Up to 40 aid workers killed in Myanmar since 2021 coup: UN
Geneva — UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Thursday up to 40 aid workers have been killed... Read more
6 Jul, 2023
UN say El Nino set to be ‘at least’ moderate strength
Geneva — The El Nino weather phenomenon, which triggers higher global temperatures, is set to continue throughout 2023 and... Read more
4 Jul, 2023
UN talks aim to harness AI power and potential
Geneva — The United Nations is convening this week a global gathering to try to map out the frontiers... Read more
4 Jul, 2023
Climate change spells ‘terrifying’ future: UN rights chief
Geneva — Climate change threatens to deliver a “truly terrifying” dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations’... Read more
3 Jul, 2023
UN chief urges ‘prevention’ in terror fight
United Nations — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that countries must tackle the “underlying conditions that can... Read more
20 Jun, 2023
Spike in boats smuggling meth out of Myanmar: UN
Bangkok — Asian drug trafficking networks are increasingly using sea routes to smuggle methamphetamines out of Myanmar and ramping... Read more
2 Jun, 2023
UN climate agency picks first woman leader
Geneva — The World Meteorological Organization voted in Argentina’s Celeste Saulo on Thursday to become its first woman leader... Read more
1 Jun, 2023
Weather disaster death tolls would be higher without early-warning systems – UN
UNGeneva – Weather-related disasters have surged over the past 50 years, causing swelling economic damage even as early warning... Read more
22 May, 2023
UN initiative to support Libya polls this year
United Nations – The UN envoy to Libya on Monday announced a push to help the country organize presidential... Read more
28 Feb, 2023
UN pauses aid flights in east DRC after helicopter attack
Kinshasa – The United Nations announced Monday it was suspending humanitarian flights across much of conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic... Read more
28 Feb, 2023
