Category: International

UN chief calls for action to put out ‘5-alarm global fi...

At a time when “the only certainty is more uncertainty”, countries must unite to forge a new, more hopeful and equal path, UN Secr...

Palestine-Israel: UN envoy highlights urgent need for r...

Urgent action is required to prevent further deterioration of the economic, security and political situation across the Occupied P...

UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in E...

The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is f...

Afghanistan: 500,000 jobs lost since Taliban takeover

More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN Inter...

General Assembly President urges solidarity, hope, layi...

Amid the resurgent COVID pandemic, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, stressed the importance of solidarity an...

Bachelet asks for $400.5 million to support full ‘agend...

UN Human Rights Chief, Michelle Bachelet, launched on Wednesday a $400.5 million funding appeal for 2022, urging States and privat...

Americas: ‘Smart’ use of rapid tests critical amid COVI...

COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate in the Americas amid increased demand for testing, the head of the regional office of the Wo...

Rare coral reef discovered near Tahiti is ‘like a work ...

One of the largest coral reefs in the world has been discovered by a UN-supported scientific mission off the coast of Tahiti. Anno...

UNRWA condemns demolition of Palestinian home in East J...

The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday urged Israeli to immediately halt all evictions and demolitio...

Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 w...

For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases dropped significantly and deaths dipped, th...

UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen...

Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and...

Tonga volcano eruption: At least 3 dead, amid severe de...

At least three people have died in Tonga following the massive volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami wave that hit over the wee...

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