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Group of Eminent Experts: Siege on Yemen Contravenes Law, Creates Largest Humanitarian Crisis in the…
The UN Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen confirmed that the economic and military siege imposed on Yemen by the coalition had devastating effects and produced the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
The recent report of the Group…
Reducing disaster risk is a good investment, and ‘the right thing to do’, says Guterres
There is a strong economic case for climate resilience and reducing the risk of disasters, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which falls on Sunday.…
UN chief praises Japanese climate resilience, as Typhoon Hagibis cleanup begins
With Typhoon Hagibis causing destruction and loss of life in Japan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has praised the leadership role the country is playing in climate resilience, and its “extensive and efficient preparation for…
Health spokesman: National campaign to fight “dengue and malaria” to launch next week
The Ministry of Public Health and Population is preparing a national campaign to fight dengue fever and malaria in the coming week, Yusuf al-Hadri, spokesman for the ministry said on Saturday.
Al-Hadri said in an exclusive statement to the…
15 Palestinians arrested in West Ban, Palestinian prisoner’s house raided
Israeli occupation forces on Saturday night launched a campaign of arrest and raid in a number of cities in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media reported.
According to The Palestine Now Agency, cited local and security sources saying…
World Migratory Bird Day highlights deadly risks of plastic pollution
Saturday marks World Migratory Bird Day which, this year, is raising awareness about the serious threats that plastic pollution poses to bird life, with a call for urgent measures to end the problem.
These…
After this year’s Climate Action Summit, what happens next?
People across the world need to embrace “fundamental change” in order to combat climate change and meet the target of restricting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Claudio Forner, from UN Climate Change in…
Save the Children Warns of Cholera Spike in Yemen’s North
A children's advocacy group is warning of a spike in cholera cases, in northern Yemen, affecting hundreds of thousands of children and their families as a result of an increase in fuel shortages. Save the Children said Wednesday that "fuel…
Ethiopian Prime Minister awarded Nobel Peace Prize: Guterres hails his ‘people first’ agenda
The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been praised by the UN Secretary-General for creating a pathway to stability in the Horn of Africa region.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was…
Car bomb explodes near ISIS prison in Syria’s al-Hasakah
A car bomb exploded near the central prison in Juiran district of al-Hasakah in Syria, where ISIS operatives are held, a spokesman for the SDF said on Saturday.
The spokesman said that the car explosion was followed by heavy gunfire in…