UN releases emergency funds in response to S.Sudan flooding
UN agencies and their partners will provide humanitarian assistance and protection to people impacted by the floods…reports Asian Lite News UN Undersecretary-General
Iran calls on IAEA to maintain ‘technical cooperation’
The Iranian Foreign Ministry insisted on Monday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should “stay in the path of technical cooperation
UAE ranks first in 9 gender balance indexes
The UAE is continuing its rapid progress in the United Nations Development Programme Gender Inequality Index, rising eight places in 2020…reports Asian
Antonio reiterates call to immediately release UN staffers held in Ethiopia
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for the immediate release of 10 UN staff members detained in Ethiopia…reports Asian Lite
UN says over 300 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that more than 300 illegal immigrants have been rescued and have returned
UN monitoring mission calls for civilian protection in Yemen’s Hodeidah
A UN monitoring mission has called on Yemen’s warring factions to protect civilians as the fighting between the two sides has escalated
Rapid Surge of Measles Rock Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Afghanistan has been hit with a rapid surge in the outbreak of measles and due
UN official urges reform measures amid crisis in Lebanon
Lebanon has been going through an unprecedented financial crisis with the local currency depreciating by over 90 per cent, limiting people’s ability
Mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in CAR renewed
The Security Council has adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR)
UN appeals Ethiopian govt for quick release of staffers and contract truckers
The UN is appealing to the Ethiopian government for the immediate release of an unprecedented number of detained staffers and contract aid