*[Enwl-eng] Cities must scale up climate action, UN chief says
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Cities must scale up climate action, UN
chief says
Municipal leaders must ramp up efforts
against climate change by ending reliance on coal power and reducing
emissions from buildings and transport infrastructure while protecting
vulnerable neighborhoods, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
says. National leaders "need to hear from you that climate action coupled
with policies for a just transition brings decent work and higher living
standards and is supported by your residents," Guterres told mayors in a
meeting last week.Full Story: Xinhua News Agency (China) (4/16)
United Nations
Rights experts challenge UK report on race
A report commissioned by authorities in the
UK on racial discrimination and injustice incorrectly concludes that a
person's race has less influence on their prospects than where they live,
their socioeconomic background, religion and culture, human rights experts
with the United Nations say. "In 2021, it is stunning to read a report on
race and ethnicity that repackages racist tropes and stereotypes into fact,
twisting data and misapplying statistics and studies into conclusory
findings and ad hominem attacks on people of African descent," a statement
from the group says.Full Story: The Guardian (London) (free registration)
(4/19)
a.. Don't politicize nonproliferation, Iran
warns UNSC
Tehran Times (Iran) (4/17)
Health & Development
Deputy UN chief: Pandemic is worsening
inequality
The ongoing pandemic is exacerbating global
inequality and will ultimately lead to a "more unequal world" if wealthy
countries don't step up support for developing regions, says United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. "The diverging world that we are
hurtling towards is a catastrophe for all of us," Mohammed advises.Full
Story: India Blooms News Service (4/16)
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The Associated Press (4/16)
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Botswana
Voice of America (4/18)
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month
Xinhua News Agency (China) (4/16)
Women & Girls
Deal aims to empower vulnerable women in
Jordan
UN Women has signed an agreement with the
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation that will see Italy fund a
program in Jordan aimed at empowering vulnerable and refugee women in the
country. The program will support 40,000 women and girls, offering them
education and employment opportunities, protection and social and civic
participation.Full Story: The Jordan Times (4/19)
Climate and Energy
Guterres urges US to set lofty climate goals
Authorities in the United States must set
aggressive goals for reducing carbon emissions to inspire other major
emitters to action, says United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
"My expectation is that the United States will be able to present a
reduction of emissions for 2030, in relation to 2010 levels, above 50%,"
Guterres says.Full Story: Reuters (4/19)
Peacekeeping and Security
UNSC hails Yemen peace plan as UNHCR issues
warning
A Saudi Arabian plan to end ongoing conflict
in Yemen and broker a political solution has drawn praise from members of
the United Nations Security Council, who are urging all parties in Yemen to
implement an immediate cease-fire and work with UN Special Envoy for Yemen
Martin Griffiths on a political settlement. The UN High Commissioner for
Refugees has advised that clashes in and around the city of Marib are
causing increased civilian casualties.Full Story: Voice of America (4/17),
Arab News (Saudi Arabia)/Saudi Press Agency (4/17)
a.. Aid operations in Nigeria's Borno
suspended amid rising attacks
Voice of America (4/16)
a.. International support needed for
"fragile" Libyan peace, UNHCR says
The Libya Observer (4/19)
a.. UNHCR warns of displacement risk as
violence spikes in D.R. Congo
Voice of America (4/17)
a.. Eritrea pledges troop withdrawal from
Ethiopia's Tigray
Reuters (4/17)
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period of 'positive change'Full Story: UN News (4/18)
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