UN News Today 6 August 2024 |
COVID-19 making worrying comeback, WHO warns amid summertime surgeCOVID-19 infections are surging worldwide, including at the Olympics, and unlikely to decline anytime soon, the UN...
UN aid mission witnesses ‘apocalyptic’ scenes in Gaza city, with most basic supplies non-existent...
Aid teams that reached Gaza City on Friday after a week-long military offensive by Israeli forces described apocalyptic scenes with “building after building” flattened.Some...
PODCAST : Resurgence of The Gambia – Support for job creators |
In the last of our mini-series recorded in The Gambia, we look at the challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs, and how the UN is...
Terrorists and their foreign sponsors, though ‘weakened’ still pose a threat, Mali minister warns
Addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, Abdoulaye Maiga said that since 2012, Mali had been experiencing a multifaceted crisis that led to the...
Saudi Arabia promotes ‘appeasement and development’ in the Middle East and beyond
Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said the world is seeing an increase in crises, and unfortunately the international community is just looking to manage...
UN News Today 7 August 2024
UNRWA says “swift and safe delivery” of vaccines essential for GazaUNIFIL provides free medical care for south LebaneseWFP aids flood-affected civilians in Myanmar
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As challenges mount across the globe, ‘the world needs the UN’, Egypt says
At the same time, Israel’s brutal aggression against Gaza and its current attacks on the West Bank place shame on international institutions, which are...
Indian minister says ‘we can change the world for the better’
“Conversations have become difficult, agreements even more so,” he said. “This is surely not what the founders of the UN would have wanted for...
Top South African Judge emphasizes crucial role of judiciary in fighting climate change |
The 2024 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is underway in New York, bringing ministers and senior officials together to discuss how to get the world...
Attempt to defeat Russia a ‘suicidal escapade’, Lavrov warns Ukraine and the West
Sergey Lavrov said criticism of Russia’s “special operation” based on the UN Charter and Ukraine’s territorial integrity, ignored the fact that the UN’s founding...
PODCAST: Working together to halt the global water crisis |
This year’s UN World Water Development Report warned of a global water crisis, unless international cooperation is rapidly stepped up.
On this week’s episode of...
China is committed to dialogue, ‘not throwing gas on the fire’, Foreign Minister Wang...
To that end, China, jointly with Brazil and other countries of the Global South, launched a Group of Friends for Peace, he said in...
Ukraine: UN official deplores deadly double attack on hospital
The top UN aid official in Ukraine has condemned Russian attacks in the northeastern city of Sumy on Saturday which damaged a hospital and...
UN News Today 8 August 2024 |
UNDP and UNHCR launch joint program to aid war-affected civilians in UkraineThe UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, joined forces...
South Sudan: Force commander vows to boost peacekeeping presence ahead of elections |
As December elections loom in South Sudan and humanitarian, economic, social and political crises persist, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, continually provides...
PODCAST: Keeping cross-border water cooperation flowing |
Water doesn’t respect borders, and 153 countries share basins. Water scarcity is increasing, and so is the potential for conflict: “Water for Cooperation” is...
UN News Today 9 August 2024
IOM says urgent humanitarian aid is needed in the Democratic Republic of the CongoOHCHR calls for the release of peaceful post-election protesters in VenezuelaUNHCR...
New jail ‘symbolizes change’ in Philippines penal system |
A jail which has newly opened in the city of Marawi on the Filipino island of Mindanao “symbolizes change” in the Philippines penal system,...
PODCAST: The future of water |
Unless drastic changes are made the future of water looks bleak.
On World Meteorological Day, held on 23 March, Conor Lennon spoke to Petteri Taalas,...
Today’s challenges are ‘opportunities for transformation’, Somali leader tells UN
Underscoring the theme of this year’s Assembly session, he said that these challenges come with “an opportunity for transformation” that can only be realized...
UN News Today 12 August 2024
Youth unemployment rate at 15-year low, says ILOUNICEF highlights plight of children caught up in Sudan warGaza: clean water crisis adds to latest evacuation...
What happened on Friday at UNGA: Guterres briefs on Gaza; Asia-Pacific leaders warn of...
🔵 At the Security Council, Secretary-General António Guterres utterly condemned the “horrific acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups” almost...
From vulnerability to action: Asia-Pacific leaders urge global responsibility
Prime Ministers of Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Tuvalu and Tonga underlined the UN’s role as a platform for driving...
UNFPA chief: Why should a woman die during childbirth for lack of resources? |
UN News: A few days ago, here in New York, world leaders adopted the Pact for the future and milestone document designed to turbocharge...
