Governments will soon submit letters nominating candidates to lead the 80-year-old organization, whose top post is traditionally rotated among geographical regions – although all UN […]
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Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak
So far, eight possible cases have been reported in the South Ethiopia Region and laboratory testing is ongoing to determine the exact cause. Health workers […]
Families in Sudan ‘running out of time’ as hunger spreads
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric provided the update during the regular briefing to journalists in New York on Thursday. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary […]
Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30
As climate negotiations continue in the Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, governments, UN agencies and partners have adopted the Belém Health Action Plan, placing an emphasis […]
Ending UNWRA services would imperil political way forward: Lazzarini
Speaking to the General Assembly, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, argued that the agency is indispensable for the stability and rebuilding of the shattered Gaza Strip […]
UN and African Union vow closer action for peace and development
António Guterres was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York following the ninth conference between the global body and the African Union (AU). The high-level […]
Tanzania: Reports of hundreds killed and detained following deadly election violence
Tanzanians took to the streets on 29 October against the re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, in a protest that quickly escalated into violence and death. […]
International Criminal Court: Sanctions threaten global fight against impunity
Annalena Baerbock’s statement came as the assembly discussed the ICC’s annual report in the light of United States’ sanctions imposed on judges and prosecutors this […]
Sudan: 89,000 civilians have fled El Fasher
Since the Rapid Support Forces militia – which has been battling the military government – captured El Fasher after more than 500 days of siege […]
Safeguarding clean water access as climate threats rise
“Healthcare facilities are where the vulnerable seek healing. Yet, without adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, for too many people, expected care can become inadvertent harm,” said Dr. Hans Kluge, the World […]
