scramble to supply aid amid fragile ceasefire 25 May 2023 © WFP/Jacques David Sudanese refugees in Chad receive food aid from WFP. The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to reach as many people as possible while the stuttering ceasefire between warring military factions is being respected, said the UN Spokesperson on Thursday…

Security Council urged to step up on financing for AU peace operations

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council urged to step up on financing for AU peace operations 25 May 2023 © MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko In eastern Mali, local residents highlight their priorities; security, health and potable water.   The UN political affairs chief on Thursday appealed for the Security Council to ensure reliable funding for African Union (AU) efforts towards greater peace and security on the…

UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC 25 May 2023 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A mother and her children walk through a camp for displaced people in Goma, eastern DR Congo. UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of sexual violence against women and girls being carried out in camps for…

Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism 24 May 2023 UN Photo/Ariane Rummery A renewable energy project in Tokelau, supported by UNDP, converts solar-generated power to electricity. New ideas must open fresh pathways towards finally ending the era of colonialism and to help advance sustainable development in the world’s 17 remaining colonies, the UN chief said in a video…

UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks 24 May 2023 © Ijen UNESCO Global Geopark/Alijourney Ijen Acidic Crater Lake in Indonesia. The UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has endorsed the addition of 18 new sites from around the world to its network of outstanding Geoparks, showcasing some of the most beautiful sites of natural beauty around the globe…

African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief 24 May 2023 © ILO/Marcel Crozet Workers at a tobacco factory in Malawi fill processing machinery with coal. (file) The robust growth that many African countries experienced before COVID-19 was lost to the pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, highlighting the need to scale up efforts towards a single…

Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network 24 May 2023 Unsplash/Johannes Plenio Carbon dioxide levels and other greenhouse gas concentrations, continued at record levels, despite the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A hundred and ninety-three countries have unanimously approved the creation of a global greenhouse gas monitoring mechanism, the World…

UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa 24 May 2023 © UNHCR/Samuel Otieno More people are being displaced in Somalia as a result of drought conditions. With “crisis atop of crisis” threatening millions in the Horn of Africa, the international community cannot afford to stand idly by, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a pledging event to raise $7…