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Support ‘winds of change’ in DR Congo to consolidate positive developments, urges UN…
Recent positive trends could help transform the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a stable country, the head of the UN operation there told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Leila…
German synagogue shooting ‘another tragic demonstration of anti-Semitism’: UN chief
The killing of two people outside a synagogue in Germany on Wednesday has been characterized by the UN Secretary-General as “another tragic demonstration of anti-Semitism.”
The attack in the city of…
Alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth, new UN health agency figures show
More than a third of women surveyed across four lower-income countries, reported being mistreated during childbirth, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed.
The study,…
PM discusses with UN Coordinator effects of preventing oil ships access
Prime Minister Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor on Wednesday discussed with UN Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Lise Grande several topics related to humanitarian activity in light of tightening of blockade on Yemen by…
War exhausted Yemen’s economy, cut off livelihoods: EU
The European Union (EU)’s mission in Yemen said on Wednesday that four years of war on Yemen have exhausted the economy, cut off livelihoods and prevented access to basic services.
The mission added in a tweet on its account in Twitter…
Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears
Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable peace developments are not happening fast enough, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.…
Work and reforms of the UN ‘at risk’, Guterres warns Member States, amidst ‘record-level’ cash…
The United Nations is facing a severe shortage of cash, and unless more Governments pay their annual dues, “our work and our reforms are at risk”, the UN chief António Guterres told Member States on Tuesday.
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One billion people have preventable eye conditions, increasingly linked to lifestyle choices: UN…
A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today, but the global need for eye care is set to increase “dramatically”, with lack of exercise a key factor, the UN health agency said on…
Alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth, new UN health agency figures show
More than a third of women surveyed across four lower-income countries, reported being mistreated during childbirth, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed.
The study, published on…
Secretary-General condemns attacks on UN peacekeepers in Mali
The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned two separate attacks on Sunday against the organization’s Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) which left one peacekeeper dead and four others…