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Security Council Debates Weapon Transfers To Ukraine
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:41 am | UN News
The transfer of arms to Ukraine was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Thursday in the latest meeting convened by Russia to address the issue. More >>
Ethiopia Landslides: Death Toll Rises As UN Supports Response
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:37 am | UN News
A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week and is supporting the response. More >>
WHO To Send One Million Polio Vaccines To Gaza To Protect Children
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:29 am | UN News
The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the discovery of the highly infectious disease in sewage samples. More >>
UN Urges Peace And Respect For Olympic Truce As The Summer Games Begin
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:08 am | UN News
As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics get underway in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for global respect of the Olympic Truce – a custom of halting all hostilities from before to after the Games. More >>
New ECOSOC President To Focus On Safe Migration, AI For Sustainable Development
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
A veteran Canadian politician and diplomat was on Thursday elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which lies at the centre of the Organization’s efforts to advance sustainable development More >>
The Heat Is On: We Must Rise To The Challenge Of Rising Temperatures, Urges UN Chief
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:59 am | UN News
The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues unabated. More >>
Rights Chief ‘Horrified’ At Deadly PNG Violence, Lebanon-israel ‘Knife Edge’, Sudan Refugees Suffer Sexual Violence
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:01 am | UN News
Recent attacks on three villages in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, resulted in at least 26 deaths - including 16 children – an event that has left UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk “horrified”, he said in a statement ... More >>
UNICEF Chief Calls For Urgent Security Reset In Gaza Amid ‘New Horrors’
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 7:24 am | UN News
The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement in the security situation in Gaza, where dangerous operating conditions and attacks against humanitarian workers continue to hamper aid delivery to communities ... More >>
UN-backed Refugee Athletes Named As Olympic Flag Bearers
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:35 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al Ghotany, the athletes chosen as flag bearers for the Olympic Games which start on Friday in Paris, who will be proudly bear the banner of the International ... More >>
UN Experts Condemn Sentencing Of Journalists In Russia
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:30 am | UN News
Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a “threatening message” to all journalists. More >>
UN And Partners Launch Emergency Appeal To Address Severe Drought In Malawi
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:25 am | UN News
UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in the country stricken by drought that has decimated harvests and sent hunger levels soaring. More >>
The World Must Look To South America’s Success In Reducing Hunger
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:10 am | UN News
Each year, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Wednesday, provides an update on the global progress or setbacks in achieving the 2030 goal of zero hunger. More >>
Rising Heat In Europe And Central Asia Killing Almost 400 Children A Year: UNICEF
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:04 am | UN News
Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday. More >>
Fight Against Global Hunger Set Back 15 Years, Warns UN Report
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 3:59 am | UN News
Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going hungry in 2023, equivalent to one in 11 people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the ... More >>
Sudan War: Nearly 26 Million Going Hungry Due To Rising Food Prices, Access Challenges
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 9:29 am | UN News
Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday, citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA. More >>
Where Do I Go Now, Ask Gazans Uprooted By New Israeli Evacuation Orders
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:08 am | UN News
Gazans uprooted by the Israeli military’s latest evacuation orders have fled their shelters and homes “running for their lives”, with barely any belongings and little idea where they will end up, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. More >>
Middle East: ‘One Rash Move Could Trigger A Catastrophe’
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 10:00 am | UN News
A recent surge in cross-border deadly attacks risks escalating violence across the Middle East and requires immediate de-escalation efforts, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Monday. More >>
Forests Face Increasing Risk Of Wildfires And Pests Due To Climate Change
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 9:08 am | UN News
The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released Monday. More >>
UN Commission Of Inquiry Accepts ICJ Opinion, Continued Attacks In Ukraine, Improved Neurological Medicines Access
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 8:30 am | UN News
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent advisory opinion declaring Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory ... More >>
UN Special Envoy Warns Of Escalation Risk In Syria
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 7:57 am | UN News
The threat of regional conflict affecting Syria has not abated, particularly in the face of recent Israeli strikes on the war-torn country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Monday. More >>
