Month: October 2021

UN condemns ‘despicable’ suicide attack at a mosque in southern Afghanistan

The United Nations has condemned the deadly suicide bombing during Friday prayers at the largest Shia mosque in the city of Kandahar,…

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Rising poverty a ‘moral indictment of our times’: Guterres

For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN chief said in his message released on Friday,…

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UN calls for end to violence in Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate end to violence in Lebanon following deadly sectarian violence in the capital, Beirut,…

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Afghanistan crisis worsening as temperatures drop, warns UNHCR

The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people…

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UNODC continues support the Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Iran, in coordination with the Drug Control Headquarters of the…

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Make mental healthcare for all a reality, urges Guterres

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on mental health worldwide, and action must be taken to “redress the glaring inequalities…

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Afghanistan: UN chief condemns ‘horrific’ attack at Kunduz mosque

At least 100 worshippers have been killed or injured after a suicide bomber targeted a Shia mosque, in the northern…

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Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council

The Human Rights Council recognised this Friday, for the first time, that having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human…

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Climate change, population increase fuel looming water crisis: WMO

Improved water management, monitoring and forecasting are needed in the face of a looming global water crisis, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners said in a…

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Half of Afghanistan’s under-5s expected to suffer acute malnutrition

An estimated 3.2 million Afghan children under five, are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year, UN agencies…

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