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UN calls to build future with zero net emissions

Published on: September 8, 2021
13:23

Buenos Aires, Sep 8(Prensa Latina) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for joint actions to overcome stagnation and build a future with zero net emissions, at a summit on climate action hosted by Argentina.

UN adopts preventive measures for elections in Iraq

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:12

Baghdad, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Wednesday began to take preventive measures prior to the parliamentary elections to be held on October 10 in this country.

UN chief calls on all countries to do more to improve air quality

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:09

United Nations, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Tuesday called on all nations to do more to improve air quality and identify pollution sources.

UN chief warns about global temperature rise

Published on: September 7, 2021
07:31

United Nations, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The planet is dangerously close to reaching the internationally agreed threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius of temperature increase, the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres warned on Monday.

Global AIDS treatment roll-out has saved millions of lives

Published on: September 7, 2021
07:30

United Nations, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Thanks to treatments for people living with HIV/AIDS, global deaths from this disease have recently decreased, according to the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

UN criticizes Israel for demolition of Palestinian infrastructure

Published on: September 4, 2021
12:46

Ramallah, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli army demolished 126 Palestinian structures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in July, the second highest number so far this year, a UN agency denounced on Saturday.

Over 12 million Afghans have no food security

Published on: September 4, 2021
11:51

United Nations, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) A third of the Afghan population, over 12 million people, are acutely food insecure and their situation is expected to be greatly worsened by the drought, the UN reported on Friday.

Syria protests to the UN for repeated aggressions by Israel

Published on: September 3, 2021
15:05

Damascus, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Syria's Foreign Ministry requested today the United Nations (UN) to condemn and immediately stop the repeated air attacks by Israel against its national territory.

Haiti: Over half million children at risk of waterborne diseases

Published on: September 3, 2021
07:31

United Nations, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Around 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now facing the possible re-emergence of waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Friday.

UN calls on the Taliban to include women in new Afghan government

Published on: September 2, 2021
07:10

United Nations, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) UN Women Acting Executive Director Pramila Patten called on the Taliban leadership to include women in the upcoming Afghanistan´s government, which remains to be defined.

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