Yemen in 'imminent danger' of world's worst famine in decades: UN
AFP - United States - 20/11/2020
War-torn Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen in decades, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
“In the absence of immediate action, millions of lives may be lost,” Guterres said of the country that has endured a…
UN asks Colombia to ‘guarantee peace’ and implement agreement with FARC
IstoÉ - Brazil - 30/10/2020
UN undersecretary Amina Mohammed on Thursday asked the Colombian government to “guarantee peace” and implement the agreement signed in 2016 with the then FARC guerrilla, especially with regard to the role of women in the re-incorporation of former combatants.
The…
António Guterres: “Pandemic is a test that the international community is failing”
Lusa - Portugal - 17/10/2020
The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the “fragility” of the world and is being “a great challenge” for everyone, but unfortunately it is “a test” that the international community “is failing”, the secretary general of the UN, António Guterres.
“The…
'Enough is enough': China attacks US at Security Council
AFP - United States - 24/09/2020
China on Thursday lashed out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting over its criticism on the coronavirus, with its envoy declaring, “Enough is enough!”
Two days after President Donald Trump used his annual address to the General Assembly to attack…
UN wants sanctions for those who disturb the political order in Guinea-Bissau
Lusa - Guinea-Bissau - 01/09/2020
UN Secretary-General António Guterres admitted the possibility of imposing sanctions on people who are disturbing the constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau and called for the creation of a group of experts to analyze the situation on the ground.
The recommendation is…
Washington advances at UN with procedures to renew sanctions against Iran
Lusa - USA - 21/08/2020
The United States formally activated a controversial and uncertain procedure on Thursday at the UN to demand the restoration of international sanctions against Iran, accused of violating the 2015 agreement on the Iranian nuclear program.
In a letter, the American…
UN official accuses industry of abandoning malaria patients
Jornal de Angola - 08/05/2020
The UN official responsible for the fight against malaria today accused the pharmaceutical industry of abandoning the carriers of this disease to produce tests for the new coronavirus, leading to the interruption of treatments that can unprotect half a million people.
The…
World economic paralysis can trigger "hunger pandemic"
ISTOÉ - Brasil - 22/04/2020
The United Nations warned on Tuesday (21) that the pandemic of the new coronavirus could cause hunger in countries already vulnerable with the paralysis of trade and the shock in the financial markets.
Almost half of Mozambican children are malnourished. In Angola there are 30%
Lusa - Portugal - 21/04/2020
Chronic malnutrition affects 43% of children under five in Mozambique and 30% of children of the same age in Angola, according to the Global Report 2020 on Food Crises.
300,000 Africans could die as a result of Covid-19
O País - Angola - 18/04/2020
The Covid-19 pandemic will kill at least 300,000 Africans and risk leading 29 million to extreme poverty…
