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Empower youth to safeguard democracy: Guterres
- UN News
Societies must engage meaningfully with young people and empower them with the skills and education they need as the standard bearers of democratic principles, Secretary-General António Guterres said, commemorating the International Day of Democracy, on Friday.
South Sudan: Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’
- UN News
As South Sudan prepares to hold its first-ever elections in December, resolving critical outstanding issues requires political will for compromise, the UN envoy to the country said on Friday.
Guterres urges G77 and China to champion multilateralism ‘rooted in equality’
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to leaders from the Group of 77 developing countries (G77) and China to “fight for a world that works for all”, in his address to their summit in Havana, Cuba, on Friday.
Gabon: The End of a Dictatorship and the Beginning of Another?
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Sep 13 (IPS) - On 26 August, Gabon went through the motions of an election. Official results were announced four days later, in the middle of the night, with the country under curfew. Predictably, incumbent President Ali Bongo, in power since the death of his father and predecessor in 2009, was handed a third term. Fraud allegations were rife, as in previous elections. But this time something unprecedented happened: less than an hour later the military had taken over, and the Bongo family’s 56-year reign had ended.
UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action
- UN News
With tens of millions of children heading back to school in recent weeks, for some, the return to class has them fearing for their lives.
Sudan: UN ‘will never stay neutral’ amid war and human rights abuses
- UN News
Both Sudanese Government forces (SAF) and their rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible for abhorrent rights violations as they battle for supremacy, the UN envoy to the country said on Wednesday.
UNGA78: ‘Action is what the world needs’ - UN chief
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General had a clear message on Wednesday to world leaders arriving in New York next week: “This is not a time for posturing or positioning.”
UN’s work and mission ‘more vital than ever’: Guterres
- UN News
In a world grappling with increasingly complex crises ranging from poverty and inequality to the climate emergency, the United Nations remains at the forefront of the global response, determined to set humanity on a path to peace and prosperity, Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
What Happens in the Arctic Does Not Stay in the Arctic
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep 12 (IPS) - While climate change is relentlessly progressing, threatening life on earth, world leaders continue to meet while planning for a future where this immense menace to human existence remains a minor item on the agenda.
Meth trafficking surges in and around Afghanistan
- UN News
Methamphetamine trafficking in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries is surging, according to a report published on Sunday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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