UN nuclear watchdog chief in Ukraine to talk safety support
Lviv (Ukraine), March 29: The UN nuclear watchdog's director-general on Tuesday arrived in Ukraine for talks with senior government officials...
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4 million Ukrainian children displaced by war: UN
GENEVA, MARCH 25: Russia's assault on Ukraine has driven more than half the country's children from their homes, the UN...
UN chief warns against ‘sleepwalking’ to climate disaster
NEW YORK, MARCH 23: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is "sleepingwalking to catastrophe" and the 1.5...
UN warns of increasing repression in Russia
Geneva, March 8: The UN's top human rights official is warning that a new Russian law allowing harsh punishment for...
UN body weighs a global treaty to fight plastic pollution
NAIROBI, FEBRUARY 28: Delegates from United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic...
UN: Cornyn miffed at India’s act
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 27: Top Republican Senator John Cornyn expressed disappointment over India abstaining from the vote on a UNSC resolution...
UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case
The Hague, February 21: Myanmar's shadow civilian administration called on the United Nations' top court Monday not to allow the...
UN again voices concern about women’s safety in Afghanistan
KABUL, FEBRUARY 9: The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met top Taliban leadership on Tuesday and voiced concern...
UN labour group says 1.6 M jobs lost in Myanmar in 2021
Bangkok, January 28: The International Labour Organisation says about 1.6 million jobs were lost in Myanmar in 2021, with women...
UN seeks $5 billion in aids to avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Geneva, January 11: The United Nations said Tuesday it needed $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and offer the ravaged country a future after 40 years of suffering. In its biggest-ever single-country appeal, the UN said $4.4 billion (3.9 billion euros) was needed within Afghanistan, while a further $623 million was required to support the millions of Afghans sheltering beyond its borders. The UN said 22 million people inside Afghanistan and a further 5.7 million displaced Afghans in five neighbouring countries needed vital...