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Release Of Five Staff Abducted Last Year In Yemen
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 7:39 am | UN News
The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year. The men – four national staff and a Bangladeshi citizen – were abducted in the southern governorate of ... More >>
‘Grim Prediction’ Now ‘Harsh Reality’ As Hunger Engulfs Over 20M In Sudan
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 7:35 am | UN News
Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has plunged 20.3 million people into severe acute hunger, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Of that figure, 6.3 million ... More >>
UN: Deal Reached With Syria To Reopen Main Border Crossing From Türkiye
Friday, 11 August 2023, 8:03 pm | UN News
A deal has been reached with the Government of Syria to reopen the main border crossing from Türkiye to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid. For the next six months, the Bab al-Hawa border crossing will be accessible and allow much-needed assistance ... More >>
Niger: Guterres Concerned About Health And Safety Of Detained President
Friday, 11 August 2023, 8:01 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has voiced concern about the reported “deplorable living conditions” of the President of Niger in arbitrary detention, his spokesperson said in a note to journalists published on Wednesday evening. President Mohamed Bazoum ... More >>
UN Condemns Killing Of Presidential Candidate In Ecuador
Friday, 11 August 2023, 10:08 am | UN News
The United Nations has strongly condemned the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador, urging authorities to investigate the crime. Fernando Villavicencio, 59, was shot dead after leaving a campaign rally at a school in the capital, Quito, ... More >>
Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Initiates Reactor Shutdown Following Water Leak
Friday, 11 August 2023, 10:05 am | UN News
The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine has begun transitioning one of its reactor units from a hot shutdown to a cold shutdown after a water leak was detected in one of its steam generators, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said ... More >>
De-escalate Tensions In Amhara, Ethiopia
Friday, 11 August 2023, 10:02 am | UN News
An international human rights body focused on Ethiopia has voiced deep concerns over the worsening security situation in the northwest of the country, particularly in the Amhara region. On 4 August, the Ethiopian Council of Ministers declared a ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Concludes Visit To Iraq
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 11:47 am | UN News
The UN rights chief concluded his first ever visit to Iraq, where he highlighted pressing human rights concerns, climate change impacts, and the need for reforms. He also called for the country’s leaders to be guided by the interests of the Iraqi ... More >>
Lewis Pugh's Epic Hudson Swim Highlights Importance Of River Health
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 11:44 am | UN News
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, is on a quest to swim the length of the iconic Hudson River in New York state to draw attention to the critical importance of healthy river ecosystems to oceans and the overall ... More >>
It’s Official: July 2023 Was The Warmest On Record, Says UN Weather Agency WMO
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 8:03 am | UN News
The global average temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record and likely for at least 120,000 years, the UN weather agency WMO and partners said on Tuesday. “The global average temperature for July 2023 is confirmed to be the highest on ... More >>
‘Increasingly Brazen’ War Crimes Evident In Myanmar, Reports Independent Mechanism
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:57 am | UN News
The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) on Tuesday revealed compelling evidence of the country’s military and affiliate militias engaging in more frequent and audacious war crimes and crimes against humanity. These include indiscriminate ... More >>
UNICEF Laments Deaths Of Pregnant Mother And Toddler In Mediterranean Shipwreck
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:41 am | UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for safer legal paths to migration following the latest tragic attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. A pregnant woman and a young child died when two boats carrying scores of migrants ... More >>
UNHCR Warns Of Deteriorating Health Conditions In Sudan
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:36 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, issued a warning on Tuesday that health conditions are rapidly deteriorating in Sudan, where conflict has uprooted four million people. “As many families have been on the move for weeks, with very little food and medicine, ... More >>
Russian Attacks Continue To Affect World’s Most Vulnerable
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 9:24 am | UN News
Attacks against Ukrainian port infrastructure are not isolated and with Russia’s termination of the Black Sea Initiative, are impacting global food prices and affecting the most vulnerable people, a UN spokesperson said on Monday. Farhan Haq, Deputy ... More >>
Haiti: ‘Unimaginable Violence’ Against Women, Children, Reports UNICEF
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 7:22 am | UN News
Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens, especially women and children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing reports of an “alarming spike” in kidnapping ... More >>
UN-backed Project Boosts Early Warning Services In The Caribbean
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 7:16 am | UN News
Caribbean countries have been equipped to better prepare for hurricanes and other hazards following the conclusion of a three-and-a-year project to strengthen weather, water and climate services, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported ... More >>
Nurturing Future Generations Through Breastfeeding
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 6:42 pm | UN News
Christine, her son, and her mother are among 100,000 refugees, mostly women and children, living in a camp in northwestern Uganda, served by the World Food Programme ( WFP ) and its partners, which are providing critical assistance to breastfeeding ... More >>
First Person: Rising Above Floods In Viet Nam
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 6:39 pm | UN News
A man living in Viet Nam has been explaining how his community has learnt to adapt to and mitigate the effects of devastating flooding caused by tropical storms. Extreme weather between October and November of 2020, highlighted the vulnerability of the ... More >>
UNRWA Appeals For Peace At Palestine Refugee Camp In Lebanon
Friday, 4 August 2023, 8:07 am | UN News
Thirteen people have been killed and more than 60 injured in four days of deadly violence at the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, a senior UN official in the country said on Thursday. The fighting between Palestinian armed groups at Ein ... More >>
Ceasefire Between Government & ELN in Colombia
Friday, 4 August 2023, 8:03 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General congratulated the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) on the start of their bilateral ceasefire which entered into force on Thursday, his spokesperson said in a statement. The six-month truce between ... More >>
