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UN chief urges scaled up response for peace, across troubled Sahel’s region
Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and support must be scaled up to ensure a hopeful future for its people, the Secretary-General told world leaders at a …
‘Milestone agreement’ paves the way for new UN Human Rights Office in Sudan
“With this milestone agreement, we are poised to accompany Sudan through an important moment in its history” – the words of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday, as she signed a deal between the UN and the…
Signs DR Congo Ebola outbreak finally ‘on the retreat’ but risk of international spread, ‘still…
The second worst Ebola outbreak in history is “on the retreat” said the UN’s health agency chief on Wednesday, warning however that there is no room for complacency, with dozens of new cases each week still being recorded in eastern…
Sustainable development summit a reminder of ‘the boundless potential of humanity’
The first UN summit on the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development closed on a hopeful note, with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed declaring that the two-day event had been a reminder of “the boundless…
Liberian President credits UN for ‘16 years of unbroken peace’, outlines plan to reduce poverty,…
“Liberia is a UN success story”, President George Manneh Weah told the annual United Nations high-level generalral debate in New York on Wednesday.
“After being devastated by a brutal civil conflict that…
Military Sources: British-Israeli warplanes have carried out bombings on Yemen in the past two days
The Saudis and Emiratis have reached an unprecedented state of exhaustion in their war on Yemen, prompting them to seek help and direct intervention from the real sponsors in the war on Yemen.
Yemen Press Agency has obtained exclusive…
UAE prevents oil tankers from entry Socotra
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has prevented oil derivatives from entering Socotra for more than a week, according to an official said on Wednesday.
Saudi-backed exiled Hadi’s government media adviser Mukhtar al-Rahabi affirmed on…
UNICEF: Two million Yemeni children deprived from education
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that that two million children are out of school in Yemen, which has been the subject of a destructive Saudi-led military campaign for more than four years.
In a statement released on…
Universal coverage race at ‘starting line’, with new momentum: UN health agency
The race to provide Universal Health Coverage can now get underway, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, as nations take to the “starting line” following the most “comprehensive international health agreement in…
Countries violate rights over climate change, argue youth activists in landmark UN complaint
The failure of governments to act on the climate crisis, constitutes a violation of children’s rights, according to a landmark complaint presented to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child by 16 youth activists.
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