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Sri Lanka: Devastating Crisis For Children, A ‘Cautionary Tale’ For South Asia
Saturday, 27 August 2022, 5:19 am | UN News
Staple foods have become unaffordable, warned UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei on Friday, who pointed out that severe malnutrition in crisis-wracked Sri Lanka was already among the highest in the region. The alert from ... More >>
Ethiopia: Massive Fuel Theft Puts WFP Operations In Tigray At Risk
Friday, 26 August 2022, 6:15 am | UN News
The robbery of over half a million tonnes of fuel from the World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia’s Tigray region will make it impossible to continue operations that support millions of hungry people, the UN agency said on Thursday. Armed men ... More >>
Afghanistan: UNHCR Alarm Over Forced Refugee Returns From Tajikistan
Friday, 26 August 2022, 6:12 am | UN News
On Thursday, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned of the danger faced by Afghan refugees who continue to be detained and deported from Tajikistan, reiterating that it’s illegal to force those fleeing persecution back to their homeland. In the ... More >>
Russia’s War With Ukraine Needs To End, UN’s Bachelet Urges Vladimir Putin
Friday, 26 August 2022, 6:11 am | UN News
UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to end the country’s war against Ukraine, while also calling for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to be immediately demilitarized. Speaking to journalists in Geneva ... More >>
‘Comprehensive’ Solution Needed To End Mass Displacement Of Rohingya
Friday, 26 August 2022, 5:43 am | UN News
It’s been five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape a brutal military crackdown. The UN chief on Thursday called on the international community to find “comprehensive, durable and inclusive solutions” ... More >>
Guterres Underlines Need For Peace As Ukraine Marks Six Months Of ‘Senseless War’
Friday, 26 August 2022, 5:40 am | UN News
The “senseless war” in Ukraine is now six months old, with no end in sight, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday, repeating his ongoing appeal for peace. The “sad and tragic milestone” coincided with Ukraine's ... More >>
UN Steps Up Post-COVID Support In Africa; Battles Cholera In Malawi
Friday, 26 August 2022, 5:38 am | UN News
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday a new drive to find ways of revamping the African region’s health systems. “The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the fragility of our continent’s ... More >>
WHO Supports DR Congo Authorities As Ebola Resurges In Volatile East
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 6:25 am | UN News
Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of a case in the restive eastern province of North Kivu, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday, citing authorities in the country. The case concerns a ... More >>
Myanmar: 5 Years Since Rohingya Mass Exodus, UNHCR Urges Solutions
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 6:24 am | UN News
This week marks five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled military persecution from Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, appealing to the international community for greater support. “ ... More >>
Stand In ‘Firm Solidarity’ With Victims Of Violence Based On Religion Or Belief, Urges UN Chief
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 6:51 am | UN News
On the International Day for victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief, commemorated on Monday, the UN chief reiterated his staunch support for those who have suffered. During the day set aside to honour the victims who have lost their ... More >>
Nearly 1,000 Children Killed Or Injured In Ukraine But Real Number Likely Higher: UNICEF
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 6:50 am | UN News
Nearly 1,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday, underscoring the urgent need for peace. “Once again, as in all wars, the reckless decisions of adults are ... More >>
Guterres: World Humanitarian Day Salutes ‘The Best Of Humanity’
Monday, 22 August 2022, 5:37 am | UN News
The hundreds of thousands of aid workers globally who dedicate their lives to assist people in need represent “the best in humanity”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his video message to mark World Humanitarian Day on Friday. “Far ... More >>
WHO Recommends Two New Lifesaving Medicines To Treat Ebola
Monday, 22 August 2022, 5:36 am | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola medicines, in its first guidelines on the viral disease, published on Friday. The recommendation follows review and analysis of clinical trials for ... More >>
The World Health Organization Steps Up Assistance To Flood-ravaged Yemen
Friday, 19 August 2022, 6:04 am | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has provided emergency assistance , in an urgent response to the needs of communities affected by floods in Yemen, the UN agency said on Wednesday. In addition to health and laboratory supplies, it has supported specialized ... More >>
UN Agriculture Agency Helps Protect Against Threat Of Locust In Yemen
Friday, 19 August 2022, 6:03 am | UN News
Following heavy widespread rains in Yemen, the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) remains on high alert as the threat of desert locust emergence looms, the UN agency said on Wednesday. To avert losses triggered by the voracious pest, FAO ... More >>
South Sudan: ‘Urgent Collective Efforts’ Needed In Most Dangerous Humanitarian Situation
Friday, 19 August 2022, 5:59 am | UN News
On the eve of World Humanitarian Day , the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, called on Thursday for joint action to address the aid crisis in the country and end attacks against civilians and humanitarian workers. “It takes a village ... More >>
WFP: First Ukrainian Humanitarian Grain Shipment Leaves For Horn Of Africa
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 6:46 pm | UN News
The first vessel transporting Ukrainian wheat grain to support humanitarian operations run by the World Food Programme (WFP) has left the port of Yuzhny, also known as Pivdennyi, the UN agency reported on Tuesday. The MV Brave Commander departed with ... More >>
UN HIV/AIDS Advocate And ‘proud Champion’ Of Women Dies At 92
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 6:45 pm | UN News
Nafis Sadik, who died on Monday at the age 92 was the first woman to ever head one of the UN’s major voluntarily funded programmes and leaves a rich legacy of contributions to women’s health and rights. “She consistently called attention to the importance ... More >>
Amidst Military Rule, UN Envoy Travels To Myanmar For First Time
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 6:43 pm | UN News
UN special envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer travelled for the first time to the country since she was appointed last October. The visit follows the Security Council ’s latest call for an end to the violence and unimpeded humanitarian access to ... More >>
Mali: Security Situation Deteriorates, Human Rights Concerns Rise
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 6:30 am | UN News
UN troop rotations in the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resumed on Monday with a new approval mechanism one month after the ruling junta suspended troop rotations and accused 49 Ivorian soldiers of entering the country without permission on 10 ... More >>
