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UN News interviews a wide range of people from senior news-making officials at Headquarters in New York, to advocates and beneficiaries from across the world who have a stake in helping the UN go about its often life-saving work in the field.
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This flagship podcast series from UN News takes its name from the words that correspondents at UN Headquarters in New York hear each night, at the end of the working day. We highlight the in-depth human stories behind the UNâs work and the way that it touches and impacts ordinary lives around the world. During UN High-Level week UN News is releasing a daily podcast mini-series, designed to make sense of whatâs going on at our New York HQ. Each episode of Focus on the Future will have a main ...
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Thereâs no denying it - we have to tackle the climate emergency. Burning fossil fuels to get energy has to end. It's doable but it's going to take solutions in every industry, at every scale, in every nation in the world. No Denying It, the UN climate action podcast, brings you the voices of young climate changemakers from across our warming planet. These activists, engineers, and entrepreneurs show us how we can make big changes - in our homes, our jobs, where we vote and where we pray, and ...
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Alumni and friends of the University of Pretoria (UP) share their stories and leadership lessons on this podcast by the leading contact university in Africa. Prominent UP alumni from across disciplines â from business and law to medicine and the arts â share details about where their journey has taken them after their time at Tuks, and what theyâve learned along the way. LeadUP is a project of the Alumni Relations Office of the University of Pretoria. You can find out more about us or get in ...
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I will be 70 years old in April 2021. In 1971 at the age of 20, I left Sri Lanka on a scholarship to pursue higher studies in Germany. In 1982, after my PhD, I became a lecturer at the faculty of Mineralogy at the University of Berlin. In 1991, my wife, two children and I migrated to Perth, Australia. From 1992-1995 I was time to time engaged by United Nations and Commonwealth Secretariat as an Advisor on precious minerals and worked in Ghana, West Africa. Since 1976 I have been very intrigu ...
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Many Gazans hope Hamas leaderâs death will end conflict: UNICEFLebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing âwhatever they can to helpâWest Bank Palestinians facing deadly âwar-like tacticsâ, warns OCHAPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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There are now 1.2 million internally displaced people in Lebanon because of the Hezbollah-Israel conflict which has created a new humanitarian crisis that UN aid agencies are responding to as best they can. One immediate problem is that thereâs not enough room for everyone in collective shelters, so many people are sleeping out in the open. KeepingâŠ
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âPolitical parties must look at the human rights frameworkâ: TĂŒrk
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As crises mount, Volker TĂŒrk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has told UN News there needs to be greater openness and accountability, warning that the world faces a critical turning point in the fight for human rights. While human rights mechanisms have played a crucial role in preventing conflicts and atrocities, he expressed deep conceâŠ
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Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by warRisk of famine remains high across the entire Gaza StripUNDP poverty and conflict reportPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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The recent series of incidents targeting the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, alongside daily bombing in the region, is a major threat to the safety and security of the peacekeepers deployed there. Despite the difficulties the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, is committed to remaining along the âBlue Lineâ of separation with Israel,âŠ
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Lebanon crisis: Essential services in south close to collapseOn World Food Day, aid coordination office warns that women and girls suffer most in conflict settingsUN human rights office, OHCHR, urges halt to execution of two menPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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My food business got a boost from the UN, says Ghanaian entrepreneur
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Augustina Tufuor is a healthy snacks entrepreneur from Ghana whoâs on a mission to help rural food producers make a better living and itâs working a treat. Her business is thriving now, but it wasnât like that at all when she was starting out, a) because sheâs a woman and b) because farming is seen as a big risk by lenders, she says. Thankfully, thâŠ
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Across Southern Africa, one of the worst droughts in living memory has left millions facing hunger. According to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), nearly six and a half million people are starving there. A staggering 21 million children are malnourished, after crops failed and livestock perished, amid last yearâs El Niño climate phenomenon. A recoâŠ
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Lebanon crisis: UN Human Rights office calls for probe into Israeli strikeHistoric drought in Southern Africa leaves millions facing hunger: WFPTwo billion women without access to social protection, says UN WomenPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Only lack of access can stop vital polio campaign in Gaza: UNICEF
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UN agencies and partners have launched the second phase of a mass campaign to vaccinate some 540,000 young children in Gaza against polio. Teams have all the necessary supplies to carry out the campaign, including cold chain storage for the vaccine doses and finger markers to indicate a child has been inoculated, said Hamish Young, Senior EmergencyâŠ
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Despite deadly new devastating strikes on public shelters in Gaza, UN aid teams confirmed that the second and final round of a mass polio vaccination campaign got off to a successful start on Monday. Just hours into the operation, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that thousands of children under 10 in the centre of the enclave had âŠ
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Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in overnight strike, says UNRWAUN peacekeepers update after Israeli tank âbreachâ A surge in new disease outbreaks raises risks of a new pandemicPar Julia Foxen, UN News
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Five UN âBlue Helmetsâ serving with the interim force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have been injured as Israeli forces continued to inflict damage on UN positions close to the âBlue Lineâ of separation between south Lebanon and Israel through the weekend. UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres on Sunday denounced the attacks and said they "may constitute a wâŠ
