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Africa: Restore Trust and Inspire Hope, UN Chief Says in General Assembly Message
UN News, 21 September 2021
With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the world must wake up, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his keynote address to the UN… Read more »
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Africa: 'Power of Humanity' Can Overcome Covid-19, Climate Challenges - Assembly President
UN News, 21 September 2021
The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday opened the annual General Debate, this year held as a hybrid in-person and virtual event, reflecting on the darkest days of the… Read more »
UN Highlights Resilience and Hope at 76th General Assembly
With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the world must wake up, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his keynote address to the 76th UN General Assembly on September 21, 2021. Outlining six "Great Divides" that must be bridged now, he called for greater action in areas such as climate policy, gender equality and closing the gap between rich and poor.
The General Debate at the UN General Assembly in New York is themed Building Resilience Through Hope, aiming "to recover from Covid-19, rebuild sustainability, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people and revitalise the UN."
Perhaps the most important topic will be climate change, with new scientific evidence showing a losing battle in what Guterres has called, an existential struggle. Emissions of planet-warming gases could grow by 16% during this decade, compared with 2010 levels - even as the latest scientific research indicates that they must decrease by at least a quarter by 2030 to avert the worst impacts of global warming.
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21 September 2021
Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization 2021
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The Covid-19 pandemic dominated the past year, around the globe and at the United Nations. We are a world in mourning for the millions of people we ... see more »
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Africa: 'Building Resilience Through Hope'
UN, 21 September 2021
Under the theme 'Building Resilience through Hope', and against the background of the COVID pandemic and global insecurity, the General Assembly's opening will underscore the need… Read more »
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Africa: Now Is the Time to Sprint If We Want to End Hunger, Achieve Other SDGs
Africa Renewal, 14 September 2021
Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit on 23 September 2021, four levers of change were identified as having the power to bring about meaningful progress in food systems… Read more »
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Africa: ONE, UNICEF and African Union Join Forces with TikTok to Strengthen Vaccine Confidence in Africa
Unicef, 30 August 2021
JOHANNESBURG - The ONE Campaign, UNICEF and the African Union have today launched a new TikTok campaign, to counter misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on social media. Read more »
InFocus
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The World Health Organization (WHO), together with a South African consortium and partners from COVAX, are working to set-up a technology transfer hub for mRNA vaccines in South ... Read more »
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South Africa opened up applications for importing plastic waste in order to meet the plastic industry's needs, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has ... Read more »
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is about to take over the reins as the Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall president - succeeding Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould ... Read more »
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Food experts have said there is no single factor behind Madagascar's crisis, but that worsening droughts linked to climate change, alongside a fragile food system and the economic ... Read more »
