UN chief condemns DPR Korea missile launch over Japan as ‘reckless act’
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday strongly condemned the launch of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as...
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Dementia: WHO launches blueprint to tackle generational health challenge
Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which on Tuesday launched the first-ever research...
Pakistan: To avert ‘second wave of death’, UN raises funding appeal to $816 million
Battling what the top UN aid official in Pakistan has warned is a “second wave of death and destruction”, following catastrophic flooding since June that...
Delivering justice for abused child brides in The Comoros
Around thirty per cent of girls in The Comoros become child brides, and they make up the vast majority of sexual violence cases reported across...
Migration becomes a trending topic at New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week was treated to a celebration of diversity and inclusion earlier this month, when designers backed by the UN-supported No Nation Fashion...
Featured Burkina Faso: UN chief condemns any attempt to seize power by the force of arms
The UN Secretary-General expressed on Saturday his deep concern regarding the unfolding developments in Burkina Faso, where according to media reports, a group of military...
Empty shelves and rising prices linked to Ukraine crisis push Tunisians to the brink
For many Tunisians, shortages of essential foods, fuel and key farming products linked to the war in Ukraine, have tested them to the limit, they’ve...
Russia vetoes Security Council resolution condemning attempted annexation of Ukraine regions
Russia on Friday vetoed a Security Council resolution which described its attempts to unlawfully annex four regions of Ukraine earlier in the day with a...
DR Congo: Humanitarian situation worsens; UN mission continues to battle armed militias
The UN envoy for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday denounced the recent violence against the Organization’s stabilization mission in the country, which...
Ukraine: UN Secretary-General condemns Russia annexation plan
Russia’s plan to annex four occupied regions in Ukraine would be an illegal move, a violation of international law, and should be condemned, UN Secretary-General...