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Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres

·July 21, 2025·3 min read

Addressing ministers at UN Headquarters in New York, he called for urgent action to rescue lagging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid war, inequality and fiscal strain. “Transformation is not only necessary – it is possible,” he declared, highlighting landmark commitments adopted in recent months: the Pandemic Agreement at the World...

Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation

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·December 5, 2024·3 min read

Business leaders have been meeting at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) conference being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is focusing on drought, land degradation and restoration issues. According to the UN, droughts have surged by nearly 30 per cent in frequency and intensity since 2000, threatening agriculture...

‘If we act together,’ we can overcome global challenges – UN Assembly President

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·September 25, 2024·1 min read

Emphasizing the urgent need for collective action to address pressing global issues, Mr. Yang highlighted the critical state of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), noting that with only five years remaining until the globally agreed 2030 deadline, less than 17 per cent of the targets are on track. He...

War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court

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·January 13, 2024·3 min read

On the second and final day of preliminary hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel’s legal team insisted that the twin military objectives were to eradicate the existential threat posed by Hamas militants and to free some 136 hostages still held in the war-shattered enclave. “Israel is in...

‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day

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·December 28, 2023·1 min read

The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message on Wednesday to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness....

Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence

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·August 26, 2023·5 min read

When the parents of an injured five-year-old boy told Dr. Fai’zah A. Salim that he fell off a ladder, she was not convinced and suspected otherwise. Trained by UNFPA in the Central Sulawesi capital city of Palu to identify both physical and psychological signs of domestic violence, she referred the...

Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law

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·June 1, 2023·1 min read

The draconian law foresees the application of the death penalty and long prison sentences for consensual sex between adults. Non-discrimination principle Mr. Guterres called on Uganda to fully respect its international human rights obligations, “in particular the principle of non-discrimination and the respect for personal privacy”, irrespective of sexual orientation...

UN refugee agency welcomes Indonesia’s ‘act of humanity’ in rescuing migrants adrift at sea

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·December 28, 2022·1 min read

UNHCR issued a statement explaining that two groups of survivors had been brought to shore off the coast of north-west Indonesia. Believed to have been at sea for more than a month, the UN agency expressed relief that they are now safe in Indonesia. After highlighting their plight, Ann Maymann,...

Act together now, to prevent ‘raging food catastrophe’ next year: Guterres |

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·November 16, 2022·3 min read

The world is on its way to “a raging food catastrophe”, Secretary-General António Guterres warned leaders gathered in Bali, alerting them that “people in five separate places are facing famine”. “Simultaneously, we are witnessing a crunch in the global fertilizer market”, he continued, highlighting once again the Black Sea Grain...

‘Act Local to Go Global’ provides universal theme for World Cities Day |

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·October 31, 2022·3 min read

In his message marking World Cities Day, the UN chief highlighted the critical role urban areas have in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs outline global action and targets across 17 critical areas including poverty reduction, gender equality and clean energy. “On World Cities Day, let us resolve...

Somalia: ‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’ |

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·August 7, 2022·2 min read

Due to drought and lack of livelihood support, people living in eight areas of the country could be experiencing famine by September. “We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now to safeguard livelihoods and lives,” Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience...