United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for efforts to make digital technologies “a force for good.” “On World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, let us commit to work together to defeat COVID-19 and […]
The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the fresh escalation of violence in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area in the eastern part of the country. Nicholas Haysom, special representative […]
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for an immediate end to the fighting between Palestinians and Israelis. “Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately. Rockets and mortars on one side and aerial […]
The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an open meeting on Sunday to discuss the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine. Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the UN, tweeted that the meeting […]
Najat Rochdi, UN special coordinator for Lebanon, said Monday the United Nations will continue to support the Lebanese people and defend their rights to dignity, peace and justice. Rochdi’s remarks came on the occasion of […]
As Nepal is scrambling to find enough oxygen for a swelling number of COVID-19 patients, the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has also taken the initiative to collect oxygen cylinders from mountaineers. According to the association, […]
– At least 25 people have been killed in the past seven days due to heavy rains pounding several parts of Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said in a statement on Sunday. The UN […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday said that some 600 illegal migrants have been rescued off Libya’s western coast. “Some 600 people were returned today to Tripoli and to Zawiya by […]
The Second World War had a profound impact on the international community, and established the conditions for the creation of the United Nations. This weekend marks the official remembrance of the tens of millions of […]
United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya Jan Kubis on Tuesday transmitted the proposal for a constitutional basis for the upcoming elections to the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). “Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for […]
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