The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights today expressed “disgust” over the massacre of many civilians in western Ethiopia, urging authorities to conduct an independent investigation immediately. In a statement, Michelle Bachelet called on the Ethiopian authorities “to conduct an impartial and thorough investigation into the attacks that killed hundreds of people” in western Ethiopia […]
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Ukraine: UN Secretary-General may negotiate direct grain export agreement with Russia and Kyiv
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres may soon meet with representatives of Russia and Ukraine in Turkey to ensure the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea ports, sources close to the council told AFP. According to the diplomats, the talks have progressed to the point where the Secretary-General can now negotiate directly with Moscow and […]
UN: 222 million students are in trouble this year
The number of students whose schooling has been disrupted has almost tripled since 2016 to 222 million, under the combined influence of many crises, the director of the UN Emergency Education Fund said today. About a third of these students may have dropped out of school altogether, but at least fifty percent – 119.6 million […]
Turkish delegation goes to Russia for Ukrainian grain – Within 10 days quadripartite with Ukraine, UN
A Turkish military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible Black Sea export corridor to the Black Sea, Turkish broadcasters said on Tuesday, citing sources in the Turkish presidency. The Habertürk radio station said a quadripartite meeting between Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations would take place in […]
UN: More than 2 million refugees will need to be relocated next year
More than two million refugees who cannot return to their homeland or stay in their host country for security or lack of space need to be relocated to third countries in 2023, the United Nations announced today. This is a 36% increase over this year’s needs, estimated at 1.47 million people, said UNHCR spokeswoman Sambia […]
UN bans travel to two Taliban education officials
The United Nations today banned the travel of two Taliban ministers to Afghanistan in charge of education in retaliation for the dramatic reduction in the rights of women and girls by their regime, diplomatic sources said. The United Nations has decided to extend the travel ban by at least two months, which is renewed every […]
Erdogan-Guterres telephone call on grain exports from Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had a telephone conversation today in which they discussed the issue of grain exports from Ukrainian ports. Erdogan told the UN secretary-general that Turkey was continuing its efforts to “export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, which would help prevent a food crisis,” according […]
UN: The food crisis could uproot even more people around the world
If the world does not control the food crisis caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine, the record of 100 million uprooted people around the world will increase by “even more people”, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warned on Wednesday. . “Efforts to tackle the food insecurity crisis (…) are crucial to prevent the […]
Ankara now wants to host UN-Russia-Ukraine quadripartite meeting on Ukrainian grain
Turkey is ready to host a “quadripartite meeting” with the United Nations, Russia and Ukraine to organize grain shipments to the Black Sea, Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoλουlu said today. Millions of tonnes of grain remain stranded in Ukrainian ports under siege or Russian occupation, and their transport is made dangerous by mines. According to the […]
UN calls for food crisis to be avoided: Do not impose restrictions on food exports
Two UN officials on Monday urged World Trade Organization (WTO) member states not to impose restrictions on food exports to avoid the risk of a food crisis hovering over the world following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. . The open letter was signed by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and Rebecca Greenspan, Secretary-General […]
