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UNSC extends CTED, UNDOF mandate, discusses recognition of Somaliland as Sovereign State
Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Security Council on Monday met to discuss the threats to international peace and security after Israel recognized the northern region of Somalia ‘Somaliland’ as an independent and sovereign state
The…
UN, US Sign $2 Billion Relief Funding Deal for 17 Crisis-Hit Nations Worldwide
Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN and the United States on Monday formalized an agreement under which the US committed $2 billion in humanitarian assistance for global relief programmes, a move the top relief official hailed as a…
Guterres Urges World Leaders to Choose Peace Over War in New Year Message
Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN head António Guterres on Monday has issued a stark but hopeful New Year appeal urged global leaders to shift resources away from destruction and towards development, peace and wellbeing of people as the…
OCHA says Gaza hits by heavy rains as humanitarian response continues
Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN aid coordination office reported on Monday that severe weather conditions have led to further casualties and heightened health risks in Gaza over the past 24 hours.
UN agency said that heavy seasonal…
Guterres sends world leaders New Year message calls for peace over war
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN head António Guterres on Monday has issued a stark but hopeful New Year appeal urged global leaders to shift resources away from destruction and towards development, peace and wellbeing of people as…
Blue helmet injured in gunfire near ‘Blue Line’ in south Lebanon
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Saturday issued a note to reporters in New York stated that 1 UN peacekeeper was injured on Friday after heavy machine gunfire from Israel Defense Forces positions south…
FAO reports paper, wood, forest products show signs of recovery
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - According to a new report released by FAO on Wednesday fom wood-based panels used in construction, to charcoal for cooking food, forest products are valued and traded all around the world.
FAO report…
UNSC unanimously extends mandate of African Union support mission in Somalia
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS –UN Security Council on Tuesday voted on a draft resolution 2809 (2025) on the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia and unanimously extended the mandate.
African Union support…
Top official says prospects of elections fading in Libya
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Special Representative for Libya Hannah S. Tetteh on Friday briefed the Security Council that the path to long-awaited elections in Libya is fading away which is paved with complications but they can be…
Former Iraqi President Salih elected as next UNHCR head
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - Former Iraqi president Barham Salih, who was once a refugee, has been elected as the next UN High Commissioner for Refugees at a time when the agency faces the twin crises of shrinking resources and a huge…