Ethiopia: Guterres welcomes Tigray humanitarian ceasefire agreement
Conflict erupted in Tigray in November 2020 between federal troops and forces loyal to the Tigray Peopleâs Liberation Front (TPLF). The war spilled over into...
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UN analysis shows link between lack of vaccine equity and widening inequalities
At that point, just over three per cent of people in low-income countries had been vaccinated with at least one dose, compared to 60.18 per...
Dimming the lights for a brighter future
The top UN official said that solutions are âavailable, affordable, practical and realistic.â...
UN chief condemns attacks on civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia and Yemen
Over 23 million Yemenis face hunger, disease, and other life-threatening risks as the countryâs basic services and economy are collapsing, according to the UN Office...
Fighting child marriage in India, thanks to school and a mobile phone
The poster shows a tiny girl with braided hair, tied at the end with pink ribbons. Her face droops in despair as she walks next...
‘Sharp rise’ in Nicaraguans fleeing to Costa Rica, strains asylum system
Around three per cent of Costa Rica’s population is now made up of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on...
Call for unity in Security Council over latest DPR Korea missile test
The top UN political affairs official urged the Security Council on Friday to be united in its response to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) latest...
First Person: I know what it’s like to go hungry as a child
An agronomist working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti tells UN News that, like the people she helps today, she remembers what it’s...
UNCTAD calls for IMF, World Bank measures as global downturn bites
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the “main contributing factor” to the potentially devastating one per cent drop in projected global economic growth this...
Ukraine: General Assembly passes resolution demanding aid access, by large majority
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded civilian protection and humanitarian access in Ukraine on Thursday, while also criticizing Russia for creating a “dire” humanitarian situation...