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FILED - 19 January 2020, Berlin: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrive at the Federal Chancellery. Some two months after the start of the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to receive UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Moscow on Tuesday. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

UN Secretary General Guterres to meet Putin for talks on Ukraine

The Nomad Today 4/26/22

Recently, pressure has grown on Guterres to take a more active role in ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

14 April 2022, United Kingdom, Kent: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dover member of parliament Natalie Elphicke and John Craig, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff to the Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group at Royal Navy, stand overlooking the channel in Dover. Photo: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION

UN: Britain's Rwanda migration policy breaches international law

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/15/22

The government announced this week it plans to provide failed asylum seekers, including those crossing the Channel in small boats, with a one-way ticket to Rwanda, where they will have the right to…

04 April 2022, Ukraine, Bucha: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the town of Bucha in Kyiv Region, where mass killings of civilians occurred during the occupation by Russian troops. Photo: -/ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Zelensky proposes to exclude Russia from the UN Security Council

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/5/22

"Ukraine needs peace, Europe needs peace and world needs peace," he said

World

UNITED NATIONS

Angela Merkel rejects job offer from UN chief Guterres

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/19/22

Merkel had revealed very little in public about her plans after leaving the chancellery

Betting football money bank note by Pixabay.

Lifestyle

SPORTS

UN sees growing risk of sports manipulation due to betting

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/9/21

The development is exacerbated by the fact that criminal organizations use the betting business to launder money, the UN says

19 October 2021, United Kingdom, Windsor: Queen Elizabeth II and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson meet attendees during a reception for delegates of the Global Investment Conference at Windsor Castle. Photo: Alastair Grant/PA Wire/dpa.

World

UK

Britain's Queen Elizabeth cancels visit to UN climate summit

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/27/21

The 95-year-old monarch was due to travel to Scotland for the high-profile UN conference on Monday 1 November

27 May 2021, Palestinian Territories, Khan Yunis City: Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip, attends a military parade rally by Hamas military wing 'Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades'. Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

UN to investigate possible war crimes during Israel-Gaza escalation

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/28/21

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Israel's actions, along with the rocket attacks on Israel by Islamist Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.

16 August 2020, Mexico, Mexico City: Feminist activists hold placards as they march to protest against sexist violence and discrimination against women in Mexico City. Photo: Berenice Fregoso/dpa.

World

REPORT

UN: Millions of women cannot make decisions about their own bodies

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/14/21

Information from 57 countries, most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, revealed that only around half of adolescent girls and women can make decisions "that underpin bodily autonomy and integrity."

Woman well being welbeing exercise by Minna Hamalainen

Finland

UN REPORT

Despite pandemic, Finland retains title as world's happiest country

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/19/21

Finland was one of 23 surveyed countries that had a female head of government. They "have tended to favour making policy with overall well-being as the objective, and this makes suppressing…

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: @Haavisto/Twitter.

Finland

UN

Foreign Minister Haavisto met with UN Secretary-General Guterres

The Nomad Today 2/23/21

Haavisto and Guterres held a discussion on the crisis in Ethiopia.

FILED - A Senegalese soldier works near Goma, in the Congo, in 2015, while with a UN mission. The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed during a visit to a volatile part of the country in a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

World

AFRICA

Italian ambassador to Congo killed in ambush on UN convoy

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/22/21

Luca Attanasio, 43, was shot in the stomach and later died of his injuries in a UN hospital in Goma.

Finland

CAMPAIGN

Finland seeks membership of UN Human Rights Council

The Nomad Today 2/15/21

The election will take place at the UN General Assembly in October 2021.

Video

Finland for the UN Human Rights Council

The Nomad Today 2/15/21

Video: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

18 January 2021, India, Kolkata: Women of All India Kisan Sangarsh Coordination Committee hold lanterns and placards as they take part in a rally on the Women's farmers day, in support of the ongoing farmers protests against the government's new agriculture laws. Photo: Debarchan Chatterjee/ZUMA Wire/dpa

Finland

INTERNATIONAL AID

Finland grants 5 million to female entrepreneurs in developing countries

The Nomad Today 1/21/21

The agreement was signed on 18 January 2021 in Geneva.

A view of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. Photo: Pixabay.

World

WORLD

Visit to Taiwan by US envoy to the UN cancelled due to transition

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/13/21

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, was originally to meet with President Tasi Ing-wen and foreign minister Joseph Wu on Thursday.

29 September 2020, US, New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, delivers a press statement during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/dpa.

World

BIODIVERSITY CRISIS

UN chief: humans must stop 'waging war on nature' to avoid diseases

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/30/20

"Degradation of nature is not purely an environmental issue - it spans economics, health, social justice and human rights," Antonio Guterres says.

Video

President Niinistö addresses UN General Assembly's 75th session

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

Video by United Nations.

FILED - 18 February 2017, Bavaria, Munich: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof. In his message on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, Guterres said, "The crime of enforced disappearance is spread all over the world. We see new cases almost daily, At the same time, the excruciating pain of old cases remains acute, as The fate of thousands of the disappeared remains unknown Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa.

Coronavirus

FOR VACCINES

UN chief calls for 35 billion dollars for coronavirus research drive

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/10/20

The ACT project was launched at a Brussels donor conference in May. It advocates for the fair distribution of future vaccines to developing as well as developed countries.