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Activists encouraged to apply for UN SDG Action Awards

·May 1, 2023·2 min read

The 2023 UN SDG Action Awards will be presented in Rome, Italy, in July, and the deadline for applications and nominations has been extended to 7 May. “We are calling on all activists, mobilizers, and changemakers to submit their application today for a chance to become an awards finalist and...

‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy

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·April 27, 2023·4 min read

Gang violence is expanding at an alarming rate in areas previously considered relatively safe in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and outside the city, with a shocking increase in criminality and abuses, and a police force that is unable to handle the situation. At the same time, almost half the population, 5.2...

Guterres: Urgency of global challenges demands bold, swift action

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·April 25, 2023·6 min read

“We face unprecedented and interlocking crises,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his briefing at the Council’s ministerial-level open debate on effective multilateralism through the defence of the principles of the UN Charter. “Tensions between major powers are at an historic high, so are the risks of conflict, through misadventure...

General Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action

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·March 30, 2023·3 min read

The resolution was put forward by the cyclone-battered Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, supported by a “core group” of 17 countries from various regions, and is focused on the adverse impacts of climate change on small island developing States as well as climate justice. The ICJ, also known as the...

UN Water Conference: ‘we need a renewed sense of action’

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·March 27, 2023·3 min read

On the sidelines of the historic Conference – held at UN Headquarters from 22 to 24 March – the SDG Media Zone is an informal setting for experts and senior officials to discuss a wide range of topics related to water. On the first day of the Conference, Conor Lennon...

New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes

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·March 26, 2023·4 min read

The Agenda sets out a series of action-oriented game changing commitments, from making smarter food choices to re-evaluating water as a powerful economic driver, and part of the Earth’s cultural heritage. Water-secure future for all The conference, and its 2,000 participants, forged an “ambitious vision”, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres...

Extreme weather: UN global early warning initiative ‘fast-tracked into action’

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·March 22, 2023·3 min read

UN chief António Guterres convened an Advisory Panel of top UN agency officials which met for the first time to inject more “political, technical and financial clout to ensure that Early Warnings for All becomes a reality for everyone, everywhere”, said WMO in a press release. Tuesday’s panel included development...

Deadly shipwreck in Italy must trigger action to save lives, UN officials say

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·February 27, 2023·1 min read

“Every person searching for a better life deserves safety and dignity,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. “We need safe, legal routes for migrants and refugees.” The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in a joint statement, expressed condolences for the victims and called on countries...

Early action saves lives, as Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique

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·February 25, 2023·2 min read

Accurate early warnings and early action on the ground helped limit loss of life over the course of the cyclone, UN officials said. UN agencies delivered a host of supplies ahead of the approaching cyclone and are providing assistance to those in need. Currently, strong winds and high seas are...

‘Time is working against us’, UN chief says, calling for action to end clashes, restore credible Israeli-Palestinian political horizon

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·February 23, 2023·1 min read

“Our immediate priority must be to prevent further escalation, reduce tensions, and restore calm,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Against a backdrop of deadly accelerating surges of violence, “sky high” tensions, and a...

78 million children don’t go to school at all, warns UN chief in call for action

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·February 16, 2023·4 min read

Lending his support to a call for more funding for education in emergencies spearheaded by the UN global fund Education Cannot Wait (ECW) the UN chief insisted in a video message that no-one should be denied their chance to learn. A full 222 million children today experience blighted education today, Mr. Guterres...

WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases

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·January 30, 2023·2 min read

To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the UN agency has released a report highlighting progress and challenges in delivering care for these 20 conditions, which mainly affect the world’s poorest people. NTDs are caused by a variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins, and can be...