NEWS UN chief pledges to keep ‘memories alive’ of those who died in service during 2020 5 years ago The United Nations paused on Thursday to honour 336 personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020: the highest number ever in a single year. Read the full story, “UN chief pledges to keep ‘memories alive’ of those who died in service during 2020”, on globalissues.org → Continue Reading Previous: How West African Leaders Can Tackle Youth and Gender InequitiesNext: UN launches key initiative to protect seafarers’ human rights amid COVID-19 crisis Related Stories World News in Brief: Refugee funding, US migration policy triggers ‘cascade’ of rights violations, world forests report, restorative justice in Colombia NEWS World News in Brief: Refugee funding, US migration policy triggers ‘cascade’ of rights violations, world forests report, restorative justice in Colombia webmaster 8 hours ago From energy crisis to energy transition: How renewables are reshaping energy security NEWS From energy crisis to energy transition: How renewables are reshaping energy security webmaster 8 hours ago Sudan tells UN: No imposed solutions to country’s conflict NEWS Sudan tells UN: No imposed solutions to country’s conflict webmaster 8 hours ago ‘Ballot must replace the bullets’, South Sudan tells General Assembly ahead of elections NEWS ‘Ballot must replace the bullets’, South Sudan tells General Assembly ahead of elections webmaster 8 hours ago DPR Korea tells UN its nuclear status is ‘irreversible’, rejects outside pressure NEWS DPR Korea tells UN its nuclear status is ‘irreversible’, rejects outside pressure webmaster 8 hours ago UN leaders renew push to defeat racism, 25 years after Durban NEWS UN leaders renew push to defeat racism, 25 years after Durban webmaster 8 hours ago