Tag: UN
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UN summit to address crises linked to land degradation
UNCCD's COP15, themed 'Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity', will open with a heads of state summit and high-level segment May 9-10 to raise political momentum to meet global commitments for restoration and robust actions that, by 2030, build the resilience of communities vulnerable to drought.
May 8, 2022 -
Aid to Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray not enough: UN
The Ethiopian parliament designated the TPLF as a terrorist organization in May 2021.
May 6, 2022 -
UN aid convoy reaches Ethiopia’s conflict-hit region
The Ethiopian parliament designated the TPLF as a terrorist organization in May 2021.
April 16, 2022 -
UN envoy urges Yemeni parties to commit to ceasefire
The truce includes the halt of all ground, aerial and naval military offensive operations across Yemen and its borders.
April 9, 2022 -
Towards a new era of imperialism?
Russia’s veto against its invasion in the UNSC and the abstention of the world’s two largest populations - India and China to condone this war crime, has left the world skeptical of the effectiveness of the United Nations as an arbiter in international conflicts.
March 2, 2022 -
Humanitarian situation in northern Ethiopia continues to deteriorate: UN
In the past weeks, fewer than 7,000 people received food assistance, and this was at reduced rations.
February 18, 2022 -
Humanitarian situation in Libya improves in fluid political crisis: UN
A drop from 1.3 million people to 800,000 in need was accompanied by a steady decrease in the number of internally displaced persons in 2021
February 17, 2022 -
Madagascar braces for another cyclone: UN
Tropical cyclone Dumako is on track to hit the country's northeast on Tuesday, said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
February 15, 2022 -
Battling terrorism is an uphill task
A major global fear remains one of terrorists obtaining weapons of mass destruction. In March 2021, the Chairperson of the UNSC 1540 Committee, which deals with proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, noted that possibility of “non-State actors acquiring weapons of mass destruction, including the spread of deadly pathogens,” is a matter of concern.
January 25, 2022 -
Elon Musk slams UN, warns about population collapse
Musk said that if there aren't enough people for Earth, "then there definitely won't be enough for Mars."
January 19, 2022 -
Fresh protests demanding civilian rule erupt in Sudan
The security bodies have also closed most of the roads around the army's general command headquarters and those leading to the presidential palace.
January 10, 2022 -
Guterres condemns looting of UN facilities in Darfur
State authorities reported that the security situation has been restored as of December 29.
December 31, 2021 -
One-two punch
The UN human rights office in Geneva said Russian courts had decided to dissolve two of Russia’s most respected human rights groups and further weaken the country’s dwindling human rights community. “We urge the Russian authorities to protect and support people and organisations that work to advance human rights across the Russian Federation,” it added.
December 31, 2021 -
UN closes passenger operations terminal at Mogadishu airport
The government on December 22 directed the world body to close the Movcon facility which is a special terminal that is used by the UN staff and other foreign visitors in Mogadishu.
December 27, 2021 -
General Assembly approves UN regular budget for 2022
The world body has a separate budget for its peacekeeping operations
December 24, 2021 -
Security Council fails to adopt resolution on climate-related security risks
In a vote of 12 in favor and 2 against the resolution (Russia and India) with one absent (China), the council acting under the Chapter VII of the UN Charter rejected the draft, owed to the negative vote by a permanent Council member, as reported by Xinhua news agency.
December 14, 2021 -
US envoy to UN to join S Korean peacekeeping conference virtually
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Defense Minister Suh Wook will co-chair the event, with the peacekeeping chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
December 5, 2021