LAST UPDATE: 18:00 All sides in the deepening conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region are committing “serious human rights abuses,” the United Nations said today, urging all sides not to continue the war, as the country “is in danger of sinking into a general climate.” violence “with major consequences for the region. An estimated 5,000 to […]
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UN: Hunger is on the rise in the Arab world, according to the FAO
In 2020, 69 million people suffered from malnutrition in the Arab world, where a third of the 420 million people do not have access to adequate nutrition, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. Between 2019 and 2020, 4.8 million people in the Arab world suffered from malnutrition, “in all social classes and in […]
UN representative with ‘mild symptoms’ of coronavirus
Stefan Duzarric, a spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, confirmed on Wednesday that he had symptoms of COVID-19 after receiving a positive test result for the new coronavirus and was being isolated. “I would like to inform you that earlier today, as part of the usual tests we undergo for our work, I received […]
UN accuses Taliban of killing 72 people linked to previous regime
More than 100 Afghans – former members of the security forces and others – have been killed since the Taliban came to power in August – most at the hands of the hardline Islamist group, which recruits male soldiers and suppresses women’s rights. announced today the United Nations. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, […]
The UN accuses Libya of abandoning refugees in the desert
Immigrants and refugees are being repatriated from Libya without considering whether they have the right to be offered international protection, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement released in Geneva yesterday. Referring to the recent case of 18 refugees from Sudan, who were transferred to the desert and abandoned to […]
Mali: Seven blue helmets dead and three seriously injured in a bomb blast
Seven UN blue helmets have been killed and three others seriously injured in a bomb blast in central Mali, the United Nations has said in a statement. A car bomb had exploded at an Iraqi police recruiting center at Kisak, west of Baghdad, killing at least 20 people. No organization has so far claimed responsibility. […]
In isolation, the secretary general Guterres – Contacted with coronavirus
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Tuesday that he had come in contact with a case of SARS-CoV-2, an organization that now has symptoms of the disease caused by the virus, and that he would be isolated for a few days, according to diplomatic sources. The 72-year-old Portuguese canceled his participation in all the events […]
In Cyprus, the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Colin Sewart
In Cyprus is the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Colin Stewart, who is also taking over his duties as Deputy Special Adviser to the Secretary-General (DSASG). According to a press release from the UNFICYP press office, Mr. Stewart stated that he looks […]
Sudan: 2022% of the country’s population will need humanitarian aid, according to the UN
In 2022, 30% of Sudanese will need humanitarian aid, “the highest rate in a decade” in this country, one of the poorest in the world, the UN warned today in a report. A total of 14.3 per cent of the 47.9 million Sudanese and refugees in Sudan – 57% of whom are women and 55% […]
Myanmar: Former leader Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 years in prison
A Myanmar court today sentenced former Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison for inciting riots and violating health rules imposed by the covid-19 pandemic, a junta spokesman said. Former President Wyn Mead was sentenced to the same sentence, Zhao Min Thun said. “They will face other charges,” he added, explaining […]
