‘Disaster emergency’ in Asia-Pacific, warns ESCAP
According to a new report from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in 2022 alone, over 140 disasters struck the region, leading to over…
Spike in dengue cases due to global warming, warns WHO
“About half of the world’s population is at risk of dengue, and dengue affects approximately 129 countries,” said Dr Raman Velayudhan, WHO’s Head of the Global Programme on control of…
Children forcibly separated from mothers at Syria’s Al Hol, warns top rights expert
Fionnuala Ni Aolain, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, is the first independent rights expert to gain access to…
Ukraine: Do not play with nuclear Armageddon, warns UN Assembly President
Since the outbreak of the conflict, tens of thousands have lost their lives, many more have been wounded, and millions displaced within Ukraine and outside its borders. “We must remember…
Halfway to 2030, world ‘nowhere near’ reaching Global Goals, UN warns
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that while ambition, urgency and solidarity have been lacking to overcome the myriad challenges, many countries are now staring into “a financial abyss”, strangling the…
Kim Jong-un’s sister warns US forces
Photo courtesy of Reuters News Agency North Korean leader Kim Jong Un His sister accused America of espionage. According to foreign media, Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, has accused the…
‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence
The UN chief expressed deep concern at the extreme vulnerability faced by the Haitian people – especially women and girls – because of brutally violent and “predatory” armed gangs, like…
Eastern DR Congo: Health system at breaking point warns WHO
Speaking from Kinshasa, Dr. Jorge Castilla, WHO’s Senior Emergency Officer, told journalists at the regular briefing in Geneva there had been a major increase in displacement due to ongoing violence…
‘The world is failing the Haitian people’ warns UNICEF chief
Briefing correspondents at UN Headquarters in New York just a few days after visiting Haiti along with the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Catherine Russell said “the current…
Killings drive Israelis and Palestinians ‘deeper into an abyss’, warns Türk
“These latest killings and the violence, along with the inflammatory rhetoric, serve only to drive Israelis and Palestinians deeper into an abyss,” said the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as…