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September 19, 2020
‘Substantive’ talks on new constitution bring hope of forging path out of Syria’s near decade-long conflict
GENEVA — While deep distrust persists among warring parties in Syria, a “faint but real ray of hope” emerged with the convening in Geneva of the Constitutional Committee after a nine-month hiatus, the top UN envoy helping chart a path out of the near decade-long conflict, told the Security Council on Friday.Geir O. Pedersen, special envoy for Syria, said the third round of discussions, held in August, were mostly substantive ...
September 19, 2020
COVID-19 illustrates ‘woefully under prepared’ world — Tedros
GENEVA — Despite efforts to break the global cycle of panic and neglect seen throughout multiple disease outbreaks, the UN health agency chief said on Friday that the new coronavirus has shown that the world was “woefully under prepared”.Although the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank set up the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) two years ago to break the cycle, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media ...
September 19, 2020
UN, partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism
GENEVA — Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the world’s top athletes met virtually on Friday to underline the role that sport can play in combating violent extremism and radicalization.Sport is synonymous with values such as tolerance, respect and team work, and aligns with the UN’s founding goal of creating a better world for all, the head of the organization’s Office of ...
September 19, 2020
Belarus crisis under the spotlight at Human Rights Council
GENEVA — The Belarus government should end “violent crackdowns” and “increasing repression” against protesters who are still contesting the result of last month's Presidential elections, UN deputy rights chief Nada Al Nashif told the Human Rights Council on Friday.At the end of a memorable day of back-and-forth discussions between the Council President and delegations — featuring more than a dozen points of order by delegations who questioned the right of ...
September 19, 2020
An uncertain future for migrant workers, in a post-pandemic world
GENEVA — The COVID-19 pandemic has largely put a freeze on migration. But will the movement of people recover once the current crisis is over? In an interview with UN News, Gary Rynhart, a senior official at the UN labor agency, ILO, explains why a return to “normal” is unlikely, and migrants will probably face a very different job market.Rynhart: When COVID-19 spread around the world, many migrants were shipped ...
September 19, 2020
No evidence of Hezbollah explosives stores: France
PARIS — France’s foreign ministry on Friday said there was no evidence to suggest Lebanon’s Hezbollah was storing chemicals to make explosives in France after a senior US official said the group had set up caches in Europe since 2012.Speaking on Thursday, Nathan Sales, the US State Department’s coordinator for counterterrorism, accused the Iran-backed group of smuggling and storing chemicals, including ammonium nitrate, from Belgium to France, Greece, Italy, Spain ...
September 19, 2020
Britain entering second wave of coronavirus, Johnson warns
LONDON — Britain is entering the second wave of coronavirus, warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday as he prepared to impose sweeping nationwide measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country.The British premier said he did not "want to go into bigger lockdown measures" but that tighter social distancing rules might be necessary.According to BBC, a new three-tiered set of restrictions is being considered.The plan would aim ...
September 18, 2020
Greek authorities issue warning for 'rare extreme weather phenomenon'
ATHENS — Greece is bracing to be hit by a rare Mediterranean cyclone. A "deep barometric low" is expected to start on Thursday afternoon in the west, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said in a statement.The cyclone, named Ianos, should come close to the Greek western coastal area by Friday morning, according to the European Storm Forecast Experiment (ESTOFEX).Maximum sustained winds were near 90 km/h on Thursday with higher ...
September 18, 2020
EU plans for health union to boost pandemic preparedness
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans for a European Health Union earlier this week to help better prepare the bloc for future pandemics.Speaking at the European Parliament in Brussels, von der Leyen told MEPs that now was the time to "build a stronger European Health Union".The announcement comes as the continent still struggles with the largest public health crisis in generations. But what does a ...
September 18, 2020
Reversing land degradation can ‘pre-empt and manage’ conflicts
NEW YORK — To help prevent conflicts and at the same time protect the planet, “we all must tackle environmental degradation,” a top UN official told the Security Council on Thursday.In a virtual briefing on the humanitarian impact of continued degradation, peace and security, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Ibrahim Thiaw, reminded the Council that environmental protection was vital for “our health, our wealth ...
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