“The past six months have caused untold suffering in Sudan” and forced more than 5.4 million people from their homes, said Clementine Nkweta-Salami, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, the UN official noted that approximately 30,000 a day have fled fighting, “some fleeing…
Nearly half of the deaths on the border were linked to the hazardous crossing of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts. “These alarming figures are a stark reminder of the need for decisive action by States,” said Michele Klein Solomon, IOM’s Regional Director for Central and North America and the Caribbean. “Enhancing data collection is crucial….
Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General António Guterres, was speaking at the regular press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York. The Danube port of Izmail, in the Odesa Region, was hit on 2 August. The attack damaged facilities storing thousands of tons of food grains. “The Secretary-General also condemned Russia’s intensification of attacks on…
Corinna Hawkes the Director of the FAO Division of Food Systems and Food Safety says a holistic and sustainable approach is needed that considers economic, social, and environmental factors, and that brings people together, to ensure nutritious food and sustainable livelihoods for all. She was speaking ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking moment, which…
A building in the Indian city of Surat has overtaken the Pentagon to become the tallest office building in the world. The city of Surat in the state of Gujarat is called the diamond capital of the world, where 90% of the world’s diamonds are cut. Now the world’s largest office building has been established…
Riyadh: The Saudi government has completed the preparation of the world’s largest plant, taking a step towards producing carbon-free hydrogen in the “Nyum” area in the northwest of the kingdom. On Thursday, Neom Green Hydrogen Company, affiliated to Saudi Aqua Power, announced the completion of the engineering, procurement and construction contract and approval to implement…
Courtesy: Gulf Business Dubai The world’s largest waste-to-energy plant has been inaugurated in Dubai, the plant was inaugurated by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai. Sheikh Hamdan took to social media to inaugurate the world’s largest and most efficient waste-to-energy facility in Warsan. Sheikh Hamdan said that the project has the capacity to…
The effort is centred on the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet and from where illicit items including drugs are trafficked to lucrative markets across Southeast Asia. UN News spoke with Jeremy Douglas, the Regional Representative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the…
Photo courtesy of Instagram Elon Musk and Bernard Arnault, two of the world’s richest men, met for lunch with some of their family members in Paris on Friday. According to foreign media, Elon Musk came with his mother and Bernard Arnault with his 2 children. After the meal, Elon Musk reportedly attended a technology conference….
A foreign journalist, Seymour Hirsch, has claimed that America’s influence in the world is decreasing, while half of the world’s population has become a supporter of Russia. Seymour Hirsch, a famous investigative journalist, has claimed that America’s influence on the world is waning and half of the world’s population has become a supporter of Russia….
