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UN Chief Lauds ‘Demonstrable Effort To Make Peace’ In Ethiopia
Thursday, 20 January 2022, 7:16 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to him by the African Union High Representative for the Horn ... More >>
Afghanistan: 500,000 Jobs Lost Since Taliban Takeover
Thursday, 20 January 2022, 7:14 am | UN News
More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday. In a warning that the economy has been “paralyzed” since the de facto ... More >>
Tonga Volcano Eruption: At Least 3 Dead, Amid Severe Destruction
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, 7:17 pm | UN News
At least three people have died in Tonga following the massive volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami wave that hit over the weekend. Homes and other buildings across the archipelago have suffered major damage. Islands covered in ash, dozens ... More >>
Sudan Urged To Stop Unnecessary Use Of Force Against Protestors
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, 7:01 am | UN News
Authorities in Sudan must immediately halt unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against protesters, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for those responsible for abuses to be brought to justice. Spokesperson Ravina ... More >>
Labour Market Recovery Still ‘Slow And Uncertain’
Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 9:47 pm | UN News
As the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on and global labour markets continue to struggle, the latest International Labour Organization (ILO) report, published on Monday, warns that recovery will remain slow. In its flagship W orld Employment and Social Outlook ... More >>
Tonga Volcanic Eruption: Too Soon To Assess Damage
Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 9:45 pm | UN News
Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, is covered in ash and dust following the underwater volcanic eruption at the weekend, but the situation is calm there and first clean-up efforts are underway, UN humanitarians said on Monday. Further afield in the Pacific ... More >>
FAO Launches $138 Million Plan To Avert Hunger Crisis In Horn Of Africa
Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 9:43 pm | UN News
More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching a comprehensive response plan for the region. A third consecutive ... More >>
Tigray: Aid Operations ‘About To Grind To A Halt’, Warns WFP
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 9:15 am | UN News
Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid ongoing fighting, bloodshed and a lack of funding that is making humanitarian access impossible, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Friday. ... More >>
UN Chief: ‘We Are In A Race Against Time To Help The Afghan People’
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 9:08 am | UN News
Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, the United Nations’ Secretary-General , António Guterres, warned on Thursday that the world is “in a race against time to help the Afghan people.” Just two days ago, the United Nations launched its ... More >>
Africa’s Fourth COVID Wave Flattens Out After Six-week Surge
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 9:07 am | UN News
After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave, which has been mainly driven by the Omicron variant, is flattening, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. WHO said that this marked the shortest surge since the pandemic began on ... More >>
Decade Of Sahel Conflict Leaves 2.5 Million People Displaced
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 9:06 am | UN News
The UN Refugee Agency ( UNHCR ) called on Friday for concerted international action to end armed conflict in Africa’s central Sahel region, which has forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes in the last decade. Speaking to journalists ... More >>
Conviction Of Top Syrian Intelligence Official ‘A Landmark Leap Forward’
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 9:04 am | UN News
UN human rights officials have welcomed the “historic” conviction on Thursday by a German court of a former senior Syrian intelligence officer, for crimes against humanity. The man, known as Anwar R, was charged with complicity in the torture of ... More >>
Sudan: 15 Attacks On Health Facilities And Workers In Two Months
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 7:53 am | UN News
With the crisis escalating in Sudan, there have been 15 reports of attacks on healthcare workers and health facilities since last November, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Wednesday. According to WHO ’s Regional Director for the Eastern ... More >>
At Least Four Children Killed During Escalation Of Conflict In Myanmar
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 6:15 pm | UN News
At least four children have been killed and multiple others have been maimed during an escalation of conflict over the past week in Myanmar, said the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) on Tuesday. Last Saturday, the body of a 13-year-old ... More >>
Mali: Security Council Warned Over ‘Endless Cycle Of Instability’
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 8:00 am | UN News
A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, hopes for an early resolution to insurgency and strife have not materialized, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country, El-Ghassim Wane , told the Security Council on Tuesday. Instead, ... More >>
Europe: Omicron Wave Threatens To Overwhelm Health Workers In Weeks
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 7:13 am | UN News
With forecasts indicating more than 50 per cent of Europeans are likely to become infected with the Omicron variant in the next six to eight weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that health workers still bear the greatest burden. ... More >>
Eight Afghan Students Die In Explosion Outside School
Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 7:07 am | UN News
The use of explosives that lie dormant, particularly in populated areas, is “a persistent and growing threat to children and their families”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep sadness over the death of eight students ... More >>
‘Keep Speaking Out’, UN Chief Urges In Message To World Youth Forum
Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 6:59 am | UN News
Although everyone has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on young people has been “especially heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday. In a video messag e to the World Youth Forum in Sharm el ... More >>
Agencies Suspend Tigray Aid As ‘Scores’ Are Killed Due To Airstrikes
Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 6:58 am | UN News
Recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have reportedly killed scores of civilians, including children, and left many more injured. On Sunday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian ... More >>
Climate Change: For 25th Year In A Row, Greenland Ice Sheet Shrinks
Saturday, 8 January 2022, 7:12 am | UN News
2021 marked the 25th year in a row in which the key Greenland ice sheet lost more mass during the melting season, than it gained during the winter, according to a new UN-endorsed report issued on Friday. The data from the Danish Arctic monitoring ... More >>
