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UN seeks support for vaccine development;
trial halted
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres and World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus are calling for a further $35 billion in contributions to fund
the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator program. Trials of one of the
leading coronavirus vaccine candidates, under development by AstraZeneca,
has been halted over concerns about potential side effects.Full Story: Voice
of America (9/10), Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
(9/10), Reuters (9/9)
United Nations
UNSC decries attacks on schools
Members of the United Nations Security
Council this week unanimously called for increased protections for schools,
and end to attacks targeting educational facilities and accountability for
parties attacking teachers or students. UN data shows that approximately
11,000 attacks on education were carried out between 2015 and 2019.Full
Story: The Daily Star (Lebanon)/Agence France-Presse (9/11)
a.. Pandemic precautions drive change at
upcoming UNGA
Xinhua News Agency (China) (9/8)
Health & Development
Fire on Greek island leaves refugees on the
streets
Thousands of refugees on the Greek island of
Lesbos have been sleeping on the streets since fires destroyed the Moria
refugee camp they had called home. The Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees has offered assistance to refugees in the region
as well as Greek authorities, and leaders in France and Germany are working
on a plan to relocate some of the displaced camp residents in European
countries.Full Story: The Guardian (London) (9/11), CNN (9/10)
a.. Officials: Pandemic exacerbates
conflicts, drives poverty, hunger
The Associated Press (9/9)
a.. Razed Rohingya villages removed from
maps of Myanmar
Reuters (9/10)
a.. Rights office says N. Korea negotiations
must address human rights
Voice of America (9/8)
Women & Girls
Report: Yemen rebels recruited, abused teen
girls
Houthi rebels in Yemen recruited 34 teenage
girls to work as spies, guards, medics or to recruit other children and 12
of the girls were reportedly sexually abused or forced into marriage,
according to a report commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights
Council. "The international community has a responsibility to put an end to
this pandemic of impunity, and should not turn a blind eye to the gross
violations that have been committed in Yemen," says Kamel Jendoubi, chair of
the expert panel responsible for the report.Full Story: The Associated Press
(9/9)
a.. Lack of female speakers at UNGA raises
concerns from some
PassBlue (9/10)
Climate and Energy
UNCBD draft shows global failure on
biodiversity goals
Governments around the world have not met
2020 goals on protecting plant and wildlife biodiversity, and the loss of
important habitats remains "worryingly high," according to a draft report
from the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. Reversing the
negative trends will require "a reinvention of the ways in which we
collectively produce, consume and live," the report says.Full Story: Climate
Home News (9/8)
Peacekeeping and Security
UN condemns deadly attack on Afghan VP's
convoy
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres has condemned an attack on a convoy carrying Amrullah Saleh, the
first Vice President of Afghanistan, which killed dozens of civilian
bystanders. "Perpetrators must face justice," said Deborah Lyons, head of
the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.Full Story: Associated Press of
Pakistan (9/10)
a.. UN reinstates protections for threatened
Nobel laureate
The Irish Times (Dublin) (9/10)
a.. UN mission cites reduced threat as it
leaves S. Sudan IDP camp
Voice of America (9/7)
a.. Lawyers for activist detained in Rwanda
seek UN intervention
The Guardian (London) (9/8)
UN News
Highlights from the United Nations
Department of Global Communications
'Halt deadly misinformation' in global
vaccine race: UN chiefFull Story: UN News (9/10)
UN Dispatch
Commentary and coverage on the UN and
UN-related issues
"A New Map Predicts Which Areas Will Be Most
At Risk of Malaria Because of Global Warming"Full Story: UN Dispatch (9/9)
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