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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report
Jan 10, 2023An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years lost their lives in 2021, according to the latest estimates released by the United Nations... -
On January 13, the UN Security Council will meet to discuss Ukraine issue
Jan 9, 2023According to the agenda for the UN Security Council meeting on January 13 that was made public on Saturday, Japan will be the Council’s chairman for the following week. The meeting is set to begin around... -
UN demands an investigation into the massacre in northern Burkina Faso
Jan 8, 2023A prompt and open investigation into the murder of 28 individuals in northern Burkina Faso has been demanded by the UN commissioner. The victims, according to a rights organization, belonged to a traditional hunting community. Volker... -
Pakistan needs billions for flood recovery, UN urges
Jan 6, 2023More than $16 billion is needed to help Pakistan recover from devastating floods that submerged a third of the country last year, and to better resist the impact of climate change, the United Nations said Thursday.... -
Israeli and Palestinian envoys argue at the UN about a visit to Al-Aqsa
Jan 6, 2023At a Security Council meeting on Thursday, representatives from Israel and Palestine traded scathing insults over the contentious visit of an Israeli minister to the Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem. Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the... -
130 mln Arab population in poverty: UN
Jan 1, 2023One-third of the population of the Arab region, excluding the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Libya, suffers from poverty, according to a poll released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for... -
General Assembly approves UN regular budget for 2023
Jan 1, 2023The General Assembly on Friday adopted the United Nations’ 3.396 trillion dollar yearly normal budget. The budget for 2023 is more than that of 2022, which was $3.122 billion. In addition to political affairs, international justice... -
Ukraine calls for Russia’s removal from UN
Dec 27, 2022On Monday, Ukraine demanded that Russia be expelled from the UN, where Moscow holds the power of veto over any resolution as a permanent member of the Security Council. In a statement, the foreign ministry said... -
UN eases weapons embargo on DR Congo
Dec 21, 2022A resolution that eases a weapons embargo on the Democratic Republic of the Congo was approved by the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Kinshasa hailed the decision as “injustice corrected.” The provision that demanded nations to... -
The 17th UN IGF was held in Ethiopia
Dec 7, 2022Rural community networks, electricity, and digital inclusion were discussed at the 17th annual Internet Governance Forum in Ethiopia, which took place in Addis Ababa from November 28 to December 2, 2022. There may be regional differences...
