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UNHCR and Qatar Charity sign three agreements in support of the Refugees
Jun 1, 2019UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and Qatar Charity (QC) have signed today three agreements worth USD 4 million, in support of UNHCR operations in Iraq, Bangladesh and Yemen. These agreements were signed at QC’s headquarters in... -
Britain faces UN defeat over Chagos islands
May 22, 2019Britain is bracing for a crushing defeat at the United Nations on Wednesday when the General Assembly is expected to adopt a measure demanding that London cede the British-ruled Chagos islands, home to an important military... -
Russia presents UN measure to rein in chemical weapons watchdog
May 17, 2019Russia on Thursday presented a draft resolution to the Security Council accusing the UN’s chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW, of politicization just before a new probe begins of chemical attacks in Syria. The draft text, seen... -
UN chief hails Pacific’s ‘moral authority’ on climate
May 17, 2019UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday the Pacific possesses “a unique moral authority” to demand global action on climate change because its people are bearing the brunt of the problem. Visiting Fiji as part of... -
Indigenous Australians take government to UN over climate change
May 17, 2019Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia will submit a landmark complaint with the United Nations on Monday accusing the government of violating their human rights by failing to tackle climate change. The Torres Strait... -
180 nations agree UN deal to regulate export of plastic waste
May 13, 2019Around 180 governments on Friday agreed on a new UN accord to regulate the export of plastic waste, some eight million tonnes of which ends up in the oceans each year, organisers said. The 1,400 representatives,... -
Saving Nature key to human wellbeing: UN biodiversity chief
May 3, 2019The degradation of Nature threatens mankind just as much as climate change, Robert Watson, outgoing head of the UN science panel for biodiversity, has warned ahead of a stark assessment of the state of our planet.... -
UN report to highlight urgent need for Nature rescue plan
Apr 30, 2019Diplomats from 130 nations gather in Paris from Monday to validate a grim UN assessment of the state of Nature and lay the groundwork for an 11th-hour rescue plan for life on Earth. A 44-page, draft... -
One million species risk extinction due to humans
Apr 26, 2019Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends.... -
UN officials for continuing international support for Rohingyas
Apr 26, 2019The Visiting three top UN officials today called on the international community to continue supporting the needs of 1.2 million forcefully displaced Rohingya as well as local community in Cox’s Bazar. The three officials— UN Under-Secretary-General...
