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UNRWA work in Lebanon will end by March, cites funding cut
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 7th Feb. UNRWA Director in Lebanon Dorothee Klaus on Tuesday said that the cancer patients, young students and families are 250,000 Palestinians 80 per cent living under the poverty line who…
DSG calls for ‘courage, vision, solidarity’ to boost middle-income nations
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 7th Feb. UN Deputy Seretary General Amina Mohammad said on Tuesday that despite being the driving force for sustainable development, middle-income countries face unique challenges and require…
OHCHR chief calls for fair, free elections in Pakistan
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 7th Feb. UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday has urged authorities in Pakistan to ensure that parliamentary elections this week are free and fair.
OHCHR denounced all acts…
Guterres warns female genital mutilation, calls to end ‘abhorrent practice’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 7th Feb. UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned that 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation this year, appealed for action to end this “egregious violation of…
Top political head warns rising toll in Ukraine as war looms
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 7th Feb. UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo on Tuesday briefed the Security Council told that with war in Ukraine about to enter its third year, the damage by the…
WHO reports unprecedented cholera rise in Africa
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 7th Feb. World health agency on Tuesday said that cholera cases are rising globally and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa.
Dr. Fiona Braka from WHO regional office in Brazzaville,…
Top torture expert urges UK to halt extradition of Julian Assange to America
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 7th Feb. UN independent expert on torture Alice Edwards on Tuesday urged the United Kingdom to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the United States.
Alice Edwards called on…
US envoy says Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; stresses vital role of UNRWA
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 4th Feb. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters in New York that the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees plays a “critical role” in delivering aid to civilians in the…
Gaza health ministry reports 27,000 Palestinian died so far
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 3rd Feb. According to the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Friday said that the Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 27,000.
The Ministry said in a press…
OCHA calls Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 3rd Feb. UN aid coordination office IN New York OCHA on Friday said that thousands of Gazans fleeing intense hostilities in Khan Younis towards the massively overcrowded southern city of Rafah…