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World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: Guterres

Date
Sunday, June 04, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
As international negotiators committed to hammering out a draft treaty by November on ending plastic pollution, the UN chief stressed in his message for World Environment Day on Monday, the importance of curbing the “catastrophic” consequences of

US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’

Date
Friday, June 02, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN

UNAIDS celebrates Pride Month, demands decriminalization worldwide

Date
Thursday, June 01, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
As the world comes together to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month on Thursday, the UN agency dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS, issued a declaration of solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI)

UN chief strongly condemns DPRK spy satellite launch 

Date
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the latest satellite launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), his spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. 

Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO

Date
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
Soaring debt levels compounded by high inflation and rising interest rates have dashed job-seekers’ hopes in developing countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned on Wednesday.

WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere

Date
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
Global warming’s devastating effects on the world’s sea ice, icebergs and glaciers – part of what is known as the cryosphere – need to be better understood and mitigated, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).