Beijing, China | XINHUA | Over the past week, India has been reporting more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases each day, while medical oxygen is running out and patients are still waiting for treatment in overloaded hospitals. The international community has pledged assistance for India, with many countries agreeing to …
Read More »UN Women chief calls for bold action at this year’s women empowerment gathering
United Nations, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | UN undersecretary-general and executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, on Monday called for bold and strong moves toward gender equality at this year’s session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). “Let this be a defining CSW session of our time …
Read More »Human rights must not only be available to privileged few, warns UN chief
United Nations, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that human rights must not only be available to the privileged few and joint efforts must be made to deliver them. “Much like COVID-19 vaccines, human rights will not lead to a healthier world if they …
Read More »General Debate of UNGA 75 ends in strong support for multilateralism, UN
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The General Debate of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 75) on Tuesday lowered its curtain at the UN headquarters in New York on a positive note with the vast majority of world leaders and national representatives voicing strong support for multilateralism …
Read More »COVID-19 expanding risks to peace everywhere, warns UN chief
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic is expanding risks to peace everywhere. “It poses an enormous threat to people caught up in conflict, which is why I made an immediate appeal for a global ceasefire,” the UN chief said …
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