United Nations

Myanmar’s ‘Lost Generation’ Of Children

The world risks creating a “lost generation” of children in Myanmar unless it takes immediate steps to protect them from the violence perpetrated by the military since it seized power in February 2021, a United Nations (UN) human rights expert has said.“The junta’s relentless attacks on children underscore the generals’ depravity and willingness to inflict immense suffering on innocent victims in its attempt to subjugate the people of Myanmar,” Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situat

19 June 2022
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Climate: Rich Nations Accused Of 'Betrayal'

Climate talks in Bonn headed into their final day with rich nations accused of betraying the developing world.Poorer countries say that a promise they would be compensated for the damage done by richer countries' emissions would be honoured this year.They believed that new money to pay for the impacts of climate change that they can't adapt to would be set up.But in the discussions in Bonn, they say the issue has been side-lined by the United States (US) and Europe.For many particip

16 June 2022
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UN Appeals To Myanmar Junta To Halt Executions

The United Nations (UN) rights chief said Tuesday Myanmar's junta has likely committed crimes against humanity and urged authorities to stop planned executions, including those of prominent democracy activists.Myanmar's military seized power on 1 February last year, ousting the civilian government and arresting its de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

15 June 2022
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WHO To Assess If Monkeypox A Global Emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it would hold an emergency meeting next week to determine whether to classify the global monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern.The United Nations (UN) agency is also working to change the name of the disease, which was long confined to Western and Central Africa until more than 1,000 cases were detected in dozens of countries across the world over the last two months."The outbreak of monkeypox is unusual

15 June 2022
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Number Of Displaced In Myanmar Tops 1 Million: UN

Post-coup violence has pushed the number of displaced people in Myanmar over one million for the first time, the United Nations (UN) has said, warning of "dire" conditions as the monsoon approaches and fighting rages.Almost 700,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since the toppling of Aung San Suu Kyi's government last year, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Tuesday.Civilian militias have formed to fight back against the cou

2 June 2022
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Undoing The Fossil-Fuel Economy At Stockholm+50

Our planet is facing a triple crisis of climate, nature, and pollution, with one common cause: the fossil-fuel economy. Oil, gas, and coal are at the root of runaway climate disruption, widespread biodiversity loss, and pervasive plastic pollution. The conclusion is clear and must be paramount when political leaders gather in Stockholm this week to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations (UN) Conference on the Human Environment.

31 May 2022
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UN Envoy Faces Pressure Over New Xinjiang Leak

China faced new accusations Tuesday that it was sanctioning abuses of Uyghurs at the "highest levels", as a vast document leak came out during a controversial visit by the United Nations (UN) rights chief.The ruling Communist Party is accused of detaining over one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-western region of Xinjiang as part of a years-long crackdown the United States (US) and lawmakers in other Western countries have labelled a "genocide".China

25 May 2022
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Malaysia Among Asia's Net Zero Champions

Humanity has to come to terms with the frightening prospect of irreversible global warming. No corner of the world is safe anymore as nations across the globe are already reeling from the impacts of the climate crisis. Humankind and all living things on the planet are now in immediate danger as temperatures continue to rise, and flooding and forest fires become more rampant.

20 May 2022
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Ukraine War Could Cause Global Food Crisis: UN

Russia's invasion of Ukraine could cause global food shortages in the coming months, the United Nations (UN) has warned.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war had worsened food insecurity in poorer nations due to rising prices.The world could face famines that last for years if Ukrainian exports are not restored to pre-war levels, he added.The conflict has cut-off supplies from Ukraine's ports, which once exported vast amounts of sunflower oil as well as cereals such as mai

19 May 2022
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Israeli Police Beat Mourners At Journalist Funeral

The United States (US) and European Union (EU) led an international outcry Saturday after Israeli police charged the funeral procession in Jerusalem of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and beat pallbearers who almost dropped her coffin.Thousands of people packed Jerusalem's Old City on Friday for the burial of the veteran Al Jazeera journalist, two days after she was killed in an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank.Television footage showed the pallbearers struggling to s

14 May 2022
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Countries To Boost Food Security Amid Ukraine War

The European Union (EU), the United States (US) and more than two dozen other countries vowed Friday to shore up global food security in a joint statement to the World Trade Organization (WTO).Voicing alarm at the "global effects on food security" triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, they stressed "the urgency and importance of maintaining open and predictable agricultural markets and trade".That would "ensure the continued flow of food, as well as products

8 May 2022
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