With a bomb letter, Turkey brings back to the table its entire revision agenda. In a letter sent by Turkey’s Permanent Representative to the UN F. Sinirioglu on November 19th, Ankara is trying to respond to Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ speech at the UN General Assembly, referring to Greece’s “ill-intentioned” stance. Turkey blames Greece for the […]
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The man who was holding a gun outside the UN headquarters in New York was handed over to the police
LAST UPDATE: 22.02 A man who today, as it seems, was holding a carbine around his neck, threatening to commit suicide, near the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, is now under police detention and is not a threat, became known by the police department of the city of New York. Footage broadcast live on television […]
UN calls for $ 41 billion to provide emergency assistance to 183 million people
It will take at least $ 41 billion next year for the United Nations to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable, in a world plagued by the new coronavirus pandemic and armed conflict, which sweeps away extreme weather events. In all, some 274 million people will be in urgent need of humanitarian assistance […]
UN AIDS chief: Pandemic may increase AIDS cases and deaths
New HIV / AIDS infections and deaths could rise as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts precautionary measures, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Biangima said in an interview broadcast today at Reuters Next. Bianca, who is also the UN assistant secretary-general, said that especially during the first phase of the pandemic, fewer people chose to be tested and […]
Afghanistan: UN warns banking system is collapsing
The United Nations is urging immediate action to strengthen Afghanistan’s banks, warning that an increase in people who are no longer able to repay their loans, lower savings and a lack of liquidity could lead to the collapse of the financial system. some months. In a three-page report on the banking and financial system of […]
Commission to speak with UN, IOM, Belarus on repatriation of migrants
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen continues to hold talks with Member States on the crisis at the EU-Belarus border, Commissioner Eric Mammer tweeted, stressing that Minsk “should allow He noted that the European Commission will hold technical talks with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and Belarus on repatriation. […]
UN releases $ 40 million in emergency aid for Ethiopia
The United Nations today released $ 40 million in emergency aid to deal with the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said in a statement. “These resources” will help strengthen emergency relief operations in war-torn areas of northern Ethiopia and support the first drought-related operations in Ethiopia, “the statement said. […]
UNHCR: New rise in IDPs in mid-2021
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has recorded a new increase in the number of IDPs in 2021, in the report on the trends of the first half of the year that it publishes today. In particular, the displaced population exceeded 84 million worldwide in mid-2021, compared to the end of 2020, when 82.4 […]
UN: The use of vulnerable people for political purposes must stop
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today expressed concern about the hundreds of migrants who have camped in the countryside near the Belarusian-Polish border and called for an end to the practice of using vulnerable people as political pawns. “We are very concerned about the scenes we see from the Belarus-Poland border,” UNHCR […]
UN: Sudan coup’s ‘deeply worrying’
The October 25 coup in Sudan “is deeply worrying,” the High Commissioner for Human Rights said today at the start of a special session of the Geneva Human Rights Council on the situation in the country. “The coup betrays the courageous revolution of 2019 that was a source of inspiration,” said Michelle Bachelet. “I urge […]
