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‘Without nature, we have nothing’: UN chief sounds alarm at key UN biodiversity event

·December 7, 2022·5 min read

The conference is being billed as a major biodiversity COP, because it is expected to lead to the adoption of a new Global Biodiversity Framework, guiding actions worldwide through 2030, to preserve and protect our natural resources. The delegates and organizers will be hoping that this framework will have a...

Innovation key to a fairer world for persons with disabilities: UN Chief

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·December 3, 2022·1 min read

In his message, Mr. Guterres noted that greater public-private sector collaboration is needed, in order to develop strategies that benefit persons with disabilities, who should also be involved in their development. The UN chief pointed to the UN’s internal efforts to make the Organization more accessible to persons with disabilities,...

In Africa, UN chief sees continent full of ‘hope and potential’

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·December 2, 2022·3 min read

“When I see Africa, I see hope and potential”, he told journalists at a press stakeout in Addis Ababa. “I see countries working together, including here at the AU, to foster peace and development.” Focusing on the huge untapped potential of African youth, he said their “limitless energy” and “new...

Legacy of slavery still scars society, blocks progress says UN chief

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·December 2, 2022·1 min read

In a message ahead of commemorations for the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, on 2 December, Mr. Guterres said that societies remain scarred by the historical suffering of enslaved Africans, and are unable to offer everyone the same development opportunities. Eradicate slavery now The UN chief also urged...

DPRK missile launch ‘latest in a series of alarming activities’ – UN political chief

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·November 28, 2022·3 min read

Citing the DPRK’s official news agency and various government sources, Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors that at around 10:15 am local time, the so-called Hwasong-17 missile flew a distance of 1,000 km at an altitude of approximately 6,100 km. “It is reportedly the first successful test of the DPRK’s largest and...

At Fez Forum, UN chief calls for global ‘alliance of peace’ recognizing inclusion and richness of diversity

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·November 27, 2022·5 min read

Mr. Guterres was speaking at the opening of the 9th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) which is taking place in Fez, Morocco. “The forces of division and hate are finding fertile ground in a landscape marred by injustice and conflicts,” said Mr. Guterres, calling for the creation...

Central African Republic: UN chief strongly condemns airfield attack which left one peacekeeper dead

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·November 27, 2022·2 min read

In a statement, the UN integrated stabilization mission in CAR, MINUSCA, said the attack at the Obo airfield near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, had taken place on Thursday morning, and that the mission had “immediately opened an investigation into the exact circumstances”...

‘Catastophic’ winter in store for Ukraine, warns UN peacebuilding chief, following Russian strikes on critical infrastructure

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·November 24, 2022·2 min read

Ms. DiCarlo referred to the latest wave of Russian missile and drone strikes in Ukraine which, she said, terrorized the citizens of several cities (Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia). With winter approaching, the attacks, she said, “renew fears that this winter will be catastrophic for millions of Ukrainians,...

Consign violence against women and girls, ‘to the history books’: UN chief

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·November 23, 2022·3 min read

Additionally, this violence continues hamper equality, development, peace and the fulfillment of women and girls’ human rights – preventing the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to leave no one behind. 16 days of activism The International Day also kicks off the UNiTE campaign, an initiative of 16 days of activism that runs...

Overnight blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant are ‘playing with fire!’ – UN nuclear chief |

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·November 21, 2022·1 min read

In a statement issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that that blasts yesterday evening and again this morning further underlined “the urgent need for measures to help prevent a nuclear accident there”. “As I have said many times before, you’re playing with...

‘Join forces’ for peaceful, prosperous continent, urges UN chief on Africa Industrialization Day |

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·November 20, 2022·2 min read

In his message commemorating the Day, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that countries across Africa are facing “a perfect storm”. He cited armed conflicts; rising food and energy insecurity; “skyrocketing” inflation and debt; shrinking fiscal space; and mounting climate catastrophes. Yet despite these challenges, the top UN official reminded that Africa includes some...

COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief |

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·November 20, 2022·9 min read

“This COP has taken an important step towards justice. I welcome the decision to establish a loss and damage fund and to operationalize it in the coming period,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message issued from the conference venue in Egypt, underscoring that the voices of those...