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In Lesotho, UN chief Guterres urges rich nations to meet new commitments on climate finance
Read full article: In Lesotho, UN chief Guterres urges rich nations to meet new commitments on climate financeUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged rich nations to honor their new commitments to help the world’s poorer countries fight climate change in a speech to Lesotho’s Parliament.
A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son's death
Read full article: A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son's deathA gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti’s capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders in his community to avenge his son's death.
At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen
Read full article: At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happenThe U.N. General Assembly has adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti
Read full article: Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in HaitiJamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his country will send two dozen soldiers and police officers to Haiti this week to boost a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight violent gangs.
The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seen
Read full article: The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seenThe U.N. chief says the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure.
East Timor celebrates 25th anniversary of UN-backed vote for independence
Read full article: East Timor celebrates 25th anniversary of UN-backed vote for independenceEast Timor is celebrating the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975.
UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections
Read full article: UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential electionsA panel of experts from the United Nations said Venezuela’s recent presidential elections lacked “basic transparency and integrity."
Leaders of Russia and China meet at a Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation
Read full article: Leaders of Russia and China meet at a Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperationRussian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met for the second time in as many months as they visit Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded to counter Western alliances.
UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now
Read full article: UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action nowThe United Nations chief has launched global principles to combat online hate and lies and demanded that big tech companies use their power to reduce the harm they are doing to people and societies around the world.
UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza
Read full article: UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in GazaA new U.N. report says violence against children caught in multiplying and escalating conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023, with an unprecedented number of killings and injuries in crises, from Israel and the Palestinian territories to Sudan, Myanmar and Ukraine.
UN chief says it's time to 'truly flood' Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage
Read full article: UN chief says it's time to 'truly flood' Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrageU_N_ Secretary-General António Guterres says it's time to “truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid" and calls the starvation inside the enclave a “moral outrage.”.
UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Read full article: UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of RamadanThe United Nations chief is urging Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, warning that the nearly year-long conflict threatens the country’s unity and “could ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions.”.
UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the 'horrible' war in Sudan
Read full article: UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the 'horrible' war in SudanThe United Nations chief is urging the international community to mobilize and do everything possible to stop the war in Sudan, saying “what is happening is horrible.”.
Who, What, When, Where, Why?: The history and key players in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Read full article: Who, What, When, Where, Why?: The history and key players in the Israeli-Palestinian conflictAs we cover the brutal fighting in Israel and the Gaza Strip, we want to take a moment to go over the key names that are dominating headlines across the globe.
UN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and more
Read full article: UN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and moreNearly all the world’s on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely players.
Behind all the speechmaking at the UN lies a basic, unspoken question: Is the world governable?
Read full article: Behind all the speechmaking at the UN lies a basic, unspoken question: Is the world governable?At the United Nations, “multilateralism” is always the goal, however fragmented and complex.
UN chief warns of 'gates of hell' in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations stay silent
Read full article: UN chief warns of 'gates of hell' in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations stay silentThe United Nations chief says Earth is facing a hellish problem in climate change and its leaders still aren’t doing nearly enough to curb carbon emissions that’s causing it.
UNGA Briefing: Security Council, climate summit and what else is going on at the United Nations
Read full article: UNGA Briefing: Security Council, climate summit and what else is going on at the United NationsIt’s Day 2 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York.
UNGA Briefing: Biden, Zelenskyy and what else is going on at the United Nations
Read full article: UNGA Briefing: Biden, Zelenskyy and what else is going on at the United NationsIt’s Day 1 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York.
Israeli academics and artists call on Biden and UN to shun Netanyahu during his upcoming US visit
Read full article: Israeli academics and artists call on Biden and UN to shun Netanyahu during his upcoming US visitThousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his scheduled visit to the U.S. next week.
UN chief is globetrotting to four major meetings before the gathering of world leaders in September
Read full article: UN chief is globetrotting to four major meetings before the gathering of world leaders in SeptemberThe United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the biggest meeting of all – the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly starting Sept. 18.
The UN is undertaking an unprecedented 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali
Read full article: The UN is undertaking an unprecedented 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from MaliThe United Nations is in the throes of what Secretary-General António Guterres calls an “unprecedented” six-month exit from Mali on orders of the West African nation’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency.
