Yemen: ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ as first nationwide truce in six years continues
The first nationwide truce in six years coincided with the start of the holy month of Ramadan and includes provisions to improve the freedom of...
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Coral reefs’ very survival is at stake, warns UNESCO in bid to boost resilience
Our oceans are getting warmer because of increasing global carbon dioxide emissions....
UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
The contribution from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), announced on Thursday, will go towards relief projects in six African countries and Yemen....
Mind the Darién Gap, braving the treacherous pathway to a better life
With a bag full of hopes and dreams, Iriana Ureña, a 32-year-old Venezuelan mother of two, arrives at a Migrant Reception Station (ERM) in San...
Ukraine war a crisis impacting us all: Guterres
On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief to be issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and...
COVID-19: Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants, not more severe or transmissible, so far
As the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 continues to evolve, we cannot afford to ‘lose sight’ of the mutations, the UN health agency said on Wednesday,...
Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises
And the problem is not limited to rural areas as 16 million people living in urban spaces are also at risk of acute food insecurity...
‘Decisive steps’ needed to keep boys in school – UNESCO report
The report highlights a global phenomenon: Harsh discipline, corporal punishment, and other forms of violence at school; gendered norms and expectations; and other factors, are...
Oman now 100th country to ratify Maritime Labour Convention
The ratification means more than 96 per cent of the world’s gross shipping tonnage is now covered by the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), which also...
Protection of older persons’ rights needed now ‘more than ever’: Bachelet
“Today, more than ever, older persons need stronger protection to fully enjoy their human rights”, she added. “But the reality is that international legal frameworks...