Early action saves lives, as Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique
Accurate early warnings and early action on the ground helped limit loss of life over the course of the cyclone, UN officials said. UN agencies delivered a host of supplies…
‘Time is working against us’, UN chief says, calling for action to end clashes, restore credible Israeli-Palestinian political horizon
“Our immediate priority must be to prevent further escalation, reduce tensions, and restore calm,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the…
New advisory for those going to Saudi Arabia, strict action on violation
Iconic photo A new advisory has been issued for passengers and airlines going to Saudi Arabia. According to the notification issued by the Saudi Aviation Authority, passengers whose passports have…
78 million children don’t go to school at all, warns UN chief in call for action
Lending his support to a call for more funding for education in emergencies spearheaded by the UN global fund Education Cannot Wait (ECW) the UN chief insisted in a video…
Turn words into action to get world back on track for 2030 goals
“Today, we are here to start the job of moving the recommendations in Our Common Agenda from ideas to action – from abstract to concrete,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.…
Continued urgent action needed to prevent food and nutrition crisis from worsening
The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)…
WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases
To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the UN agency has released a report highlighting progress and challenges in delivering care for these 20 conditions, which mainly affect the world’s…
Syria: WFP chief calls for action now, as hunger soars to 12 year high
WFP Executive Director, David Beasley, said that if we don’t address this humanitarian crisis, “things are going to get worse than we can possibly imagine”. Following 12 years of brutal…