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Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Thailand gets WHO recognition to eliminate transfats
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 30th Jan. World health agency on Monday announced that 5 countries have been awarded for their efforts towards eliminating mass-produced trans fats in food, in a press release issued in New York.…
UN head to meet UNRWA donors as major NGOs plead for support
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 30th Jan. UN chief António Guterres on Monday announced that he will meet with major donors to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Tuesday, as major NGOs issued an urgent plea to keep…
ICC prosecutor says world failed to execute warrants in Darfur for ‘accountability’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 30th Jan. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan on Monday briefed the members of the UN Security Council and told that the international community’s failure to execute warrants issued by the ICC and…
UNRWA chief urges global community to reconsider suspension of funds
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 29th Jan. Head of the UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini said on Saturday that some countries’ decisions to halt funding will jeopardize its lifesaving programmes in Gaza.
He urged them to reconsider.…
Guterres appeals nations to reverse UNRWA funding cut
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 29th Jan. UN chief António Guterres on Sunday has appealed to the countries that suspended funding to the UNRWA to reverse their decisions to ensure the vital humanitarian operations continue for…
UNRWA chief urges global community to reconsider suspension of funds
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Jan. Head of the UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini said on Saturday that some countries’ decisions to halt funding will jeopardize its lifesaving programmes in Gaza.
He urged them to reconsider.…
UNSG calls for global unity against hate on Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Jan. UN head António Guterres on Saturday issued a call for global unity against the rise of hate and division, cautioned that intolerance is proliferating rapidly and that no society is…
OCHA warns Lebanese displaced in south faces ‘extreme uncertainty’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon on Friday has highlighted the challenges facing those displaced by the ongoing hostilities in the south on the frontier with Israel and those who,…
IOM reports 10 million displaced by conflict in Sudan
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. International Organization for Migration on Friday warned that 10.7 million people have been displaced by conflict in Sudan and need help within the country.
International Organization…
UNHCR head warns dramatic humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on Friday has warned of dramatic humanitarian suffering throughout Ukraine and worsening conditions as war-affected civilians suffer…