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Protecting migratory species in a rapidly changing world
Many animals – including birds, fish and mammals – migrate along set routes in search of food or breeding grounds. How best to protect them in a rapidly changing world is the focus of a major UN wildlife meeting which opened in…
Iraq: Education access still a challenge in former ISIL-controlled areas
More than two years after the defeat of ISIL in Iraq, some children in areas formerly controlled by the terrorist group still cannot access school or get the necessary documentation required for enrollment, a UN report published on…
Amid global ‘learning crisis’, Parliaments can ensure adequate resources for education, says UN…
Education is the “great equalizer” and Parliaments have a major role to play in scaling up action to ensure that adequate financial resources are allocated to education, girls’ education and technical and vocational training…
As north-west Syria violence reaches ‘horrifying’ new level, UN relief chief says ceasefire is only…
The crisis in north-west Syria has reached a “horrifying new level”, the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief warned on Monday.
Mark Lowcock also said that since 1 December, some 900,000 people have been…
Health Ministry Spokesman condemns UN silence towards coalition crimes against citizens in Jawf
Health ministry’s spokesman Yusef al-Hadhri criticized on Saturday the UN silence towards crimes committed by the Saudi-led aggression coalition air strikes against the Yemeni citizens in Jawf province.
The spokesman, in a news…
Number of people infected with coronavirus exceeds 70,000 in China
Chinese authorities announced on Monday that the death toll from the new coronavirus has risen to 1,770, while infected reached 70,548 and about 9,419 cases have been cured since the deadly disease was outbreak.
“The Health Commission…
Prestige of Western weapons falls apart in Yemen
Saudi-led coalition’s “Tornado” plane collapsed over Jawf province after it was hit on Friday by a missile from the Yemeni air defenses system, announcing the fall of the Western weapon prestige in Yemen, which represented the spearhead of…
Yemeni parties agree on largest prisoner exchange deal: UN Envoy
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths on Sunday announced that the parties to the conflict in Yemen have agreed on a detailed plan to accomplish the first official wide prisoner exchange.
“At the conclusion of a seven-day meeting…
Yemen Minister of Health: We Need Over 1,000 Nurseries to Save Newborns
Minister of Public Health and Population, Dr. Taha Al-Motwakil, said that the health sector in Yemen needs at least 1,000 nurseries urgently to save the lives of newborns. During the National Symposium on Maternal and Newborn Dr.…
UN Coordinator Describes US-Saudi Crime in Al-Jawf as Terrible
Lise Grande, the UN coordinator, denounced the terrible strikes that killed and wounded dozens of civilians including women and e. “Under international humanitarian law, parties which resort to force are obligated to protect civilians,”…