World UNESCO sounds alarm over earthquake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage Paris – The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it was ready to provide assistance after two sites... Read more 7 Feb, 2023
Countries UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo: UN Kinshasa – A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter... Read more 6 Feb, 2023
World Jamaica ready to join international force in Haiti Kingston – Jamaica is ready to participate militarily in an international force in Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said,... Read more 2 Feb, 2023
World Climate change increases human trafficking risks: UN Vienna – Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking as criminal gangs exploit... Read more 24 Jan, 2023
Countries Thulani Maseko’s ‘cold-blooded killing has deprived Eswatini, southern Africa and the world of a true champion and advocate for peace’ Geneva – The United Nations human rights chief on Monday called on Eswatini to swiftly and impartially investigate the... Read more 23 Jan, 2023
Countries UN’s Mali mission ‘unsustainable’ without troop surge, says draft report United Nations – The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is “unsustainable” without more personnel, according to a draft UN... Read more 21 Jan, 2023
Countries UN says nearly 50 dead found in mass graves in east DRC United Nations – UN peacekeepers have discovered the bodies of nearly 50 civilians in mass graves in eastern Democratic... Read more 20 Jan, 2023
Countries Abandoned children of UN peacekeepers in DRC face stigma Kavumu – Chance, 16, is different from the other children in her school in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more 14 Jan, 2023
Burkina Faso UN calls for urgent help to combat acute child malnutrition Geneva – The United Nations called on Thursday for urgent funding to help 30 million children suffering from acute... Read more 13 Jan, 2023
Burkina Faso UN urges ‘impartial’ probe after 28 killed in Burkina Faso Geneva – The UN rights chief called on Saturday on the transitional authorities in jihadist-hit Burkina Faso to swiftly... Read more 9 Jan, 2023