As a result of the war in Ukraine, food crises have worsened and by 2022 the “bill” to be paid by food-importing countries is expected to increase substantially due to the rising price of cereals and fertilizers, the Food and Drug Administration warned today. and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO). “Global food import spending […]
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UN: Nearly 5 million Ukrainians are registered as refugees in Europe
Nearly 5 million Ukrainians have been registered as refugees across Europe since the Russian invasion began on February 24, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today. “The war in Ukraine has caused one of the largest deportation crises on record worldwide,” according to the UNHCR. A total of 4,816,923 Ukrainians have been […]
UN: Occupation of Israel is the main cause of the conflict with the Palestinians
Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and discrimination against the Palestinian people are the “main causes” of repeated tensions and instability, according to a report by a commission of inquiry commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council. “The conclusions and recommendations, related to the deeper causes (of this conflict), overwhelmingly refer to Israel, which we […]
UN: ‘Race against time’ to prevent famine in Somalia
The United Nations has launched a “race against time” to prevent a famine in Somalia, where more than 200,000 people are under immediate threat amid a record drought. In all, some 7.1 million people – almost half the population – are hungry, but for the 213,000 most affected, the situation is now catastrophic and urgent, […]
The Russian ambassador left a meeting of the Security Council
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, walked out of a Security Council meeting with European Union President Charles Michel addressing his 15 members and accusing Moscow of provoking a global food crisis by invading the country. Ukraine. Michel also blamed Russian forces for war crimes and crimes against humanity, in particular citing reports […]
A. Skertsos on the 17 goals of the UN sustainable development: Greece is steadily improving its positions
The global request, “to move forward to a new model of cohabitation and coexistence on our planet”, underlined in an interview with the 1st Program of ERA, the Minister of State Akis Skertsos, on the occasion of the preparation of the National Report on its 17 Sustainable Development Goals United Nations. “We must move from […]
UN: War in Ukraine ‘will not win’
The war in Ukraine “will not win”, said today the UN coordinator for the crisis in the country, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “This war has not and will not have a winner,” Amin Awad said in a statement. “We need peace. The war must stop,” he […]
World food prices rose 23% in May
World food prices remained extremely high in May, despite a small drop for the second consecutive month after the March record, according to data from the relevant United Nations agency. According to Reuters, the price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which monitors the most traded food products in the world, moved to […]
Turkey will henceforth be officially called ‘Türkiye’ in all languages
At the UN, Turkey will henceforth be officially named in all languages ​​by its Turkish name, “Türkiye”, and no longer “Turkey”, something that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wanted, the United Nations announced yesterday, Thursday. . “The change has immediate effect,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman Antonio Guterres told AFP. The diplomat clarified that an […]
Ukraine wants to set up international mission to rehabilitate Black Sea waterways
Ukraine is working with international partners to set up a UN-backed mission to rehabilitate the Black Sea offshore and export Ukrainian agricultural products, Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said today. Russia has occupied some of Ukraine’s largest ports and its navy controls major shipping lanes on the Black Sea, blocking Ukrainian shipments and deepening the […]
