Food Prices Decline In December Following âTwo Very Volatile Yearsâ: FAO
World food prices declined for the ninth consecutive month in December, though many commodities are still at record highs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
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Ukraine: FAO And EU In $15.5 Million Bid To Avert Food Crisis Threat
Local and displaced populations in western Ukraine are also among those who need help in the short term, amid rising food insecurity and as people...
UN Rights Chief Appeals For End To Arbitrary Detention
Arbitrary detention must end âonce and for allâ, UN human rights chief Volker TĂźrk said on Tuesday in an appeal to governments everywhere. âAt the...
Syria: Rights Experts Call For Renewal Of Cross-Border Aid Resolution
A UN Security Council Resolution that ensures millions of people in northwest Syria receive lifesaving aid through cross-border deliveries from TĂźrkiye, must be extended, a...
Ukraine: âMultiple civilian causalitiesâ as new year dawnsÂ
The New Year holiday period witnessed a fresh surge of deadly attacks by Russian forces in Ukraine, Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists on Tuesday....
Syria: Security Council advised to extend cross-border aid access âwithout delayâ
UN agency chiefs appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday to extend a deal guaranteeing cross-border aid access to northwest Syria, thatâs due to expire...
COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meeting
As COVID-19 infections surge in China, coronavirus experts gathered at the UN health agency on Tuesday, to discuss next steps. In Geneva, a spokesperson for...
Colombia: âRenewed Hopeâ For Consolidating Peace Says Guterres
The agreement between the Colombian Government and the five largest remaining armed groups there provides ârenewed hope for comprehensive peaceâ into the new year, said the...
UN Chief âDeeply Saddenedâ At Deaths From South Africa Gas Tanker Explosion
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least 34 people in South Africa, due to a fuel tanker...
2022 Year In Review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains âthe only hopeâ for peace
Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine creating global upheaval, and war, conflict, and unrest blighting all parts of the world in 2022. The UN stressed the importance...