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Ecuador: UN ‘stands ready’ to support talks, in bid to end political turmoil
Amid violent street protests that have rocked Ecuador’s Government, fomenting a political crisis, the UN Secretary-General has voiced his concern, saying the Organization is standing by to help mediate if politicians can agree to…
UN migration agency launches $10 million appeal to support hurricane recovery in The Bahamas
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a $10 million appeal to assist The Bahamas as the country continues to recover from the devastation brought on by Hurricane Dorian just over a month ago.…
Turkey’s Syria offensive could spark another catastrophe, warn humanitarians
Airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey in northern Syria against Kurdish forces have left civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee, UN agencies said on Friday, amid fears of another “humanitarian catastrophe”…
Day of the Girl Child spotlights 25 years of progress, with more on the horizon
The world’s one billion young girls, are being celebrated on Friday as an “unscripted and unstoppable” force for change, with 11 October designated each year the International Day of the Girl Child.…
Climate emergency: City mayors are ‘world’s first responders’, says UN chief
City bosses are “the world’s first responders to the climate emergency” UN chief António Guterres declared on Friday, at an international mayors’ summit in Copenhagen.
In his opening remarks to the C40…
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…