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Regional stability still at risk without ‘increased commitment’ to negotiations: UN Kosovo mission chief

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Regional stability still at risk without ‘increased commitment’ to negotiations: UN Kosovo mission chief 27 April 2023 © Unsplash/Rexhep Ibrahimi Pristina, Kosovo's capital Leaders in Albanian-majority Kosovo and the Serb minority there backed by Belgrade, need to take “courageous” action towards normalizing relations, or risk growing regional instability, the head of the UN mission…

New UK law curtails key civil and political rights: UN rights chief

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home New UK law curtails key civil and political rights: UN rights chief 27 April 2023 © Unsplash/Kid Circus The UN Human Rights Chief has described the UK's legislation as 'deeply troubling.' A new UK law affecting people’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, is “incompatible” with the country’s international obligations, the UN rights chief said on…

China: 'Vocational training' programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home China: 'Vocational training' programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour 27 April 2023 © Unsplash/Aden Lao Two elderly Tibetan people walk to a religious event in Lhasa. So-called “labour transfer” and “vocational training” programmes in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, threaten Tibetan cultural identity and could lead to forced labour conditions, UN independent human…

Activists encouraged to apply for UN SDG Action Awards

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Activists encouraged to apply for UN SDG Action Awards 27 April 2023 © UN SDG Action Campaign/Benjamin Westhoff UN SDG Action Awards finalists gather for a group photo at the 2022 ceremony in Bonn, Germany. Activists striving to achieve a more just and equitable future for all people and the planet, are being encouraged to apply for a UN award that celebrates initiatives and individuals…

UN humanitarians will return to Khartoum ‘as quickly as possible’: UN aid coordinator

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN humanitarians will return to Khartoum ‘as quickly as possible’: UN aid coordinator 27 April 2023 IOM 2023 IOM teams are assessing the needs of Sudanese refugees on the Chad–Sudan border. The UN has been forced to essentially halt all aid operations across Sudan due to the continuing fighting between rival militaries, but humanitarians who have re-located to Port Sudan on the Red Sea…

Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN 27 April 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin Young girls attend class at a UNICEF-supported school in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (file) In a landmark resolution, the UN Security Council on Thursday condemned the de facto rulers of Afghanistan’s decision to ban women nationals from working for the United Nations, calling…

Syria: UN envoy points to ‘important juncture’ in efforts towards peace

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: UN envoy points to ‘important juncture’ in efforts towards peace 27 April 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. Renewed diplomatic attention on Syria in the aftermath of the recent devastating earthquakes that hit the country and neighbouring Türkiye could help to unlock…

‘Transformative change’ needed to get Global Goals back on track, says UN deputy chief

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Transformative change’ needed to get Global Goals back on track, says UN deputy chief 27 April 2023 UN Chile UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the opening of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2023. In a visit to Chile, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met with Chilean Government officials and other key actors and…

WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent 26 April 2023 UNDP India ANM, Health worker Deepa vaccinating people in far-flung villages. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to plan for, and deal with, another deadly pandemic like COVID-19, as latest figures show a huge fall…

Chernobyl: Survivors reflect on nuclear accident, Russian occupation

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Chernobyl: Survivors reflect on nuclear accident, Russian occupation 26 April 2023 SSP "Chernobyl NPP" Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station. Survivors of one of the world’s worst ever nuclear accidents at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine on 26 April 1986 have been reflecting on the events of that fateful day 37 years ago, as current employees consider the challenges of working at…