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In New Year’s Message, Guterres urges countries to drastically slash emissions and ‘exit this road to ruin’
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for making 2025 “a new beginning” in his message for the New Year, issued on Monday.
UN chief hails ‘peacemaker, human rights champion’, former President Jimmy Carter
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed his deep sadness at the passing of former United States President Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100, at his home in Plains, Georgia.
The inspiring female engineer breathing new life into Yemen’s ancient capital
- UN News
Harbia Al-Himiary has a special connection to Sana’a, whose war-damaged buildings she is helping to restore, as part of a UNESCO-supported initiative.
Sudan conflict: ‘There cannot be a military solution to this war’
- UN News
Sudan’s civil war, which began in April 2023, continues to inflict misery on the country’s population, fuelling a massive humanitarian disaster and driving over 12 million people from their homes.
The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025
- UN News
The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the climate crisis next year, when it hosts one of the most significant UN climate conferences in recent years. However, well before the event in November, 2025 will see plenty of opportunities to make important progress on several climate-related issues, from the staggering levels of plastic pollution to financing the shift to a cleaner global economy.
Spirit of resilience braces desertification winds in Saudi Arabia
- UN News
A low tech and sustainable solution to holding back advancing desert sands in eastern Saudi Arabia could help farming communities to thrive and conserve vulnerable habitats.
Last hospital in northern Gaza out of service following raid
- UN News
The last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, Kamal Adwan Hospital, is now out of service, putting the lives of the 75,000 Palestinians remaining in the area at risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday.
AI literacy is ‘crucial’ for individuals and more regulation is needed
- UN News
Companies and governments need to take more responsibility for keeping individuals safe from the potential misuse of artificial intelligence tools, according to AI expert Ivana Bartoletti.
‘I saw the blood on the tarmac’: top UN official in Yemen recounts aftermath of Israel airstrike on civilian airport
- UN News
Fresh details of the Israeli airstrike on Sana’a airport, which occurred as Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) was preparing to fly out of the country, have been provided by Julien Harneis, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen.
Global solidarity key to future pandemic preparedness, says UN chief
- UN News
In a message commemorating Friday’s International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged all nations to invest in resilience and equity to make a healthier and safer world for all.
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