2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered government lockdowns, collapsed consumer demand, and disrupted imports of raw materials, battering the Asia Pacific garment industry especially hard, according to a new report released on…

Although global trade is making a frail recovery, the outlook remains uncertain, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said on Wednesday, in announcing its latest COVID-era update. Estimates show…

The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was closely following recent developments across Nigeria, in the wake of reports that protesters had been shot dead and wounded, and called for “an end to reported police brutality and…

Around 15 per cent of deaths in the Mediterranean are attributable to preventable environmental factors, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report released on Wednesday has revealed. In 2016, more…

Women from around the world are being given a more prominent role in the fight against climate change, thanks to the efforts of the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Globally, countries are being…

A girl’s hand was amputated on Wednesday after an electricity cable fell in Aden province, Medially sources told Yemen Press Agency. A high-pressure power cable fell due to negligence, while the girl was passing on the street in al-Hasoa…

Rights activists in Taiz province, southwest Yemen, condemned on Wednesday the continued detention of an activist from Taiz and a group of his colleagues by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) for more than a month, out of…

The aggression forces continued to violate a ceasefire agreement in Hodeida province on Wednesday, a military official told Saba on Thursday. The official said that the aggression forces committed 261 violations, including 21 spy planes…

The US-Saudi aggression coalition warplanes have waged seven raids on Marib and Jawf provinces, a security official told Saba on Wednesday. The official said that aggression warplanes launched three raids on Jabal Murad district in Marib…

A Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) has started distributing shelter materials for a thousand displaced families in the districts of capital Sana'a. Shelter materials distribution will continue until October 27 in coordination…