Extreme weather events and natural disasters will continue to increase, the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Monday, saying that climate change was the root cause for the torrential rainstorms and deadly […]
The Armed Forces of Malta said on Wednesday it had rescued 84 migrants, including three who were found dead, drifting in a wooden boat at sea. The army said in a brief statement that the […]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for efforts to protect people’s reproductive health rights as the world marks the World Population Day, which falls on July 11 annually. “As we mark World Population […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that more than 30 percent of children in Lebanon went to bed hungry and skipped meals in the past month. “With no improvement in sight, more […]
UN Undersecretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo on Wednesday echoed the secretary-general’s appeal to the United States to lift or waive its sanctions outlined in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known […]
Nearly 1,600 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration. “In the period of 13-19 June, 1,594 migrants were rescued/intercepted at sea and returned […]
The UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan warned on Tuesday that the situation on the ground in the country is dire. “I cannot overstate to the council my concern regarding the present situation in Afghanistan. […]
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the European Union have prepared 150 Ghanaian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to join in the African Continental Free Trade Area initiative, said UNIDO in a release […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on all stakeholders to ramp up action toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) — affordable and clean energy. “We are running far behind in the race against time […]
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday appointed Antonio Guterres as the UN secretary-general for a second term of five years beginning Jan. 1, 2022. President of the 75th UNGA session Volkan Bozkir has […]
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