Month: January 2022

Yemen: Call for independent probe into deadly prison airstrike

Airstrikes last week by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that hit a detention facility in the northern city of Sa’ada,…

Read More »

Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots

Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions – “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, natural hazards, political instability,…

Read More »

UN report finds nature conservation funding must triple globally this decade

G20 leading industrialized nations must embrace their role as influential leaders against climate change, by aligning development and economic recovery with international nature and climate…

Read More »

Iran regains voting rights at UN: ambassador

Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has announced that the country has regained its right to vote…

Read More »

UN chief calls for Olympic Truce to build ‘culture of peace’ through sport

Amidst spreading conflict and rising tensions, he reminded that the appeal calls on all parties to observe a ceasefire throughout…

Read More »

‘Global learning crisis’ continues says Guterres; millions still hit

Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures continue to disrupt the lives of over 31 million students, exacerbating what…

Read More »

UNRWA condemns demolition of Palestinian home in East Jerusalem

The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday urged Israeli to immediately halt all evictions and demolitions in…

Read More »

2021 joins top 7 warmest years on record: WMO

Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and…

Read More »

Bans blocking Iran to pay UN dues to get its vote back: official

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman addressed the suspension of Iran’s right to vote in the United Nations. “The Islamic Republic of…

Read More »

UN celebrates 25 years of mandate to protect children caught in conflict

Although international action over the past 25 years has led to the release of more than 170,000 boys and girls…

Read More »