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• Inclusive peace in Afghanistan means ‘women at the centre’ urges UN deputy chief in Kabul

  2019-07-21

  The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts to forge a durable peace, and a truly inclusive political process where women’s voices are truly heard. 

• Top UN sustainable development forum closes with galvanized effort toward ‘empowerment, inclusiveness and equality’

  2019-07-20

  In closing the High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday, President Inga Rhonda King assured participants that the session had contributed significantly to advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

• ‘Firmly united’ Security Council can bolster Colombia’s efforts to secure lasting peace, says UN envoy

  2019-07-19

  The Colombian peace process is an outstanding example of how much support the United Nations can provide when the Security Council is ‘firmly united’, a senior UN envoy said on Friday, calling for the 15-member body’s continued commitment as the country works to overcome secure lasting peace. 

• First men on the moon ‘came in peace’ to UN Headquarters ‘for all mankind’

  2019-07-19

  As the world remembers Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the “giant leap for mankind” made by all those involved in the pioneering Apollo 11 space programme, we take a look back at the visit made by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, to UN Headquarters in New York, just a few weeks after their historic mission. 

• Friday’s Daily Brief: solidarity with Japan, call for DR Congo support, family-friendly workplaces, hottest June ever, Venezuela and Afghanistan updates

  2019-07-19

  In today’s Daily Brief: UN stands in solidarity with Japan; avoid panic over DR Congo Ebola emergency; ‘transformative shift’ needed towards family-friendly work policies; hottest June EVER; Venezuelan migrant dangers; stop targeting Afghanistan civilians call.

• ‘Indiscriminate blasts’ in civilian areas ‘must stop’, UN mission in Afghanistan stresses 

  2019-07-19

  The “deliberate targeting of educational facilities” during armed conflict is “a war crime”, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Friday after a bomb detonated near the entrance to Kabul University, in the country’s capital. 

• Zimbabwe: Droughts leave millions food insecure, UN food agency scales up assistance 

  2019-07-19

  Severe drought has rendered more than a third of rural households in Zimbabwe – or around 3.5 million people – dangerously food insecure, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) revealed on Friday. 

• Don’t panic, support DR Congo in fight against deadly Ebola virus, UN health agency urges

  2019-07-19

  Ebola virus is just one challenge among many facing communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, reiterating an appeal for the international community to show support and solidarity for its people. 

• UN stands in solidarity with Japan following deadly arson attack at leading animation studio in Kyoto

  2019-07-19

  UN chief António Guterres said on Friday he was “deeply saddened” at the death of at least 33 people inside a popular Japanese animation studio, in the city of Kyoto, following an arson attack that constitutes one of the worst mass-killings in the nation’s history. 

• UNICEF urges ‘transformative shift’ in family-friendly work policies to reap ‘huge’ benefits

  2019-07-19

  Because the “earliest years” of life are the most crucial, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published a list of new family-friendly policy recommendations on Friday it says will likely reap “huge” benefits.

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