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UN chief says Ukraine a ‘wake-up call’ to ditch fossil fuels as WMO releases damning climate report
World
May 18, 2022
UN chief says Ukraine a ‘wake-up call’ to ditch fossil fuels as WMO releases damning climate report
(CNN) – The world’s oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record, while melting ice…
UN advisor on Libya pleased with encouraging progress in talks between HoR and HSC
Middle East
May 18, 2022
UN advisor on Libya pleased with encouraging progress in talks between HoR and HSC
Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Libya Stephanie Williams said she was pleased by the encouraging progress made…
‘The world has not forgotten us’: Nigeria’s Buhari thankful for UN chief’s visit amid war in Ukraine
World
May 15, 2022
‘The world has not forgotten us’: Nigeria’s Buhari thankful for UN chief’s visit amid war in Ukraine
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his visit to the country,…
UN expresses support towards Egypt’s structural reform efforts
Economy
May 14, 2022
UN expresses support towards Egypt’s structural reform efforts
The Minister of Planning and Economic Development in Egypt, Hala al-Saeed, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt, Elena…
UN affirms constant readiness to support Arab countries in disaster risk reduction
Middle East
May 14, 2022
UN affirms constant readiness to support Arab countries in disaster risk reduction
CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) – Chief of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the…
China complains of UN “double standards” over Ukraine war
World
May 13, 2022
China complains of UN “double standards” over Ukraine war
China’s Foreign Ministry has criticized the UN Human Rights Council after it adopted a resolution on Russian abuses in Ukraine,…
Egypt delivers cross-regional joint statement at UN General Assembly on financing for peacebuilding
Egypt
April 28, 2022
Egypt delivers cross-regional joint statement at UN General Assembly on financing for peacebuilding
Egypt delivered a cross-regional joint statement at the UN General Assembly, on behalf of 108 countries. Representing all the countries…
French President says war in Ukraine “will not stop in the days to come”
World
April 8, 2022
French President says war in Ukraine “will not stop in the days to come”
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that there is little hope of the war in Ukraine ending soon. “This war…
UN report on climate crisis confirms the world already has solutions — but politics are getting in the way
World
April 5, 2022
UN report on climate crisis confirms the world already has solutions — but politics are getting in the way
(CNN)The world is careening toward levels of global warming that will have irreversible impacts, a new landmark report says, but…
Violence in eastern Colombia has left 130 dead this year, UN and Catholic Church say
World
April 4, 2022
Violence in eastern Colombia has left 130 dead this year, UN and Catholic Church say
(CNN) – Some 130 people have been killed and more than 3,000 have been forcibly displaced this year as violence…