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World must ‘reboot’ approach to refugees, first UN Global Forum hears
The world needs to transform the way it responds to refugee situations and do more for the struggling countries that shelter almost all of them, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, at a high-level forum seeking…
Nine children killed or maimed in Afghanistan every day: UN Children’s Fund
An average of nine children have been killed or maimed every day in Afghanistan so far this year, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which describes the country as “the world’s most lethal warzone”.…
Bring global migration compact ‘to life’, urges UN chief
As “policies shaped more by fear than fact” have caused untold suffering to migrants, the UN Secretary-General is urging countries to realize the goals of a global agreement that promotes enhanced international cooperation on…
Two indigenous languages are dying every month: UN Assembly President
Despite UN efforts throughout this International Year of Indigenous Languages to highlight the daily disappearance of mother tongues across the world, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) warned on Tuesday that…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Evaluates Effectiveness of Aid Provided to Yemen
Humanitarian aid mechanism for Yemen has become a subject of controversy at home and in the corridors of the United Nations, Ambassador Ahmed Al-Emad, dean of the diplomatic institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Al-Emad made…
Progress made at COP25, despite lack of agreement to increase climate ambition
Negotiations at the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid finally ended on Sunday, wrapping up an event which saw much progress made by the private sector, and by national, regional and local governments. However, there was widespread…
One third of poorer countries face both undernutrition and obesity: WHO report
With one in three low and middle-income countries facing the two extremes of malnutrition – undernutrition and obesity – the UN’s health agency WHO is calling for a new approach to deal with rapidly changing food systems.…
Israeli forces arrest 17 Palestinians in West bank
Israeli occupation forces on Monday launched massive campaign of raids and arrests against Palestinian citizens in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media reported.
According to Palestinian sources, the Israeli army arrested 17 citizens,…
Canada to Press the Case of Human Rights Blogger Raif Badawi with Saudi Arabia
Canada’s new foreign affairs minister is raising fresh concerns about two human rights advocates jailed in a Saudi Arabian prison who have begun hunger strikes, among them Raif Badawi, whose wife and three children live in Canada.…
UN Overwhelmingly Renews Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees in Defiance of Trump
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to extend the mandate for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years amid a cash shortfall triggered by a US decision to cut funding for the body by more…