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New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
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New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’

Ambassador Lachezara Stoeva , New ECOSOC President, said in her opening statement that she was “honoured and humbled” to have been elected to lead one of the principal organs of the UN

27 July 2022 · 4 min read

Guterres condemns missile strikes in Ukranian Black Sea port of Odesa
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Guterres condemns missile strikes in the port of Odesa

The UN Secretary-General 'unequivocally' condemned the reported strikes in the port of Odesa this Saturday.

24 July 2022 · 2 min read

Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean
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Environment

Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean

From the Amazon to the Andes and the snowy depths of Patagonia, extreme weather and climate change are causing mega-drought, extreme rainfall, deforestation and glacier melt across the Latin America…

22 July 2022 · 4 min read

UN summit galvanizes action for development agendas in Africa
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Africa

UN summit galvanizes action for development agendas in Africa

The development of Africa was spotlighted at a key UN meeting on Wednesday, with attention focused on advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union (AU) Agenda…

21 July 2022 · 5 min read

‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action
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‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action

With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment for Nature’ debate on Tuesday to…

19 July 2022 · 4 min read

Haiti: Worsening gang violence across Port-au-Prince, UN sounds the alarm bell
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Haiti: Worsening gang violence across Port-au-Prince, UN sounds the alarm bell

Haiti: worsening gang violence across Port-au-Prince, the UN human rights office said on Saturday it was deeply concerned by worsening violence in and around the Haitian capital and rising abuse…

17 July 2022 · 4 min read

Nigeria: New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’
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Nigeria: New UN resilience project

Nigeria: New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’

16 July 2022 · 3 min read

Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges
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Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges

Young people must be recognized around the world as “drivers of change” and empowered to become “fully engaged in decisions affecting their future,” said Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, World…

16 July 2022 · 4 min read

Key UN forum closes with ‘enthusiasm, passion and high-energy’ to reach the SDGs
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Key UN forum closes with ‘enthusiasm, passion and high-energy’ to reach the SDGs

Following two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) closed on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York with delegates showing…

16 July 2022 · 4 min read

Sustainable Development Goals can be reached ‘despite our grim times’: ECOSOC President
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Sustainable Development Goals can be reached ‘despite our grim times’: ECOSOC President

Despite two years of a “surreal struggle” against the COVID-19 pandemic, and amidst rising global challenges, optimism for achieving sustainable development persists, a senior UN official declared on Wednesday. 

14 July 2022 · 5 min read