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SG orders UNRWA to probe allegations ‘staffers’ role in October 7 attacks on Israel
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN chief António Guterres on Friday has asked the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini to “swiftly” investigate “extremely serious allegations” that…
OHCHR head voices regret at first execution by nitrogen suffocation in Alabama
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday has expressed deep regret over the execution of a prisoner in the State of Alabama in the US on Thursday night through the first ever use of…
Guterres commemorates victims of Holocaust, calls to denounce hate
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday commemorated victims of the Holocaust at the ceremony held at the UN General Assembly and said that hate is growing at an alarming speed, and the…
UNRWA official calls to end attacks on sites sheltering civilians in Gaza
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Thomas White said on Thursday that attacks on buildings in Gaza where civilians are sheltering are “abhorrent…
UNCTAD logistics chief warns red sea attacks a ‘dramatic’ impact on global trade, supply chains
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UNCTAD Chief of Trade Logistics Jan Hoffmann on Thursday said that the attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and supply chains, already…
UN calls Houthis rebels not to expel US, UK nationals
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Thursday told reporters in New York that the UN has asked Houthi authorities not to expel US and British nationals working for the world body in…
Top envoy warns Haiti crises at ‘a critical point’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UN Special Representative for Haiti Maria Isabel Salvador on Thursday addressed the members of the UNSC on the situation in Haiti said over 8,400 people were victims of gang violence in…
UNICEF says Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UNICEF representative in Sudan Mandeep O’Brien has warned on Thursday that the war in Sudan is putting the future of 24 million youngest citizens at risk.
Mandeep O’Brien said “Sudan…
Political head warns against rhetoric fuelling ‘dangerous conflict’ in Ukraine
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo on Thursday said that the UN “is not in a position” to verify reports surrounding the crash of a…
UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict travels to Israel, West Bank
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten on Thursday has announced that she has been invited to Israel by the Government to gather information on…