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Our news page provides you with a round up of UN news related to economic development, humanitarian aid, climate change, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). You will find the summary of news articles together with a link to the news source.

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Security Council fails to reach consensus on Syria aid lifeline

11 Jul 2023

Life-saving assistance to millions in northwest Syria is at risk after the UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt either of two competing resolutions to extend cross-border aid delivery from Türkiye. 

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UN calls for gender quality push, central to SDGs

11 Jul 2023

At eight billion strong, the “human family is larger than ever”, but leaders are failing in efforts to ensure a peaceful and prosperous world for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message to mark World Population Day on Tuesday.

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Sudan crisis: You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams

11 Jul 2023

As conflict continues to rage in Sudan, UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Tuesday at a surge in the number of people fleeing across the border to Chad.

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Top UN forum meets to ‘build political momentum’ for SDGs

10 Jul 2023

Government, civil society and private sector partners convened in New York on Monday by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to address the urgent need to put the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track.

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One year of the Black Sea Initiative: Key facts and figures 

10 Jul 2023

For almost a year, the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative agreed by Russia, Türkiye, and Ukraine has allowed millions of tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs to leave Ukraine’s ports, playing an “indispensable role” in global food security, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

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Top UN forum meets to ‘build political momentum’ for SDGs

10 Jul 2023

Government, civil society and private sector partners convened in New York on Monday in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to address the urgent need to put the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track.

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Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week

10 Jul 2023

Transfer of crude oil from the dilapidated tanker Safer stranded off the coast of Yemen, is expected to start early next week, a senior United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council on Monday.

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Halfway there: 5 ways the UN is turbocharging the race to the SDGs

10 Jul 2023

At the halfway point towards realizing the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States, innovators, and influencers will gather at UN Headquarters on Monday when the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will be showcasing post-pandemic gains made in the push towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), unveiling its latest progress report.

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Temperatures off the charts, but more records imminent: WMO

10 Jul 2023

Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June and July – and the warming El Niño weather pattern is only just getting started - experts at the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.

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Building resilience in Mozambique: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

09 Jul 2023

Grappling with climate shocks, COVID-19 recovery, and conflict, Mozambique is building resilience and overcoming many challenges, as Myrta Kaulard, outgoing UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in in the country, explains to UN News.

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UN-brokered grain and fertilizer deals ‘indispensable’ to global food security

07 Jul 2023

The food and fertilizer export deals brokered by the UN last year with Ukraine and Russia have played an “indispensable role” in supporting global food security and must continue, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday.

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UN relief chief calls for continued support for Syria and other crisis regions

07 Jul 2023

In a wide-ranging briefing on Friday, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths highlighted the need to keep aid flowing into northwest Syria and to allow Ukrainian and Russian grain exports to reach global markets amid the ongoing war.  

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UN chief says regulation needed for AI to ‘benefit everyone’

06 Jul 2023

The development of artificial intelligence, or AI, “for the good of all” requires guardrails grounded in human rights, transparency, and accountability, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.

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Guterres appeals for humanitarian, security and political action to end Haiti’s ‘living nightmare’

06 Jul 2023

The world must act now to stem the violence and instability in Haiti, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, appealing for simultaneous action on the humanitarian, security and political fronts. 

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Meet the robots who are making the world a better place

06 Jul 2023

Meet Ameca, Grace, and Sophia, some of more than 50 robots attending the UN-driven AI for Good Global Summit, which opened on Thursday in Geneva.

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UN chief says regulation needed for AI to ‘benefit everyone’

06 Jul 2023

The development of artificial intelligence, or AI, “for the good of all” requires guardrails grounded in human rights, transparency and accountability, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.

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WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa

05 Jul 2023

Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit emergency aid to only 6.2 million of the most vulnerable people in need across West Africa, scaling back from an initial target of assisting 11.6 million, the agency announced on Wednesday.

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UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan

05 Jul 2023

The UN’s top humanitarian officials on Wednesday voiced shock and condemnation over increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan as the military power struggle there continues.

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Developing countries face $4 trillion investment gap in SDGs

05 Jul 2023

A green future will remain out of reach if the world doesn’t help developing countries close a $2 trillion gap in investment towards an energy transition, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned on Wednesday.

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Activating ‘citizen mode’ to support democracy from the ground up

04 Jul 2023

Against a backdrop of growing misinformation, political polarization, and a breakdown in trust between citizens and those who govern them, the UN is promoting the direct participation of citizens in decisions that affect them and their communities to rebuild trust in democracy.

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Jenin: UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation

04 Jul 2023

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern about the developments in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli airstrikes have hit the densely populated refugee camp there. 

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Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign

04 Jul 2023

The United Nations kicked off a new campaign on Wednesday to turbocharge the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the roadmap for people and planet adopted by world leaders in 2015.  

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From the Field: Finding a sanctuary for animals in Ukraine

03 Jul 2023

Animals left behind by their owners following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 have been found a new sanctuary, thanks in part to the support of the UN.

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UN rights chief: ‘Don’t leave the climate crisis for our children to fix’

03 Jul 2023

Global heating is a burning human rights issue, as extreme weather and climate disasters threaten humanity’s universal right to food, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday.

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At Caribbean Summit, UN chief calls for climate action, debt relief, and urgent aid for Haiti

03 Jul 2023

The UN chief advocated for climate crisis solutions, debt relief mechanisms, and urgent assistance to Haiti, addressing world leaders on Monday at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Global shipping poised to get new emissions-fighting strategy

03 Jul 2023

A new strategy is expected to set global shipping on an ambitious path towards phasing out greenhouse gas emissions, top UN officials said at the opening of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in London on Monday.

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From seeds to solar power in Madagascar: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

01 Jul 2023

Over one million people in drought-stricken southern Madagascar are benefitting from a range of complementary UN development initiatives which are being coordinated in order to have a greater impact as the UN Resident Coordinator in Madagascar Issa Sanogo explains.

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‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence

01 Jul 2023

In Port-au-Prince on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed solidarity with the Haitian people “facing a terrible and mutually reinforcing cycle of… crises”, and urged deployment of an international force to assist the National Police in combating gang violence.

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Pride Month: UN’s transgender rights campaign goes global

30 Jun 2023

A razor, nail polish, and beads are part of an innovative pilot project, launched by UNAIDS in India to raise awareness about gender identity during childhood, that is now unrolling across the world, as communities celebrate Pride Month, commemorated globally in June.

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UN deputy chief praises China’s investment in tackling climate change, forging ‘new development pathway’

30 Jun 2023

The Deputy Secretary-General addressed students at China’s Peking University on Friday, describing their diligence and energy as critical to helping tackle the world’s challenges through multilateral action.