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More than 560,000 affected by ‘unprecedented’ Yemen floods: UN
Sep 6, 2024562,000 people have been impacted by severe flooding and strong windstorms in Yemen in recent weeks, according to a Thursday statement from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which is pleading for $13.3 million in donations... -
Air pollution declined in Europe and China in 2023: UN
Sep 5, 2024The United Nations reported on Thursday that fine particle air pollution decreased in Europe and China last year as a result of a decrease in emissions associated with human activity. PM2.5 nanoparticles, which are smaller than... -
Cholera deaths surged 70 percent worldwide last year: WHO
Sep 5, 2024The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that the number of cholera cases and fatalities experienced a significant increase in the previous year. The organization emphasized the need for additional measures to be taken to combat... -
UN weather agency warns of ‘red alert’ after record heat
Sep 5, 2024The chief of the United Nations’ weather and climate agency stated on Wednesday that the global heat indexes again broke records in August, and that this should prompt a “red alert” due to the increasing temperatures.... -
20 migrants are missing following an accident off the coast of Italy: UN
Sep 5, 2024According to a senior UN official and Italy’s coastguard, at least 20 migrants were reported missing in the Mediterranean after their vessel capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday. Chiara Cardoletti, the UNHCR official... -
‘Stop blaming us,’ October 7 survivor tells UN
Sep 5, 2024UN experts should stop holding Israel responsible for the war and instead concentrate on the pain Israeli youngsters are suffering, said October 7 survivor Sabine Taasa, who lost her husband and her 17-year-old son during the... -
UNICEF reaffirms its commitment in advancing child rights in Bangladesh
Sep 4, 2024Rana Flowers, the recently appointed UNICEF Representative to Bangladesh, underlined the organization’s dedication to supporting each and every child’s rights in Bangladesh today. According to a foreign ministry statement, Flowers, who started her job here on... -
UN held talks with rival powers in Libya over the country’s central bank crisis
Sep 4, 2024The United Nations said it held talks Monday with rival powers in Libya over the country’s central bank crisis which has threatened vital oil income. The UN Support Mission in Libya hosted the two administrations separately... -
Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems, UN finds
Sep 2, 2024In half the world’s countries one or more types of freshwater ecosystems are degraded, including rivers, lakes and aquifers. River flow has significantly decreased, surface water bodies are shrinking or being lost, ambient water is growing... -
Chief Adviser will only allow a less than weeklong UNGA visit
Sep 2, 2024Foreign Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain announced here today that Chief Adviser (CA) Muhammad Yunus will head a small team to the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York with the intention of staying there...
