NATO chief Stoltenberg’s visit to Ukraine

PNP DeskApril 20, 2023September 11, 202402 mins

Patriot air defense system received by US, Ukrainian Defense Minister Ukraine has received the latest US Patriot air defense system. The news agency from the capital Kiev reported that the Patriot air defense system has arrived in Ukraine, quoting the Ukrainian Defense Minister. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’,…

Sudan: UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid reports of 24-hour pause

PNP DeskApril 18, 2023September 11, 202404 mins

“Sudan has already endured so much pain and suffering. The fighting is born out of power games and personal interests that only serve to alienate the democratic aspirations of the population,” said Mr. Türk, adding, “Do those responsible not understand that the civilian population now only craves a peaceful life?” The Sudanese army and a…

Don’t let SDGs turn into ‘mirage of what might have been’: UN chief

PNP DeskApril 17, 2023September 11, 202405 mins

The Secretary-General pointed to reports showing that, since the pandemic, the richest one percent of people around the world have captured nearly twice as much new wealth as the rest of the world combined. Inequalities within some countries, he said, are regressing towards early 20th Century levels, a time when women did not have the…

Rights expert welcomes Vatican’s rejection of ‘Doctrine of Discovery’

‘Let us learn from indigenous peoples’, UN chief declares

PNP DeskApril 17, 2023September 11, 202407 mins

Indigenous peoples “hold many of the solutions to the climate crisis and are guardians of the world’s biodiversity,” in places as varied as the Amazon, the Sahel, and the Himalayas, said Mr. Guterres. Exploitation, evictions The UN chief acknowledged that indigenous peoples struggle to adapt to the climate crisis, and face the exploitation of their…

WFP chief puts hold on Sudan aid operations, following death of 3 staff in unrest

PNP DeskApril 16, 2023September 11, 202405 mins

According to a statement attributable to the Executive Director of the UN agency, Cindy McCain, the workers were carrying out life-saving duties in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. In a separate incident on Saturday, a WFP-managed UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) aircraft was significantly damaged at Khartoum International airport during an exchange of gunfire, seriously impacting WFP’s…

UN chief and officials condemn fighting between Sudanese forces

PNP DeskApril 15, 2023September 11, 202406 mins

The senior officials were responding to the outbreak of armed clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in many parts of the capital Khartoum and other areas outside the capital, on Saturday morning. According to media reports, the RSF claimed that it had taken control of Khartoum international airport, Merowe…

UN rights chief calls for action to address Central Mediterranean Sea migrant crisis

PNP DeskApril 13, 2023September 11, 202404 mins

Since 2014, over 26,000 people have died or gone missing crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Most of these deaths or disappearances, over 20,000, occurred in the Central Mediterranean, considered among the deadliest migration routes in the world. “We are seeing a steep increase in the number of desperate people putting their lives at grave risk,” said…

Reform global financial architecture to achieve sustainable development: UN deputy chief

PNP DeskApril 13, 2023September 11, 202407 mins

Delivering remarks at a forum on reform held during the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, she called for course correction now – the halfway point to achieve the goals by 2030. In recent years, developing countries have been battered by soaring energy and food costs, the climate emergency,…

In Mogadishu, UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for Somalia

PNP DeskApril 11, 2023September 11, 2024010 mins

“I am also here to ring the alarm on the need of massive international support, because of the humanitarian difficulties the country is facing, massive humanitarian support in relation to the build-up of a security capacity of Somalia, and massive humanitarian support in stabilisation and development of the country,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in the…

New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger

PNP DeskApril 5, 2023September 11, 202404 mins

WFP estimates that more than 345 million people worldwide face crisis levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million since early 2020. Of these, 43 million are just one step away from famine. Ration cuts warning “Ration cuts are coming if we don’t have the money to get food to those…