Geopolitics
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New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The first-ever United Nations World Data Forum is set to kick off in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15 January 2017, with the aim of increasing political and resource support for statistical capacity building worldwide. more
Central African Republic: UN-backed humanitarian plan aims to save 2.2 million lives

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and the United Nations humanitarian country team on Friday launched the nearly $400 million response ...

Amid progress in West Africa and the Sahel, UN envoy warns of region’s political challenges

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on the situation in West Africa and the Sahel region, a senior United Nations official cited a “rising tide of democ ...

'Cyprus can be symbol of hope' the world badly needs, says UN chief Guterres as conference opens

New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-supported conference on Cyprus opened in Geneva on Thursday, bringing together the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot leaders in a dia ...

Cyprus talks ‘on track’ ahead of international conference – UN envoy

New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): As the United Nations-facilitated talks on Cyprus went into their third day in Geneva ahead of an international conference tomorrow, the UN adviser on the ...

Top UN peacekeeping official pushes for endorsement of DR Congo political accord

New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): Addressing the Security Council, the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Wednesday urged the international community to push for a swift end ...

At Security Council, UN chief Guterres makes case for new efforts to build and sustain peace

New York, Jan 10 (Just Earth News): This morning, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will make his first address to the Security Council on conflict prevention and sustaini ...

Haiti: UN-supported supply system provides clean water to remote community

New York, Jan 10 (Just Earth News): A new drinking water distribution system, partly funded by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), is now providing safe water for t ...

In opinion piece, Secretary-General António Guterres shares new vision for UN

New York, Jan 10 (Just Earth News): In an opinion piece on Monday for Newsweek, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres outlined a vision for addressing the enormous challenges ...

After five years of ‘ruthless war’ in Syria, 2017 can be a year of diplomacy, says UN envoy

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): Looking back over the past month, which saw some of the most difficult challenges for humanitarian workers in Syria but which also witnessed evacuations of ...