Guterres asks for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia
âFor millennia, the tradition of the Olympic Truce has called on all parties, everywhere, to stop hostilities throughout the course of the Gamesâ, he noted....
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Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment: WHO
The estimates are based on the approximately 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) that was procured between March 2020 and November 2021 and shipped...
‘Urgent, renewed effort’ needed to restore civilian rule in Myanmar: Bachelet
Other reports mentioned arbitrary arrests, detentions and sham trials of political opponents; so-called âclearance operationsâ targeting villagers; and indiscriminate attacks including airstrikes and use of...
‘No alternative to diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis, Security Council hears
Following weeks of heightened tensions around Ukraine, with reports that Russia has been deploying more than 100,000 troops and heavy weapons close to its border,...
Putting an end to India’s oxygen crises
Some hospitals posted âoxygen out of stockâ signs, whilst others asked patients to search for treatment elsewhere....
UN Lebanon mission becomes pioneer in gender-sensitive peacekeeping
The improved living conditions will come at a time when Ghana, which currently deploys 861 military personnel to UNIFIL, is expected to increase its deployment...
‘Window of opportunity’ for unity opens in Myanmar
Speaking to journalists in New York, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, NoeleenHeyzer, urged the international community to "use this opening to help Myanmar work...
Extreme weather: ‘Megaflash’ lightning records certified by WMO
The other record announced was for the greatest duration for a single lightning flash - of 17.102 ± 0.002 seconds from the flash - that...
Improve resistance to neglected tropical diseases, WHO urges
In his message for the day, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust millions of people deeper into poverty and affected...
Myanmar: Voices of the people must be ‘heard and amplified’
Furthermore, humanitarian access to people in need is âcritically important for the United Nations and partners to continue to deliver on the ground. Armed forces...