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Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to ASEAN nationsMiddle East sees worsening violence300 million children a year are victims of online abusePar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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The recently adopted Pact for the Future has been hailed as a significant milestone in global efforts to promote a disaster risk-informed approach to sustainable development worldwide. As the world marks International Day for Disaster Reduction on Sunday, Kamal Kishore, the UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction is emphasising the crâŠ
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UN responds to the âdramatic, catastrophic humanitarian emergencyâ in Lebanon
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A ceasefire is chief among the most compelling needs now in Lebanon, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the country, Imran Riza, said on Thursday. It is estimated that more than a million people have been affected by ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, which have escalated in recent weeks. While most are Lebanese citizens, PaâŠ
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Lebanon crisis: health workers and facilities targeted or hit, warns UN OCHANorth Gaza aid missions impeded or denied, say UN humanitariansMore than 370 million girls and women globally raped or sexually assaulted: UNICEFPar Matt Wells, UN News
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Growth in online child sexual exploitation and abuse must be urgently addressed
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300 million children have been affected by online sexual exploitation and abuse over the past 12 months. Thatâs one shocking revelation from a new report being launched by the UNâs Special Representative working to end violence against children, marking the beginning of the mandate 15 years ago. More and more young children are getting online but tâŠ
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Lebanon on verge of all-out war, warns UN chief,Northern Gaza: No end to hell, warns head of UNRWAEnd âcollective amnesiaâ over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHORefugee agency awards top honour to campaigning nun in BrazilPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Sudan: Intense fighting in Darfur âa crisis for childrenâ
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The brutal war in Sudan continues to affect children across the country, including in North Darfur where there has been a sharp escalation in fighting. The UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) reports that at least 150 boys and girls have been killed in Darfur since April, and many more injured, in ferocious fighting between the Sudanese Army and rival paraâŠ
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Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza, warn UN aid agenciesDR Congo still in the grip of violence including a rise in sexual slavery, warns UNâs TĂŒrkHurricane Milton gathers off Florida coastline: WMOPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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UNâs Guterres calls for peace in Gaza, one year since war eruptedLebanon: UN refugee agency chief urges global support amid âoverwhelming needâGlaciers suffer largest melt in 50 years, warns WMOPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Lebanon: Desperate scenes at Syrian border after Israeli airstrikesNuclear legacy in Marshall Islands in spotlight Human Rights Council WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency usePar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Womenâs voices, essential for peace: Head of UN mission in DR Congo
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While finalising its departure from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Mission in the country, MONUSCO, remains fully engaged in assisting the country on its path to peace and stability. Itâs essential to ensure âwomenâs voices are heard in the political processes that are taking place,â says Special Representative Bintou Keita, HeaâŠ
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Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing âtotal destructionâIn Ukraine, aid teams report that another apartment block has been hit by Russian shelling in the city of KharkivMore justice is needed for people of African descent whoâve died in police custody, human rights chief TĂŒrk underlines.âŠ
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UN explores pathway to safe and inclusive AI
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As artificial intelligence rapidly becomes a potentially transformative part of our lives, a crucial question arises: how can we ensure that generative AI serves humanity rather than harming it? AI has the potential to help humanity reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but it must be guided by appropriate safeguards to ensure it is usefuâŠ
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Middle East escalation: UN human rights chief adds voice to calls for peaceAt least 700,000 displaced in Haiti, half are children, says UN migration agencyGlobal immunization coverage remains below pre-pandemic levels: WHOPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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With increasing violence contributing to global crises, the UN has repeatedly raised concerns about diminishing access to education at all levels. To address this growing emergency, the UN culture and education agency, UNESCO, has implemented measures to create pathways to education and employment for refugees, according to Sara Osman, an AssociateâŠ
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More than 215 people, including 35 children, have lost their lives, with dozens still missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Nepal. The capital Kathmandu has been hardest hit, experiencing its heaviest rains in over 50 years. Hundreds of homes, schools and hospitals have been damaged, and parts of the city remain undâŠ
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UN chief âextremely concernedâ over Lebanon escalationUkrainian prisoners of war tortured at scale by Russian captors, says UN Human Rights officeBrazil eliminates elephantiasis as a public health problem WHOPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee deadly escalationAlgerian court urged to reverse âabusive sentenceâ against poetCondemnation for Ukraine hospitals attacks: OCHAPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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UNFPA chief: Why should a woman die during childbirth for lack of resources?
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With multiple conflicts ravaging the world, staff of various UN agencies are stepping beyond their traditional roles, acting as frontline humanitarian workers dedicated to saving lives. UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is no exception. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, highlights the harsh realities faced by women and girâŠ
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Lebanon crisis: âThis is just the beginningâ say those impacted by deadly escalationHaitiâs âsenseless criminalityâ responsible for thousands of killings: UN rights chiefSexual violence in Sudanâs affects millions of women and girls: UN WomenPar Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Focus on the Future: Peace, out
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The risk of the worldâs major powers engaging in conflict is at its highest level since the Cold War, and the possibility of nuclear war breaking out is greater today than it has been for several decades. On the final episode of Focus on the Future, Conor Lennon and Ben Malor from UN News concentrate on international peace and security, and how theâŠ
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