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OHCHR calls for free, fair elections in Azerbaijan, US
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 10th Jan. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said that the democracy is in the spotlight this year with over 60 countries due to hold elections which governments must…
OCHA warns dozens died in Ukraine hostilities
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 10th Jan. UN humanitarian and Coordination office on Tuesday said that recent hostilities between Russia and Ukraine continue to kill and injure civilians every day, since the war erupted
OCHA …
Guterres urges climate justice for all
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 10th Jan. The European climate agency on Tuesday reported that record global heat in 2023 showed an overall increase of 1.48°C above pre-industrial levels just a fraction below the 1.5-degree…
UNDP, Japan announced power boost to help 5.5M Ukrainians in winter
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Jan. UN Development agency and Japan on Monday have announced a shipment of new gas turbines to help beat the winter chill in Ukraine.
UNDP in a press release announced the provision of the…
IAEA embarks Antarctic to study plastic pollution
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Jan. UN International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday said that it is embarking journey to the Antarctic now, where the agency is using its nuclear knowhow to explore solutions to the global…
UN rights experts demands accountability of sexual torture victims by Hamas
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Jan. UN uman rights experts on Monday demanded prompt investigations and accountability for victims of sexual torture on 7 October Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel.
The experts reiterated…
OHCHR head calls newly elected Govt. in Bangladesh to renew democracy, human rights
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Jan. UN human rights head Volker Türk on Monday called on the newly elected Government of Bangladesh to take steps to renew the country’s commitment to democracy and human rights.
According…
WHO warns hospital in Gaza facing dire situation
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Jan. UN humanitarians on Monday issued new reports of “significant casualties, particularly among women and children” and pleaded for overwhelmed medical teams to be allowed to continue their…
IOM helps Trans woman get new life in Türkiye
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 7th Jan. International Migration agency on Saturday said that Shiraz, a 23-year-old Trans woman from Alexandria, Egypt, with support from the agency gets a new life in her new home in Izmir,…
FAO reports food price inflation easing
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 6th Jan. UN Food and Agriculture Organization reported on Friday that the Food Price Index ended the year just over 10 per cent below its December 2022 level, easing concerns over food price…