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5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Northern Iran
A powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Iran Thursday morning, according to Iran’s Seismological Center.
The tremors were recorded at 04.29 UTC (07.29 Moscow time), the center said.
According to Iranian state television,…
Over 3 million Yemeni people displaced due to Saudi-led aggression war
Over 3 million Yemeni people have been forced to flee their homes since the beginning of the war that carried out by the Saudi-led aggression coalition on Yemen.
The council affirmed that displaced Yemenis from 15 provinces are suffering…
Head of Prisoners Affairs Committee: 10 prisoners of Yemeni army liberated in several swap deals
Head of the National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs Abdelqader al-Mortada on Monday announced the liberation of 10 prisoners from the army and popular committees in exchanges with the other party through local mediators on several fronts.…
Report: 3.8 million Yemenis displaced due to Saudi-led aggression war until last November
The Supreme Council for Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Monday said the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) due to Saudi-led coalition’s war on Yemen has reached to more than 3.8 million people by end of last…
2019: The UN News year in photos
From sustainable development to economic development, and human rights to humanitarian aid, UN News provides daily coverage across all of the Organization's key issues – health, migration, climate change and so much more.…
Israel/Palestine war crimes probe ‘momentous step forward’, says UN rights expert
An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to consider a formal criminal investigation into allegations of war crimes in Palestine as a "momentous step forward in the…
Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency
At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast of global hunger hotspots has revealed that escalating hunger will challenge sub-Saharan Africa in the first half of 2020.…
New Year’s Day a reminder of need for action to prevent newborn deaths: UNICEF
The world will welcome more than 392,000 babies on New Year’s Day, according to estimates from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The agency believes 2020’s first baby will be born in Fiji and that…
Finding common ground in East Africa, a UN Resident Coordinator blog
Together, Kenya and Uganda kick-start a Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by partnering with the UN to address challenges that transcend country borders. By Siddharth Chatterjee (Kenya RC) and Rosa Malango…
Ministry of Interior explains circumstances of “package bomb” explosion in Sanaa
The Interior Ministry in the National Salvation government on Monday explained the circumstances of explosion of “package bomb” inside a home of a citizen in the capital Sanaa a few days ago.
Ministry of Interior spokesman Brig. Gen. Abdul…