UN deputy chief warns of faltering progress towards SDGs
“Let me be frank: we are not doing well. Our progress towards the SDGs has faltered and even gone into reverse on some important targets and Goals, leaving many behind,”…
In Lebanon, UN deputy chief explores first-hand, challenges facing children and persons with special needs
She added: “We want to make sure that street children are an issue of the past. That’s what we will be working for day-in and day-out.” Recognizing the unprecedented economic…
Step up support to Syria-Türkiye earthquake survivors: UN refugee chief
Mr. Grandi met with people who have been affected by the catastrophe, as well as aid workers on the ground. He also reviewed and discussed the immediate humanitarian response with…
Sindh Chief Minister inaugurated the anti-polio campaign
Screen grab Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the anti-polio campaign. Murad Ali Shah administered anti-polio drops to the children and gave gifts. In this regard, the spokesman of…
Türkiye-Syria quakes: Migration chief hails ‘proud and brave’ citizens of Antakya
“In the ruins of historic Antakya city today, I met proud and brave people whose past has been eradicated, whose present is full of suffering and whose future is uncertain,”…
Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant
This is the first time the site has lost all power since November 2022 – but the sixth time that all off-site power has been cut since the Russian invasion…
The LDC graduation pathway must not disrupt overall sustainable development, says UN deputy chief
She was speaking during the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), in Doha, Qatar, where other participants stressed that graduation from LDC category must be sustainable and…
UN rights chief calls for fresh thinking to tackle global challenges
The current human rights landscape is compounded by conflict, discrimination, poverty, shrinking civic spaces, and the emergence of new human rights challenges such as the rise of artificial intelligence and…
There may be internal differences in the army over judicial reforms, Israeli army chief
Israeli Army Chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halawi Israel’s army chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halawi has warned the government that there could be internal divisions within the army over judicial reforms.…
‘The time has come to do justice for the least developed countries,’ says UN chief Guterres
“Countries with the least need support the most. And you need it now. You represent one in eight people on earth. But your countries are trapped in vicious cycles that…