UN ‘determined’ to end backsliding on development goals, Guterres tells ECOSOC
Despite going into reverse on more than 30 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it’s not too late...
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Gaza: Over a quarter of UNRWA centre patients needing mental health support
More than one in four patients screened in violence-afflicted Gaza at UN-run health centres, require mental health and psychosocial support,...
Cyclone Mocha: urgent funding needed as hunger, diseases loom
As a clearer picture emerges of the trail of destruction left by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar and Bangladesh, humanitarians are...
Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres
The world is failing to live up to its commitment to protect civilians during wartime, Secretary-General António Guterres told the...
Ukraine: Power loss at nuclear plant underscores ‘highly vulnerable’ safety situation
The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine lost all external power for several hours on Monday morning, highlighting the...
Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished
Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said...
Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks
A crucial ceasefire poised to enter into force in restive Sudan on Monday evening should “pave the way” for peace...
El Salvador: Renewed state of emergency undermines right to fair trial
The decision by El Salvador to extend a state of emergency aimed at cracking down on gangs undermines the right...
World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief
Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and...
Biodiversity Day: Protecting humanity’s ‘life-support system’
The theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed on Monday, centres on moving from talk to action: build...