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UN ‘determined to lead by example’ on disability rights: Guterres
The UN is determined to lead by example when it comes to the rights of people with disabilities, Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on 3…
Plants, the ‘core basis for life on Earth’, under increasing threat, warns UN food agency
Plants, which make up 80 percent of the food we eat, and produce 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe, are “under constant and increasing threat from pests and diseases”, the UN food agency, FAO, warned on Tuesday, at an event at…
Political solution ‘long overdue’ to protect the children of eastern Ukraine
Nearly half a million children in eastern Ukraine continue to face “grave risks” to their physical health and psychological well-being, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
Eastern Ukraine…
Nine Syrian civilians in Turkish shelling on Syria
Nine Syrian citizens, most of them children, were killed and 10 others wounded on Monday when the Turkish forces waged an artillery attack on residential areas in Syria, according to Syrian local media.
The attack hit the areas in Tall…
Nearly 5,000 Somali refugees in Yemen returned to Somalia since 2017
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 4,940 Somali refugees have left Yemen and returned to Somalia since 2017.
UNHCR indicated, in a press release, that 131 Somali refugees have been evacuated from…
World Health Organization: 18 Million Yemenis Vulnerable, in Risk of Malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a tweet on Sunday that "more 18 million Yemenis live in areas at risk of malaria, while 10.8 million live in high-risk areas.
“In 2018 and 2019, our efforts continued to strengthen malaria…
World Health Organization: 18 Million Yemenis Vulnerable, in Risk of Malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a tweet on Sunday that "more 18 million Yemenis live in areas at risk of malaria, while 10.8 million live in high-risk areas.
“In 2018 and 2019, our efforts continued to strengthen malaria…
4 killed, 5 wounded of PMF in ISIS attack in Iraq
At least four members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq were killed and five others injured in an attack by the Islamic State terrorist group in the eastern province of Diyala, the Popular Mobilization Forces of Iraq (PMF)…
4,940 Somali refugees evacuated from Yemen since 2017: UN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 4,940 Somali refugees have left Yemen and returned to Somalia since 2017.
UNHCR indicated, in a press release, that 131 Somali refugees have been…
Sanaa condemns systematic looting of Aden’s monuments, historical sites
An official source at Prime Minister Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor’s office on Sunday condemned the systematic looting of archaeological and historical sites, buildings and public properties in Aden province.
“The looting of those sites,…