COVID-19: Germany first to contribute ‘fair share’ for vaccine equity push
Germany has become the first country to answer a call for wealthy nations to contribute their âfair shareâ towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the World...
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Crises unfolding in Ukraine ripple throughout Europe â Security Council hears
Mr. Grandi echoed the Secretary-General and UN Emergency Relief Coordinatorâs urgent call to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure and to grant humanitarian access to those...
Ukraine: $1.7 billion appeal launched to help refugee exodus, host countries
An estimated $1.1 billion is needed for the response inside Ukraine for three months, to help six million of the most vulnerable in Ukraine, as...
Syria: Use of chemical weapons ‘blight’ on international community’s conscience
âAny use of chemical weapons is unacceptable and the absence of accountability for the past use of such weapons remains a blight on the conscience...
Human Rights ‘inescapable and powerful’: Guterres
In a video message to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr. Guterres said that although rights âare under assault everywhereâ, people are âhard-wiredâ...
UN Environment Assembly opens, sets sites on ending plastic pollution
Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, Espen Barth Eide, who is the current President of the UN Environment Assembly, addresses the Assemblyâs opening plenary session....
UN to launch appeal to fund humanitarian operations in Ukraine
As people there are "bunkered down," Mr. Griffiths said that the UN is scaling up its efforts to help meet the needs of those effected,...
Security Council vote sets up emergency UN General Assembly session on Ukraine crisis
The measure convening the General Assembly session was adopted by a vote of 11 in favor, with Russia voting against, and China, India and the...
Without climate action, extreme weather will trigger global humanitarian needs
The warning comes after tropical cyclone Emnati made landfall on Wednesday in one of Africaâs most storm-prone countries and just days ahead of the launch...
3M Ukrainians already in need â with future repercussions ‘spooling out before us’
Women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, those living close to the contact line and those living in the non-Government areas are currently the most...