| Welcome to the United Nations | | | | |
| UN News | | Global perspective Human stories | | | | | |
| Week in Review | 29 March 2025 | | | | | |
| Catch up on this week's must-read stories | | We ended the week with a grim reminder that whatever the level of geopolitical turmoil, mother nature can plunge whole countries into chaos in seconds, and often those least equipped to deal with it. Myanmar was struck on Friday by a huge quake, killing and injuring hundreds. The UN is despatching teams and resources to help with the aftermath across the region. Other man-made crisis continued to boil over, with the UN chief making an appeal this week for South Sudan's warring politicians to put down their weapons, and put the people first. In DR Congo, we landed an exclusive interview with UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO's head, Bintou Keita, on the complex and delicate path ahead to bring about a lasting ceasefire in the restive east. Each day in Gaza, the total Israeli blockade and return to all-out bombardment in a bid to root out Hamas continues to take a devastating toll on civilians with hundreds more killed this week – including many children. One of our videos from the Strip showed that it's not only bombs that are deadly, even playing in the rubble can see a young life cut brutally short. On a more hopeful note, major meetings this week saw problems related to climate change under the spotlight – but also solutions. While fast fashion is adding to global warming, just doubling the lifespan of what you wear could reduce emissions by 44 per cent. In Colombia, 47 million health workers and advocates signed a petition backing conference delegates demanding clean air be made a public health priority. At UN Headquarters in New York, we marked the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, and the associated crimes which for too long have gone "unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed," said the Secretary-General. In another week of huge economic uncertainty with Washington at the centre, we took a timely look at tariffs, consulting one UN expert who told us that if used effectively, they can help poorer countries nurture and develop their economies. | | | | | | | | |
| Tariffs: Job protectors or trade killers? | | The word "tariff" has been catapulted from the business pages to the headlines over the last few months, as major economies impose or threaten them on other nations. But tariffs are not just a blunt weapon to be used in geopolitical brinkmanship: they can, if used effectively, help poorer countries develop their economies. | | Read more | | | | | | 'Silence and erasure have no place' in a just society | | Growing up just a few blocks from the United Nations in New York City, Sarah Lewis was drawn to narratives that shape who belongs and who counts Рoften reflecting on what schools were neglecting to teach. An Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, Ms. Lewis is also the founder of the Vision & Justice programme there, which bridges research, art and culture to foster equity and justice. Speaking to UN News's Ana Carmo while at UN Headquarters to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Ms. Lewis highlighted the importance of education in the fight against racism, emphasizing that ignorance is a key enabler of racial injustice. | | Read more | | | | | | DR Congo: 'Everyone has to silence the guns': MONUSCO chief | | As violence escalates in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 looking to gain more territory, UN peacekeepers are working flat out to protect civilians amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. Speaking to UN News' J̩r̫me Bernard in New York, the chief of the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, outlined the mission's role in any ceasefire, protecting the displaced and confronting sexual violence and child recruitment. She also shared why Рdespite mounting pressure Рnow would be the wrong time to withdraw from the most volatile regions. | | Read more | | | | | | UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis | | The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended five years of civil war. | | Read more | | | | | | Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss | | Marking a decade of war in Yemen, Othman Belbeisi, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), highlights the resilience of its people, the deepening humanitarian crisis, and the urgent need for global action. | | Read more | | | | | | UN agency warns of 'surge' in AIDS deaths without US funding | | Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an additional 6.3 million people will die in the next four years, unless support is reinstated. | | Read more | | | | | | | | | |
No comments:
Post a Comment