UN chief welcomes Kenya's offer to `positively consider' leading police force to combat Haiti gangs
Read full article: UN chief welcomes Kenya's offer to `positively consider' leading police force to combat Haiti gangsThe United Nations chief has welcomed Kenya’s offer to “positively consider” leading a multinational police force to help combat Haiti’s gangs and improve security in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation.
UN chief says fossil fuels 'incompatible with human survival,' calls for credible exit strategy
Read full article: UN chief says fossil fuels 'incompatible with human survival,' calls for credible exit strategyThe head of the United Nations attacked fossil fuel companies Thursday, accusing them of betraying future generations and undermining efforts to phase out a product he called “incompatible with human survival.”.
Donor nations commit $10.3 billion for millions of Syrians at home and as refugees abroad
Read full article: Donor nations commit $10.3 billion for millions of Syrians at home and as refugees abroadInternational donors have committed $10.3 billion in aid for millions of Syrians battered by war, poverty, and hunger.
Sudan's government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to 24-hour cease-fire
Read full article: Sudan's government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to 24-hour cease-fireSudan's government says the U.N. envoy to the country, a key negotiator in its brutal conflict, is no longer welcome.
Sudan's military says it has suspended its participation in talks with paramilitary rival
Read full article: Sudan's military says it has suspended its participation in talks with paramilitary rivalA spokesman for Sudan's military says it has suspended its participation in talks with a paramilitary force it has been battling for weeks.
UN seeks court opinion on climate in win for island states
Read full article: UN seeks court opinion on climate in win for island statesThe countries of the United Nations led by the island nation of Vanuatu adopted what they called a historic resolution Wednesday calling for the U.N.‘s highest court to strengthen countries’ obligations to curb warming and protect communities from climate disaster.
Donors offer over $9B for Pakistan after devastating floods
Read full article: Donors offer over $9B for Pakistan after devastating floodsDozens of countries and international institutions pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan recover and rebuild from this summer's devastating floods to help the country through what the U_N_ chief called “a climate disaster of monumental scale.”.
Biden tightens methane emissions rule amid push for more oil
Read full article: Biden tightens methane emissions rule amid push for more oilThe Biden administration has ramped up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming even as President Joe Biden has pressed energy producers for more oil drilling to lower prices at the gasoline pump.
UN ponders rapid armed force to help end Haiti's crisis
Read full article: UN ponders rapid armed force to help end Haiti's crisisU.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has submitted a letter to the Security Council proposing the immediate activation of a rapid action force after a plea for help from Haiti as gangs and protesters paralyze the country.
UK's Johnson to urge climate action over 4-day trip to US
Read full article: UK's Johnson to urge climate action over 4-day trip to USBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson is travelling to the United States with senior Cabinet officials to urge world leaders attending the U.N. General Assembly to take urgent action on climate change ahead of this fall's COP26 climate summit in Scotland.
The Latest: Mayors ask Biden for consult on climate migrants
Read full article: The Latest: Mayors ask Biden for consult on climate migrantsThe mayors of a dozen major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New York City and San Diego, are asking President Joe Biden to consult them as the administration studies how to identify and resettle people displaced by drought, rising seas and other effects of climate change.
Group urges climate adaptation funding in pandemic recovery
Read full article: Group urges climate adaptation funding in pandemic recoveryA group of more than 3,000 scientists from 130 countries also released a statement Friday before the summit linking investment in the environment with pandemic recovery plans. “The twin threats of COVID-19 and climate change are, above all, caused by human actions. It reversed the withdrawal by President Donald Trump, who ridiculed the science of human-caused climate change. The adaptation summit will focus more on how to build a world that can cope with the effects of climate change that already is happening. “While the year ahead will be defined by our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the centuries ahead will be defined by how green that recovery actually is,” Ban said.
The Latest: UN chief says pandemic toll is 'mind-numbing'
Read full article: The Latest: UN chief says pandemic toll is 'mind-numbing'In a statement released after the global death toll from the pandemic crossed 1 million, Guterres called it a “mind-numbing figure." The Health Ministry raised India’s confirmed total since the pandemic began to more than 6.1 million on Tuesday, but said the country had a little less than 1 million active coronavirus cases. It also reported 776 fatalities in the last 24 hours, which pushed the death toll to 96,318. Since then India has seen a sharp decrease in the number of new daily cases. But the number of new cases has begun slowing after authorities enforced stringent social distancing rules.