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Banksy highlights cultural revival amid rubble strewn Kyiv suburb

·October 22, 2023·6 min read

The artwork – a ballerina balancing precariously on the rubble – solidified the town’s reputation as a beacon of resilience. Despite Borodianka’s sudden fame, the efforts of its local artists musicians and librarians to revive their beloved hometown remain largely unknown outside Ukraine. Now, cultural activities, one supported by the...

Nobel Peace Prize choice of Narges Mohammadi highlights ‘courage and determination’ of Iranian women

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·October 6, 2023·1 min read

“I think what is absolutely clear is that the women of Iran have been a source of inspiration for the world. We’ve seen their courage and determination in the face of reprisals, intimidation, violence and detention,” Spokesperson Liz Throssell told journalists in Geneva. “This courage, this determination, have been remarkable....

UN General Assembly leadership highlights benefit of cooperation

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·September 6, 2023·3 min read

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (at podium) addresses the closing meeting of the 77th session of the General Assembly. ‘Proving ground for multilateralism’: Deputy UN chief Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General, commended Assembly President Kőrösi for his skilful stewardship over the past year. She praised the...

Extreme weather highlights need for greater climate action

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·July 14, 2023·2 min read

According to the UN weather agency, June witnessed the warmest global average temperature on record, and heatwaves have persisted into early July. Torrential rains and floods have resulted in dozens of fatalities and affected millions in the United States, Japan, China and India. ‘New normal’ “The extreme weather – an...

In Niger, UN deputy chief highlights power of partnership to forge schools for the future

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·March 2, 2023·3 min read

Amina Mohammed was visiting the École Pays-Bas, in a suburb of the capital Niamey, which less than two years ago, burned to the ground, after the straw it was made from caught fire, amid searing temperatures and a suspected electrical wiring fault. A total of 21 children died in the...

Amid ‘spy balloon’ controversy, WMO highlights key role of weather balloons in climate monitoring

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·February 18, 2023·2 min read

On the heels of recent news reports about Canada and the United States shooting down several flying objects, including an alleged Chinese ‘spy balloon’, inside their borders, WMO points out that weather balloons provide just a tiny fraction of the millions of observations gathered worldwide daily. On Thursday, US President...

Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis

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·February 2, 2023·2 min read

Millions of Congolese face severe food insecurity, particularly in the northeast, where fighting has uprooted millions of people. As part of his three-day DRC visit, the Pope is expected to meet families displaced by conflict in the east. This staggering number includes more than half a million uprooted from their homes...

COVID-19: WHO highlights critical importance of sharing virus sequences

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·January 12, 2023·4 min read

“Since the peak of the Omicron wave, the number of sequences being shared has dropped by more than 90 per cent, and the number of countries sharing sequences has fallen by a third,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking during his latest media briefing. The WHO chief recalled that the first...

Afghanistan: UN envoy highlights need to continue dialogue with Taliban

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·December 21, 2022·7 min read

Briefing ambassadors, the new UN Special Representative in Afghanistan and UNAMA chief, Roza Otunbayeva, highlighted ongoing political and human rights concerns – as well as several positive developments – since the Taliban’s seizure of power in August 2021. “We do not see eye to eye with the Taliban on a...

‘Dramatically’ evolving conflict highlights importance of multilateralism, Security Council hears

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·December 15, 2022·5 min read

Pointing to the Our Common Agenda report – a blueprint for global cooperation and reinvigorated multilateralism – he attested that strengthening multilateralism has been his “highest priority”. “During the darkest periods of the Cold War, collective decision-making and continuous dialogue in the Security Council maintained a functioning, if imperfect, system...

UN chief highlights crucial role of G20 in resolving global crises |

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·November 15, 2022·3 min read

Speaking on the eve of the G20 Summit there, the UN chief appealed for the bloc to support his initiatives to address climate change, sustainable development, the worldwide food and energy crises, and digital transformation. The Summit is taking place at “the most pivotal, precarious moment in generations”, he told...