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Category: International
Security Council calls for ‘immediate reversal’ of Turk...
The Security Council said in a statement released on Friday that settling any part of the abandoned Cypriot suburb of Varosha, “by...
Increased jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso spark record...
Rising violent attacks by jihadist groups in Burkina Faso are forcing record-breaking numbers of people to flee both inside the co...
Farmers the ‘lifeblood of our food systems’, deputy UN ...
Farmers, especially women and indigenous people, work tirelessly to put food on our tables. UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Moha...
‘Lack of global solidarity’, slow vaccination rates put...
A “lack of global solidarity” including the hoarding of vaccines by richer nations as well as slow vaccination rate has contribute...
No pathway to reach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5˚C goal wi...
“The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Agreement from all G20 nations”, ...
Afghanistan: Record number of women and children killed...
More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year ...
Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres...
Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well as one-third of all emissions and 80 per cent o...
Lebanon: Public water system on the verge of collapse, ...
The public water system in Lebanon is “on life support” and could collapse at any moment, putting 71 per cent of the population, o...
New ECOSOC President aims to maximize ‘reach, relevance...
The role of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in promoting development has become “even more critical” as a way of guiding ...