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Thousands Escape To Uganda Following Violent Clashes In DR Congo
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 8:36 pm | UN News
Recent violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have forced thousands to escape to neighbouring Uganda, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday. UNHCR , together with the Ugandan Government and partners, is assisting ... More >>
Resintech Bhd Proposes Bonus Share And Warrant Issues
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 8:35 pm | UN News
- 1 for 3 bonus issue with 1 for 2 free warrants - Company to reward shareholders while aiming to improve trading liquidity and strengthen capital base KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Resintech Berhad (7232; RESINTC), a fully integrated ... More >>
UN Chief Calls For Greater Inclusion, Marking World Autism Awareness Day
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 8:33 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted the need for greater support for people with autism, particularly at the community-level. In his message to mark World Autism Awareness Day on Saturday, 2 April, the UN chief revealed how the COVID-19 ... More >>
‘Unbox Me’ Campaign Gives Visibility To Lives Of Transgender Children
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 8:24 pm | UN News
A new UN initiative aims to promote greater inclusion and acceptance of transgender children, and to advocate for their rights. The Unbox Me campaign was launched by UNAIDS ahead of the International Transgender Day of Visibility, observed this ... More >>
What You Need To Know About Polkadot (DOT) In 2022
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 8:22 pm | UN News
SINGAPORE, Apr 1, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - 2021 was a huge year for the cryptocurrency market, with huge strides in growth and adoption of digital assets, NFTs, and blockchain worldwide. It was also an incredible year for Moonstake as we rose the top rankings ... More >>
South Sudan: $1.7 Billion Plan Launched To Meet Humanitarian Needs
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 8:20 pm | UN News
The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan ( HRP ) for South Sudan, to meet the needs of some 6.8 million vulnerable people this year. The funding will be used to provide urgent life-saving assistance and ... More >>
UN Chief Hails Launch Of New Expert Group To Boost Net-zero Climate Change Fight
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 8:06 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged private investors businesses, cities, states and regions, to do more to cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions, launching a new group of experts to help with realizing a net-zero future. Mr. Guterres’s ... More >>
World Can End ‘Downward Humanitarian Spiral’ Of Afghanistan
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 8:00 pm | UN News
As the world focuses its attention on the war in Ukraine, the UN reminded the international community on Thursday to remember Afghanistan as it kicked off a pledging conference to save the lives and livelihoods of those in the landlocked country. As the conference ... More >>
UN Health Agency Launches Bid To Stop A New Global Pandemic
Friday, 1 April 2022, 6:44 pm | UN News
“Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion people, they’re a deadly threat – which is why the UN health agency on Thursday, launched a plan to prevent them from causing a new pandemic. The most ... More >>
Ukraine War: Russia Used Cluster Weapons At Least 24 Times, Says UN’s Bachelet
Friday, 1 April 2022, 6:07 pm | UN News
Credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine, at least two dozen times since they invaded on 24 February, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday. “For more than one ... More >>
Recent Terrorist Attacks In Israel Undermine ‘Prospects For Peace’: Guterres
Friday, 1 April 2022, 6:06 pm | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday night condemned recent terrorist attacks in Israel that have claimed the lives of at least 11 Israeli citizens. “Such acts of violence can never be justified and must be condemned by all,” he said ... More >>
Peacebuilding, 'A Bargain' And 'Proven Investment', UN Chief Tells Member States
Friday, 1 April 2022, 6:05 pm | UN News
The UN chief has called for $100 million each year in assessed contributions from Member States, to fund the world body’s peacebuilding activities, describing such an investment as “a bargain” compared with the punitive costs of war. Secretary-General ... More >>
Ukraine: UNESCO’s Response To Children’s Education Needs
Friday, 1 April 2022, 6:03 pm | UN News
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 4 million people have fled the country - two million of them, are children. As the UN agency mandated to coordinate and lead on global education, UNESCO is carefully mapping exactly how ... More >>
Response Plan Launched To Support 1.4 Million Rohingya And Bangladeshis
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 8:12 pm | UN News
“Robust and sustained international support” is again needed for Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi communities generously hosting them, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. “Humanitarian agencies are seeking more than $881 million to support ... More >>
Dire Impact From Floods In South Sudan As New Wet Season Looms
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 8:10 pm | UN News
Flooding and displacement in South Sudan are expected to worsen when the wet season begins in around a month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday. “Urgent action is needed to protect already vulnerable populations from its worst impacts,” ... More >>
World Football Goes For Goal, In Aid Of Ukraine
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 8:09 pm | UN News
With the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine rapidly approaching four million, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched a new emergency appeal, with an assist from some top football players who know firsthand ... More >>
Ukraine War Could Create Widespread Food Insecurity, Warns FAO
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 7:52 pm | UN News
Millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict, the UN warned on Tuesday, amid reports that people are facing “life-and-death decisions” on whether to leave Mariupol and elsewhere, more than a month since ... More >>
Libya Detention Centres Remain Places Of Violations And Abuse: Experts
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 7:20 pm | UN News
Many of Libya’s migrant detention centres remain places of terrible and systematic abuse, that may amount to crimes against humanity, top rights investigators said on Monday. On the sidelines of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, head of the Fact-Finding ... More >>
Ukraine Invasion: Guterres Appeals For ‘Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire’
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 7:19 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General appealed for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, so that “serious political negotiations” can advance towards a peace agreement, based on the principles of the United Nations Charter. “A cessation ... More >>
Guterres Welcomes Consultations To Protect Civilians Caught In Urban Conflict
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 7:17 pm | UN News
The Secretary-General on Monday welcomed consultations due to begin next week, on a political declaration to protect civilians living in cities and towns who come under fire from heavy bombing and shelling. From Ukraine to Syria, Ethiopia to Myanmar, ... More >>
