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Reconciliation helps ‘repair fractures’, enable lasting peace, Security Council hears
The UN Security Council this Tuesday has been debating what one activist labeled “the toughest and arguably most important part of the peace-building cycle”: reconciliation.
As UN Secretary-General…
Three-country crisis’ across central Sahel puts whole generation at risk, warns UN food agency
Violent attacks by extremists “almost every day” in the Sahel nations of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have displaced nearly one million people and caused emergency levels of malnutrition, UN humanitarians have said.…
UN chief calls for ‘green and clean’ development in message for African Industrialization Day
As African countries gear up to implement an historic free trade agreement, the UN Secretary-General is urging leaders to pursue economic growth that benefits both people and the planet.
António Guterres…
WHO receives more than 78,000 reports for 28 diseases in Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement it has received more than 78,000 reports for 28 disease spreading in Yemen since the beginning of 2019.
The WHO affirmed there are currently 1,991 surveillance sites of the deadly…
National Diabetes Center launches distress call to save 30,000 cases
The National Diabetes Center (NDC) on Tuesday launched a distress call to save 30,000 registered cases of the disease as a result of lack of resources and scarcity of drugs due to the aggression and siege.
The Center’s Director Dr. Zayed…
Humanitarian Affairs Council, UNICEF discuss cooperation aspects
Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for the Coordination and Management of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation Abdulmohsen Tawoos met on Sunday with UNICEF Deputy Representative in Yemen Bastien Vigneau.
The meeting…
Over $20 billion losses in agricultural sector due to war in Yemen
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Majid al-Mutwakil on Monday revealed that the losses of the agricultural sector due to the aggression war led by Saudi-led coalition countries exceeded 20 billion dollars until the end of 2018.
“The…
Anti-terror measures against youngsters’ online posts ‘linked to spike in child detention globally’
More than 5.4 million children are detained around the world, rights experts said on Monday, highlighting “aggressive” State counterterrorism measures for the spike in youngsters held for alleged links with armed conflict or…
UN, African Union make significant joint commitment to global health
In the drive towards universal health coverage, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) Commission cemented their mutual commitment to global health by signing on Monday an historic agreement.…
Libya ‘in race against time’, but dissolving conflict ‘a realistic prospect’, Security Council hears
A recent resurgence of violence in Tripoli, means Libya is “ever more in a race against time” to reach peace, however, agreeing the way forward to ending the conflict “is a realistic prospect”, the top UN official in the country told…