Tag: UN
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UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation
Henrietta Fore, head of the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF, said 11.3 million Yemeni children need humanitarian assistance to survive, “2.3 million children under five are acutely malnourished and nearly 400,000 of them suffering from severe acute malnutrition are at imminent risk of death.”
September 23, 2021 -
Afghans face perhaps their most perilous hour: UN
Alluding to those concerns at the high-level conference in Geneva, the UN Secretary-General highlighted the need for food, life-saving interventions and essential healthcare for the people of Afghanistan.
September 13, 2021 -
UK reject calls for postponing UN climate talks
The UK is funding quarantine hotels for accredited delegates from red list countries. This is in addition to our vaccines offer to ensure an inclusive, accessible and Covid-secure summit,"
September 7, 2021 -
12.2mn Afghans acutely food insecure: UN
The UN humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan remains just 37 per cent funded, OCHA said.
August 20, 2021 -
Nearly 3,90,000 people flee violence in Afghanistan: UN
The $1.3 billion Humanitarian Response Fund for Afghanistan is just 38 per cent funded, leaving an almost $800 million shortfall.
August 12, 2021 -
‘No time for delay and no room for excuses’: UN, UNFCCC on IPCC report
Terming the IPCC Working Group 1 Report as a "code red for humanity", Guterres "the alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk".
August 9, 2021 -
UN voices concern over escalating violence in Syria
The ongoing fighting has killed and injured dozens of civilians in recent weeks, including many women and children, Xinhua news agency quoted Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as saying on Friday.
July 24, 2021 -
Israeli forces dismantle dozens of Palestinian homes: UN
The Israeli military took at least 49 structures in the Ras al-Tin, Ramallah Governorate displacement on Wednesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement on Friday.
July 17, 2021 -
Unicef chief decides to resign over ‘family health issue’: UN
"The secretary-general thanks Fore for her outstanding work to address the extraordinary challenges facing children and young people around the world," the statement said
July 14, 2021 -
One 10th of global population were undernourished last year: UN
New data that represents the first comprehensive global assessment of food insecurity carried out since the pandemic began, indicates that the number of people affected by chronic hunger in 2020, rose by more than in the previous five years combined, Xinhua news agency reported.
July 13, 2021 -
Russian, US envoys see Syria deal as ‘important moment’ for ties
This is the first time since 2016 that the Security Council acted unanimously on the Syria humanitarian file
July 10, 2021 -
UN chief condemns assassination of Haitian president
The secretary-general called on all Haitians to preserve the constitutional order
July 8, 2021 -
UN human rights chief ‘saddened, disturbed’ by Stan Swamy’s death
"His death follows repeated indignities that were heaped upon him by Indian authorities that failed to accommodate his disabilities due to Parkinson's disease requiring him to have to plead in court for a straw to sip with"
July 6, 2021 -
Education sector faces critical challenges
According to the 2011 census only 65 per cent of females were literate, in comparison to 82 per cent males.
June 25, 2021 -
India, G4 allies force amendment to UNGA decision
India's Permanent Representative TS Tirumurti declared, "IGN can no longer be used as a smokescreen today with this amended rollover decision."
June 23, 2021 -
India says IT Rules framed after consultations
"An inter-ministerial meeting had discussed in detail the comments received and accordingly the Rules were finalised"
June 20, 2021 -
Proposed global UN roadmap shows universal access to clean energy by 2030
The required investment represents only a small fraction of the multi-trillion-dollar global energy investment needed overall, but would bring huge benefits to one-third of the world's population.
June 19, 2021