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OCHA chief warns Gazans facing hunger, disease, death’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN humanitarian and coordination office head Martin Griffiths on Thursday echoed widespread international fears about a further escalation of the conflict in the region after fighting…
IAEA head visits nuclear power plant in Ukraine
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. Head of UN nuclear watch dog agency IAEA Rafael Mariano Grossi on Thursday visited the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, according to a statement issued by his…
UN experts calls US to review sanctions against State Sponsors of Terrorist
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN experts on Thursday said that the United States must review its domestic framework that triggers sanctions against countries designated as State Sponsors of Terrorist.
Cuba, the…
OCHA head allocates $6M for DR Congo flood response
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Thursday has allocated $6 million from the Organization’s core humanitarian fund to support the devastating flood response in the…
UNSC debates Kosovo’s new rules on Serbian currency
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN Special Representative and head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Caroline Ziadeh on Thursday briefed the members of the Security Council as the body called an urgent…
UNSG voices deep concerns over Gazans ‘have no homes, no hope’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN head António Guterres on Thursday expressed deep concerns over the situation in Gaza, reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages.…
UNICEF warns devastating floods raise cholera in DRC
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UNICEF and aid partners on Wednesday have responded to devastating floods that have affected 18 of the 26 provinces in Demovratic Republic of Congo.
UN agencies said that flood waters…
Guterres says ‘Peace is the missing piece’ in globally, sets his priorities for 2024
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday addressed the General Assembly with a list of priority areas for action as he underscored that the UN was founded on the pursuit of…
OCHA appeals $4.1B in aid for Sudan, host nations
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Wednesday urged the international community not to forget millions of people caught up in the war between rival militaries in Sudan,…
OCHA head reports of potential ceasefire deal in Gaza
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths on Wednesday hailed early indications of a “potential breakthrough” in negotiations…