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Guterres calls for restraint, immediate de-escalation in Caribbean
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS- UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday has called for restraint and the immediate de-escalation of the situation in the Caribbean, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in New York
UN deputy…
UN expert alarmed over ‘inhumane, undignified’ imprisonment of Imran Khan
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Special Rapporteur on Wednesday has called on the government of Pakistan to take immediate and effective action to address concerns over “inhumane and undignified” detention conditions of Pakistan…
UNGA pledges people-first digital future, tight AI safeguards
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World body on Wednesday pledged to narrow widening digital divides and put stronger safeguards around artificial intelligence as the General Assembly concluded a major review of how the world manages the…
Top official says Hurricane Melissa destruction estimates $8-15b damage, loses in Jamaica
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Resident Coordinator for Jamaica, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos Dennis Zulu on Wednesday said that hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica, left behind an unprecedented trail…
Aid agencies urged Israel to lift new restrictions, Gaza at breaking point
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN humanitarian agencies on Wednesday said that they are working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have warned that life-saving aid operations risk collapse unless Israel immediately lifts new barriers…
UN says civilians fled fighting in Kordofan, aid on rise
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq on Wednesday in an update told reporters in New York that families are fleeing intense hostilities across the Kordofan region of Sudan and humanitarian needs are surging.…
WHO says new influenza strain circulates in Europe
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World health agency on Wednesday said that the early arrival of seasonal influenza has continued sweeping across Europe, with at least 27 European countries reported “high or very high” flu activity.…
WHO says new influenza variant surging, vaccine ‘most effective defence’
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World health agency said on Tuesday that an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining strength but vaccination remains the “most effective…
OCHA warns key Gaza water pipeline repaired, miserable conditions remain
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – OCHA on Wednesday said that in Gaza, a key water pipeline in the south is back up and running, after a repair team was granted access to the site by Israeli authorities.
UN aid coordination office…
Top official warns Ukraine suffer as electricity cut in ongoing Russian attacks
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – UN Assistant Secretary-General on Ukraine Matthias Schmale on Wedsnday said that imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your home; that’s the reality for thousands of Ukrainians…