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Myanmar earthquake: Search and rescue efforts continue in race against time

·March 30, 2025·3 min read

According to news reports citing Myanmar’s military leader, around 1,700 are confirmed dead from Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake, with some 3,400 injured and hundreds still missing. In the Thai capital Bangkok which was also rocked by the seismic event, 76 construction workers are reportedly still missing following the collapse of...

‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict

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·March 15, 2025·3 min read

UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen called for an immediate end to hostilities and urged all parties to protect civilians in accordance with international law. “What began as a plea for reform was met with staggering brutality, leading to one of the most harrowing conflicts of our time,” he...

‘No time to lose’ in Gaza, as ceasefire offers fragile respite

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·February 17, 2025·2 min read

The UN is racing against time to expand humanitarian relief and prepare for the monumental task of rebuilding Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire holds but tensions loom over a potential resumption of fighting. “There is no time to lose,” said the head of the office responsible for UN reconstruction efforts...

First Person: Tears of joy as Argentinian city children encounter nature for first time

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·December 7, 2024·4 min read

Ana Di Pangracio works for the civil society organization Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales or FARN which is involved in projects to restore degraded land in Argentina. She spoke to UN News in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she was attending a UN conference (COP16) focused on desertification, drought and land...

COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero

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·November 14, 2024·2 min read

“We need a massive global effort to steer our world onto a path to safety; you are out in the front…helping consumers, investors and regulators understand what credible net-zero looks like,” said the Secretary-General. As violent weather inflicts human tragedy and economic destruction worldwide and with efforts to limit the rise...

Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora

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·November 9, 2024·3 min read

Philémon Yang was speaking at a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters to mark the closure of the International Decade for People of African Descent – a global opportunity to both honour the often-overlooked contributions this population has made to human civilization and highlight racial injustice endured across centuries. Promote inclusion,...

‘Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns

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·October 24, 2024·2 min read

In short, countries must start curbing emissions immediately, according to the UN Emissions Gap Report 2024. “Climate crunch time is here,” said UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen. “We need global mobilisation on a scale and pace never seen before, starting right now before the next round of climate pledges.” If...

Sowing peace one agribusiness at a time: Colombian farmers reclaim their land and livelihoods

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·September 21, 2024·3 min read

The sun beats down on the fertile fields of Bolívar, Colombia, where lush green valleys stretch towards the distant Andes mountains. It’s a picture of idyllic rural life, but beneath the surface lies a complex and painful past. For decades, this region was ravaged by armed conflict, leaving communities shattered...

World News in Brief: Time for climate justice urges UN chief, Ukraine war update, call for ‘free and fair’ elections

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·January 10, 2024·3 min read

Under the deal agreed by 193 countries in 2015 in the French capital, sticking to the limit will help humankind avoid the worst impacts of rising temperatures. This month is also on track to be so warm that for the first time ever, a 12-month cycle may exceed the 1.5°C...

Good morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s cultural history, one tape at a time

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·December 25, 2023·4 min read

Sitting in a small, windowless room in a government building in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Mohamed Yusuf Mohamed loops another audio tape onto the dilapidated machine and presses a few buttons. He’s beginning a time-intensive process to digitize some seven decades of unique historical recordings belonging to the government-run Radio...

‘It’s crunch time’ to reach the SDGs, Mohammed tells Global Citizen Festival

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·September 24, 2023·1 min read

“Come rain or shine, we’re here because we are committed to our planet”, said Amina Mohammed, addressing the Global Citizen Festival, against the backdrop of the UN General Assembly High Level Week, taking place down the road. All to play for at halftime She highlighted the race to reach the...

Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns

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·August 3, 2023·3 min read

“With only 17 months remaining on the Roadmap timelines before elections in 2024, I repeat what I had said in an earlier press conference, that 2023 is a ‘make or break’ year,” Nicholas Haysom said. Mr. Haysom heads the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) which reported that “a race against...