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Rise in Anti-Asian Violence Troubling for U.N.

Kevin Seraaj - March 24, 2021

UN Spokesman Farhan Haq issued a statement on behalf of the UN this past Monday, March 22, decrying the global rise of violence against...

Environment

U.N. chief calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature’ and go carbon-free

Orlando Advocate - December 4, 2020

"Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a speech. By The Associated Press As an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires...

CoronaVirus

UN Agencies Warn of Global Hunger and Displacement ‘Surge’ From Coronavirus Pandemic

Common Dreams - November 10, 2020

"The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on health and human mobility threatens to roll back global commitments," said one official, "and hinder ongoing efforts...

News

UN Security Council to Meet in Emergency Session to Consider North Korean Launch at Japan

Kevin Seraaj - August 29, 2017

Yesterday, in its most provocative military move to date, North Korea launched without warning a missile that flew over the Japanese mainland. Japan was...