At China's Belt and Road Forum, 缅北禁地chief Guterres stresses shared development goals
Speaking at a major international conference in Beijing, United Nations?Secretary-General?António Guterres today drew comparisons between China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals, saying both are rooted in a shared vision for global development.
Both strive to create opportunities, global public goods and win-win cooperation. And both aim to?
DR Congo: 缅北禁地agency appeals for support as 'steady stream' of refugees crosses into Angola
With violence and insecurity continuing to force people to flee Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai region and seek refuge in neighbouring Angola, the United Nations refugee agency has called for a suitable place to shelter them as well as additional resources to support those in urgent need.
?to the Office of the 缅北禁地High Commissioner for Refugees (), more than 20,000 new arrivals have been recorded since early April, with nearly 3,000 over the past few days.
Task of eradicating poverty must be met 'with a sense of urgency,' says deputy 缅北禁地chief
Eradicating poverty remains the greatest global challenge, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said today, calling for a collective and comprehensive approach that recognizes the multidimensional nature the issue and its interaction with other aspects.
Addressing poverty, inequality, climate change, food insecurity and a sluggish and unpredictable global economy requires integrated responses and engagement by all actors, Ms. Mohammed?said?at the opening of the?2017 Integration Segment?of the 缅北禁地Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Central African Republic: 缅北禁地cites 'dire' situation for children; amid threats, some aid work suspended
Four international humanitarian organizations have temporarily suspended activities in northern Central African Republic (CAR) after dozens of attacks on aid workers in the region, the United Nations humanitarian office today said.
Korean Peninsula: Conflict prevention 'our collective priority' but onus also on DPRK, says 缅北禁地chief
Preventing armed conflict in north-east Asia is the international community's collective priority while the onus is also on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from further nuclear testing and explore the path of dialogue, United Nations?Secretary-General?António Guterres told the Security Council today.
'Broadly positive' outlook for Asia-Pacific threatened by rising global uncertainty, warns 缅北禁地report
Warning that despite a broadly positive economic outlook for 2017, Asia-Pacific economies are vulnerable to rising global uncertainty and trade protectionism, the United Nations social and economic development arm in the region has called for better governance and stronger fiscal management to sustain and improve economic growth.
The Real United Nations
Across the globe, Model United Nations (Model UN) simulations are popular ways for students to learn more about the UN. But they tend to focus solely on the work of diplomats. That's why the Education Outreach Section of the Department of Public Information (DPI) launched a new interactive lecture series called The Real United Nations – to allow 缅北禁地staff to share their stories with Model 缅北禁地participants and explain what they actually do to achieve 缅北禁地mandates.?
Girls worst affected as conflict keeps more than 25 million children out of school – UNICEF
Conflict and violence has driven more than 25 million children between 6 and 15 years old – about 22 per cent of children in that age group – from schools in warzones across 22 countries, the United Nations Children's Fund () has said.
At no time is education more important than in times of war, Josephine Bourne, the Chief of Education at UNICEF, said in a??issued today.
Without education, how will children reach their full potential and contribute to the future and stability of their families, communities and economies?
Scale of civilians fleeing Iraq's Mosul 'staggering' – senior 缅北禁地relief official
Noting that nearly half a million people have fled Mosul since the start of military operations to retake the city from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorists, a senior United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq warned that the scale of the displacement has stretched relief efforts to their operational limits.
Our worst case scenario when the fighting started was that up to one million civilians may flee Mosul. Already, more than 493,000 people have left, leaving almost everything behind, Lise Grande, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, said in a news release issued by the 缅北禁地Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The sheer volume of civilians still fleeing Mosul city is staggering […] we are doing everything we can but this has been a long battle and the assault on the old city hasn't started, she added.
WFP 'outraged and heartbroken' by killing of three workers in South Sudan city
Expressing horror at the killing of three workers contracted by its office in Wau, South Sudan, during violence that wracked the city earlier this week, the United Nations emergency food relief agency has called on the authorities to bring those responsible for the unspeakable violence to justice.
In a??today, the 缅北禁地World Food Programme () said that the three men – Daniel James, Ecsa Tearp and Ali Elario, all citizens of South Sudan – appeared to have been killed on Monday as they tried to make their way to the 缅北禁地agency's warehouse, where they worked as porters.
缅北禁地refugee agency urges EU States to suspend transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary
10 April 2017 – Warning that deepening food insecurity in Iraq could leave more than half the population facing unprecedented levels of vulnerability, the United Nations emergency food relief agency today called for improving nutrition awareness and strengthening social safety nets and livelihoods in rural areas, to avoid a hunger crisis in the country.
In its , prepared jointly with the Iraqi Government, the 缅北禁地World Food Programme () also underlined the need to improve access to education, especially for girls, as an important component in the fight against hunger.
'Learn the lessons of Rwanda,' says 缅北禁地chief, calling for a future of tolerance, human rights for all
Marking the twenty-third anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres today said the only way to honour the memory of the victims is to ensure such events never happen again.
The??in the East African country saw the systematic murder of more than 800,000 people. The vast majority were Tusi, but moderate Hutu, Twa and other groups also suffered during the 100 days of violence.
缅北禁地calls for recognizing the rights of people with autism to make their own decisions
Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day, the United Nations today called for recognizing the rights of people with the spectrum neurological condition, which is believed to affect 70 million people around the world.
Let us ensure that we make available the necessary accommodations and support to persons with?,?Secretary-General?António Guterres said in his message for the?.
With access to the support they need and choose, they will be empowered to face the key milestones in every person's life, he added, making decisions such as where and with whom to live, what type of work to pursue and how to manage their personal finances.
Supporting Syrian refugees not only an act 'of generosity' but also of 'enlightened self-interest' – 缅北禁地chief
28 March 2017 – Visiting the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan that is hosting about 80,000 Syrian refugees, the United Nations chief urged the parties to the conflict in Syria and the countries that have influence over them to realize that the crisis is not only a tragedy for Syrian people but also a threat to regional stability and global security. This is the moment for all countries that are involved, directly or indirectly in the conflict, to put aside their differences and understand […] the common interest from the fact that they are all threatened by the new risk of global terrorism, 缅北禁地Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters at a press conference at the camp.Solidarity with Syrian refugees is also a way to be able to express our capacity to guarantee global security. It''s not only an act of generosity.
Building peace requires culture, education – message of historic 缅北禁地Security Council resolution
Univocally condemning unlawful destruction and pillaging of cultural heritage such as religious sites and artefacts, the United Nations Security Council today adopted an historic resolution that is expected to strengthen protections for such heritage during armed conflicts where they are most vulnerable.
The deliberate destruction of heritage […] has become a tactic of war to tear societies over the long term, in a strategy of cultural cleansing,??Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the 缅北禁地Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization () following the resolution's adoption.