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Stop ‘kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges COP28 deal on phaseout of fossil fuels

·December 11, 2023·1 min read

As COP28 entered its final 48 hours, the UN chief delivered a clear message to government negotiators: “We must conclude the conference with an ambitious outcome that demonstrates decisive action and a credible plan to keep 1.5-degree goal alive, protecting those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.” ‘The clock...

Gender gap persists on road to the SDGs: UN Women

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·September 11, 2023·1 min read

The world is falling worryingly short in terms of closing the gender gap as part of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) warned UN Women on Thursday....

Road Safety Week: African nations steer towards reducing deaths

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·May 15, 2023·5 min read

Increasingly grim accident statistics provided the impetus for action, including two bus crashes in Senegal that claimed 62 lives in January. In nearby Côte d’Ivoire, the daily number of fatal road accidents has risen to 46, from just 12 in 2012. In the world’s region most affected by road crashes,...

Moldova: The long and winding road to safety

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·February 4, 2023·5 min read

Tucked away in the southeastern corner of Europe, Moldova’s winters may be drab and harsh, but the road from Ukraine’s border spools out through bare, brown hills like a ribbon of hope. To Larysa, who came from the Donetsk region of Ukraine, the silent heath means safety. It means a...

Indonesia: President’s apology for past rights violations a ‘step on the long road to justice’

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·January 13, 2023·1 min read

President Joko Widodo reportedly acknowledged “gross human rights violations” during his country’s past, and expressed regret for a dozen past incidents, stretching back more than 50 years. These included the 1965-1966 anti-Communist crackdown, the 1982-1985 protester shootings, enforced disappearances in 1997 and 1998, and the Wamena Incident in Papua in...

Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace |

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·June 20, 2022·3 min read

“This includes the full and proper participation of women in all the mechanisms contemplated by the [Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan]”, said Nicholas Haysom, who is also Head of the UN Mission there (UNMISS). SRSG Haysom at UNSC: Renewed legislative activity is noticeable following completion...