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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Migrant lives at ‘immediate risk’, warn UN agencies
United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners have called on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to act urgently to help hundreds of migrants, stranded and without shelter, amid freezing winter temperatures.…
FROM THE FIELD: India’s pandemic of violence against women
An increase in violence against women in India during the global COVID-19 outbreak has been described by the United Nations as a "shadow pandemic".
Members of a “Jugnu” club get trained by UN…
25,000 refugees in unsettled Tigray region receive urgent UN food supplies
Some 25,000 Eritrean refugees, sheltering in two camps in the unsettled Tigray region of Ethiopia, have received desperately needed food aid for the first time since mid-October.
"Families, women, men,…
After year of ‘trials, tragedies and tears’, UN chief sends message of hope for 2021
As the world enters 2021, after a “year of trials, tragedies and tears”, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has delivered a message of hope for the new year.
Praising the …
The virus that shut down the world: The plight of refugees and migrants
In part four of our review of the global impact of COVID-19, UN News considers the new challenges faced by refugees and migrants during 2020; from a heightened risk of catching the COVID-19 virus in crowded camps, to being stranded…
South Africa exceeds one million cases of Corona
The South African Ministry of Health said that the total number of coronavirus infections in the country exceeded the one million cases on Sunday.
South Africa, the hardest hit by the virus on the continent, surpassed the one million…
Opening of Sana’a Airport Become Urgent Necessity: Forum Supporting Resistance in UK
The Arab and Islamic Gathering Forum on Supporting the Resistance in the UK announced its solidarity with international campaigns, supporting humanitarian calls in Yemen and the world calling for the opening of Sanaa International Airport.…
Corona deaths around the world exceed 1.75 million cases
The death toll from the “Covid-19” epidemic around the world has exceeded 1.75 million cases.
The American Johns Hopkins University said that “the number of people who died due to the Corona virus around the world reached 1750,057 people.”…
Pope sends important message to the world about Yemeni children
Pope Francis on Friday highlighted the plight of children caught up in war, singling out victims in Syria, Yemen and Iraq in his Christmas message.
“On this day, when the word of God became a child, let us turn our gaze to the…
France announces first infection with new strain of “Corona”
France announced on Saturday the first infection with the new strain of Corona virus that first appeared in Britain.
The French BFMTV station, late on Friday, quoted the National Health Ministry as saying that a French citizen who had…