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UN chief appeals to Bolivian parties to ensure credible elections as President Evo Morales resigns
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all concerned parties in Bolivia to “refrain from violence, reduce tension and exercise maximum restraint” in the wake of the resignation of President Evo Morales earlier on…
YPC accuses UN of neglecting rights of the Yemeni people
The Yemeni Petroleum Company has accused the United Nations of not caring about the rights of the Yemeni people to access life as much as it does about securing the needs of its organizations’ missions to Yemen for oil derivatives.
This…
Magnitute 5.8 earthquake hits northwestern Iran
A powerful earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit the northwestern Iranian city of Hashtrud, the U.S. Geological Survey Center said Sunday.
According to the Center, the epicenter of the quake is located 55 kilometers northeast…
‘Violence, atrocities and impunity’ reign throughout Libya, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council
Libya remains entangled in a “cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity”, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council on Wednesday, nearly a decade since the Court began its work…
Palestine refugee agency chief resigns amidst mismanagement probe
The Commissioner-General for the UN relief and works agency serving Palestine refugees, UNRWA, resigned on Wednesday, hours after the UN announced preliminary findings of an investigation into misconduct allegations.…
‘Everyone needs to do more’ to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator
“Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges” just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in the capital, Caracas.
“Millions…
Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF
Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency now affecting some 1.9 million people, a “15-fold increase since 2017”, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.…
International community urged to deliver on promise for better future for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Current trends and public pronouncements by some political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina indicate an effort to roll back reforms implemented since the end of the Balkan wars two decades ago, the UN Security Council heard on…
Yemen agreement to end southern power struggle ‘important step’ towards peace: UN…
The top UN official in Yemen has welcomed an agreement to end infighting between the Government and separatist allies in the south of the country, known as the Southern Transitional Council, signed on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.…
Natural hazards don’t always spell disaster: UN risk reduction chief
Tsunamis are rare, but when they strike, they are the deadliest and most costly of natural hazards. With half of the world’s population expected to live in coastal areas more prone to tsunamis by 2030, investing in early warning…