25 November 2020 Let’s Orange the World to End Violence Against Women It is up to all of us to prevent violence against women everywhere as we work to beat COVID-19 says Rodriguez and Varbanova.
Story 09 October 2020 Guterres: I thank postal workers and postal operators for your efforts, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic Guterres, “These workers have risked much, and they have delivered more than mail”.
Story 09 October 2020 UN World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, as hunger mounts WFP, which provides lifesaving food assistance to millions across the world has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Story 02 October 2020 COVID-19 underscores need to deliver on promise of landmark women’s rights conference Unless countries act now, the COVID-19 pandemic could erase recent “fragile progress” towards gender equality, the UN Secretary-General warned.
Story 01 October 2020 As historic virtual debate wraps, ‘our political leaders demonstrated their commitment to multilateralism,’ says UN Assembly President For the first time in the history of the United Nations, global leaders were not able to meet in person for the General Assembly’s annual debate.
Story 30 September 2020 Millionth death from COVID-19 ‘an agonizing milestone’: UN Secretary-General With over one million lives now lost to COVID-19 globally Guterres has said the “agonizing milestone” is a “mind-numbing figure”.
Story 26 September 2020 ‘Reverse course’ towards full nuclear disarmament – UN chief On the International Day the UN chief has underscored the need to “reverse course and return to a common path to nuclear disarmament”.
Story 23 September 2020 UN chief appeals for global solidarity at General Assembly Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for global solidarity to overcome the COVID-19, and again call for a global ceasefire during the pandemic
Story 23 September 2020 Renew ‘collective commitment to multilateralism’, urges Assembly President The need for deliberation, is “higher than ever” stressed 75th General Assembly president Volkan Bozkır.
