UN drive raises funds to combat Horn of Africa drought
A UN donor conference to help fund aid operations for drought stricken Horn of Africa raised about $1 billion – far below the $7 billion the world body was seeking. The UN.
Sudan conflict could harm wider region: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that it was “essential” that the crisis in Sudan did not spread beyond its borders and threaten democratic transitions and peace processes in neighboring countries. “The.
UN head of delegation to remain in Sudan
The UN head of mission in Sudan would stay in the country despite the ongoing fighting, it confirmed on Monday. Volker Perthes and selected personnel “will remain in Sudan and will continue.
UN head to host Sudan meeting
The UN chief would take part in a virtual meeting to discuss the situation in Sudan on Thursday with Arab League and African Union Commission representatives. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told that.
UN dedicates funding for flood-affected areas
The United Nations announced that $5.5 million would be dedicated towards emergency nutrition and food security interventions in the “most vulnerable communities of Balochistan and Sindh” impacted by floods. A press release.
UN Security General asks for four day humanitarian truce
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a four-day Orthodox Easter humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine. It is for providing the safe passage of civilians to leave areas of conflict.
United Nations suspends Russia from human rights body
United Nations: On April 7, it emerged that the United Nations General Assembly had suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council. The decision was taken over reports of “gross and systematic.
Russia used cluster bombs in Ukraine: UN
Geneva: On Friday, the U.N. human rights office laid bare that it had received “credible reports” of many cases of Russian forces using cluster munitions in populated areas in Ukraine. It.
UN demands probes into Syria casualties
Geneva: On Wednesday, U.N. war crimes investigators said that Syria’s war had escalated in the last months. It was marked by intensified shelling and aerial bombing by Syrian and Russian forces on.
UN reports 474 deaths in Ukraine
Geneva: On March 8, the United Nations human rights office announced that it had verified 1,335 civilian casualties in Ukraine. The casualties included 474 slain and 861 injured since Russia’s invasion started.
UN official slams Myanmar for violence
On Dec 27, a senior U.N. official called on Myanmar authorities to interrogate the killing of at least 35 civilians. The opposition activist blamed the massacre of government soldiers and said that.