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Officials highlight link between conflict
and hunger
Around 34 million people living in regions
of conflict and instability are facing famine this year, a situation that
will only drive greater conflicts in crisis zones like Yemen, the Democratic
Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Syria, United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told UN Security Council members at a
meeting on hunger and insecurity this week. Conflict and instability left
more than 88 million people facing acute hunger at the end of 2020 -- a 20%
increase over the previous year, said World Food Programme Executive
Director David Beasley.Full Story: Voice of America (3/11), The Gulf Today
(United Arab Emirates) (3/12)
United Nations
OHCHR seeks action as Syria conflict reaches
10-year mark
United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights Michelle Bachelet this week urged countries to accelerate trials of
individuals accused of war crimes in Syria as the conflict in the country
reached the 10-year mark. "It is impossible to fully fathom the extent of
the devastation in Syria, but its people have endured some of the greatest
crimes the world has witnessed this century," says UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres, who asserts a state of "living nightmare" persists in the
country.Full Story: Reuters (3/11), Voice of America (3/10)
a.. Coalition of 16 countries and Palestine
forms against unilateralism
Reuters (3/11)
Health & Development
Pandemic has reversed progress for children
worldwide
School closures caused by the coronavirus
have affected 247 million children around the world, setting back progress
toward education goals and increasing the threats of abuse, depression,
child marriage, poverty and hunger, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
said as the world marked the first year since the World Health Organization
declared a pandemic. The pandemic has also reversed progress made toward
ending child labor -- a situation that must be addressed, say United Nations
Resident Coordinator in Turkey Alvaro Rodriguez and Numan Ozcan of the
International Labour Organization.Full Story: Daily Sabah (Turkey)/Agence
France-Presse (3/11), The Times of India (3/12), Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
(3/12)
a.. Guterres reiterates push for vaccines as
"global public good"
The Associated Press (3/12)
a.. Official likens Haiti crisis to S.
Sudan, Central African Republic
Voice of America (3/11)
Women & Girls
Report: Gender parity in leadership 130
years away
The world is still 130 years away from
achieving gender parity at the highest levels of political leadership if
current trends continue, a report from United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres says. Guterres has pledged to promote gender equality at
the UN and has achieved an equal ratio of men and women among senior
leadership, but a woman is yet to hold the position of
Secretary-General.Full Story: Inter Press Service (3/12)
a.. UNESCO: 73% of female journalists face
online violence
Rappler (Philippines) (3/11)
a.. Pandemic disruptions to contraception
caused 1.4M unplanned pregnancies
Thomson Reuters Foundation (3/11)
Climate and Energy
UNEP: Pandemic recovery efforts not focused
on greening
Only 18% of the $14.6 trillion the world's
50 largest economies have allocated to pandemic recovery efforts are going
toward sustainable projects such as greening efforts, low carbon energy
projects and environmentally friendly transportation infrastructure, a
report from the United Nations Environment Programme and the Oxford
University Economic Recovery Project says. "Humanity is facing a pandemic,
an economic crisis, and an ecological breakdown -- we can't afford to lose
on any front," says UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.Full Story: The
Guardian (London) (free registration) (3/10), Down To Earth (3/12)
a.. UNDRR chief: Delays in risk prevention
cost lives
Thomson Reuters Foundation (3/10)
Peacekeeping and Security
Ongoing Myanmar violence draws escalating UN
alarm
There is growing evidence that military
forces in Myanmar are committing crimes against humanity, using violence
against citizens on the streets and in their homes, detaining hundreds and
reportedly killing at least 70 people, says United Nations rights expert
Thomas Andrews. The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the violence
in the country, voicing concern over arbitrary restrictions and detentions
and urging respect for democratic institutions and processes.Full Story: The
Associated Press (3/11), Asian News International (India) (3/11)
a.. UN chief welcomes progress on Libyan
government, urges cooperation
Arab News (Saudi Arabia) (3/11)
a.. UN seeks dialogue amid Senegal riots
over opposition leader's arrest
Prensa Latina (Cuba) (3/10)
UN News
Highlights from the United Nations
Department of Global Communications
You can't just walk in and start taking
pictures: War photographer on Yemen crisisFull Story: UN News (3/12)
UN Dispatch
Commentary and coverage on the UN and
UN-related issues
"Inside the Drive to Create a 'Global Fund'
for Public Interest Journalism"Full Story: UN Dispatch (3/11)
Quote of the Day
We will not be able to face today's
challenges if we continue to exclude large portions of the population from
leadership and decision-making. We need equality of opportunity and equal
rights for all.
#StandUp4HumanRights
@mbachelet
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