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Relief Teams Fear Worsening Aftermath Of Super Typhoon Rai
Saturday, 8 January 2022, 7:02 am | UN News
Super Typhoon Rai which ripped through the Philippines over Christmas, has created a massive emergency with huge and ongoing needs, UN humanitarians said on Friday. Communities are still reeling from the effects of the typhoon , which made landfall ... More >>
Forensic Lab Aids Crack Down On Illegal Wildlife Trade In Viet Nam
Saturday, 8 January 2022, 6:59 am | UN News
Despite travel bans and other COVID-19 restrictions, the small team at Viet Nam’s wildlife forensic lab has been bolstering police efforts to crack down on illegal trafficking, with support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The limited ... More >>
COVID-19: New Year Brings Renewed WHO Appeal For Vaccine Equity
Friday, 7 January 2022, 8:06 am | UN News
The highest number of COVID-19 cases so far in the pandemic were reported last week across the globe, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Thursday. In his first briefing of 2022, WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus repeated ... More >>
UN Urges Restraint In Kazakhstan, With Dozens Reportedly Killed
Friday, 7 January 2022, 8:04 am | UN News
Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia have called for restraint and dialogue. Speaking to journalists on Thursday ... More >>
Pakistan: Smartcard Registration Drive For Afghan Refugees Ends
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 7:00 am | UN News
The first drive to verify data relating to around 1.4 million Afghan refugees on the move over past decade in Pakistan has been concluded, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. The agency commended the Government of Pakistan for its country-wide ... More >>
UN Chief ‘Encouraged’ By First Joint Statement From Key Nuclear Armed States
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 6:56 am | UN News
The Secretary-General, António Guterres, has welcomed a joint statement issued on Monday by five nuclear armed States on the prevention of nuclear war and the avoidance of the arms race. For the first time, the leaders of China, France, Russia, the United ... More >>
70 Per Cent Vaccination Target Must Be Met To Ward Off Omicron: WHO
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 6:54 am | UN News
As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the world, the UN health agency on Tuesday said that it was crucial that more is done to help all countries receive lifesaving coronavirus jabs as quickly as possible. The development comes ... More >>
Three Tanzanian Peacekeepers Injured In Central African Republic
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 5:37 pm | UN News
Three Tanzanian peacekeepers serving on the United Nations’ mission in Central African Republic ( MINUSCA ) were injured on Thursday, when their vehicle struck an unidentified explosive device. One of the soldiers was seriously hurt, and needed ... More >>
Sudan: Refrain From ‘Disproportionate Use Of Force’ Against Protesters
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 7:37 am | UN News
Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said the UN human rights office on Friday (OHCHR). OHCHR also highlighted attacks which reportedly took place against a hospital and media office on Thursday, ... More >>
People Of Myanmar Face ‘Unprecedented’ Crisis In 2022
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 7:03 am | UN News
The people of Myanmar are facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with needs escalating dramatically since the military takeover and a severe COVID-19 third wave. According to a UN Humanitarian Needs Overview ... More >>
UN Data Helps Balance New Year’s Weight Loss Resolutions
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 6:47 am | UN News
At the heart of many New Year’s resolutions is a fresh gym membership and an intensive exercise regime that promises to deliver quick results. But that is not necessarily the most efficient way for everyone to lose weight, according to a new study by the ... More >>
2021 Year In Review: Celebrating UN Values In Action
Saturday, 1 January 2022, 6:44 am | UN News
Conflict, health crises and the climate emergency may have dominated headlines this year but, behind the scenes, countless unsung heroes were working tirelessly to put the values of the UN into action. Here are some of the inspiring personal stories ... More >>
Sudan: Food Looted In Darfur, 730,000 People Left Without
Friday, 31 December 2021, 6:53 am | UN News
The UN chief condemned on Wednesday the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and supplies gifted to the Sudanese authorities for civilian in El Fasher, Darfur. Last Tuesday evening, a World Food Programme ( WFP ) warehouse ... More >>
WHO: 2022 Can Mark The End Of COVID's Acute Stage
Friday, 31 December 2021, 6:51 am | UN News
The UN health agency chief expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday that 2022 maybe the year the world ends the acute stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Health Organization ( WHO ) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus reminded that ... More >>
Three Separate Shipwrecks Leave Dozens Dead And More Missing
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:30 pm | UN News
At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks over the course of four days last week in the Aegean Sea, and an unknown number are still missing, the UN refugee agency ( UNHCR ) said on Tuesday. According to the UN agency, between ... More >>
Myanmar: Attack Leaves 35 Dead, Including 4 Children
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:29 pm | UN News
The United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF ) condemned on Tuesday the reported killing of at least 35 people, including four children and two humanitarian workers, in the Kayah state, in Myanmar. The UN agency was “shocked and saddened” by the ... More >>
UN Chief Urges That Recovery Be ‘our Resolution For 2022’
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:28 pm | UN News
Together, let’s make recovery “for people, planet and prosperity” our resolution for 2022, the UN chief said in his message for the New Year. “The world welcomes 2022 with our hopes for the future being tested by deepening poverty and worsening ... More >>
Escalation In Yemen ‘Worst In Years’ – UN Top Envoy
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 7:03 am | UN News
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen , Hans Grundberg, said on Tuesday that a recent military escalation in the country is “among the worst” in years and increasingly putting civilians in crosshairs. According to his statement , airstrikes ... More >>
UNESCO Marks Semi-centennial Anniversary Of Biosphere Preservation
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:07 am | UN News
The UN cultural agency commemorated on Monday the 50th anniversary of its Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which created in 1971, has been promoting a long-lasting connection between people and nature. “This is really a programme for the people, ... More >>
Central African Republic: Scores Of Militias Forced Out Of Boyo
Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 6:20 pm | UN News
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have ousted scores of militants from the embattled town of Boyo, in the south of the country. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the CAR, known by its French acronym MINUSCA ... More >>
