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Leading Expert Calls for Ambitious UN Plastic Pollution Treaty —————————— As delegates from over 170 countries meet in Geneva to draft a global agreement on plastic pollution, a leading marine litter expert is calling for an ambitious and legally binding…

UN Chief Warns Against Use of Hunger as Weapon of War in Gaza and Sudan ……………… United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark warning against the use of hunger as a weapon of war, emphasizing the urgency of…

UN Refugee Agency Faces Severe Funding Crisis, Threatening Aid to Over 11 Million People ——————————- The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has issued a stark warning that more than 11 million refugees risk losing access to critical humanitarian aid due…

Over 14 Million Children Unvaccinated in 2024, UN Warns ———————— More than 14 million children worldwide remained completely unvaccinated in 2024, DW revealed based on a joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF released on Tuesday. The…

UNICEF Warns Wars in Middle East and North Africa Upend Children’s Lives ———————————— According to UNICEF, over the past two years, conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have killed, injured, or displaced more than 12 million children, the…

UN Secretary-General calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘horrific proportions’ ——————————————————— UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urgently called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian crisis has reached “horrific proportions,” UN website reported. Speaking…

UN Report Highlights Urgent Need to Address Global Debt Crisis ————————– A new UN report, Confronting the Debt Crisis: 11 Actions to Unlock Sustainable Financing, was launched on Friday, June 27, by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, UN website reported. The…

UN Reports Record 41,000 Grave Violations Against Children in Armed Conflicts ………………. The United Nations has verified 41,370 grave violations against children in armed conflicts during 2024, marking the highest figure recorded since monitoring began. The annual report, released Thursday,…

UNHCR to cut 3,500 jobs amid major funding shortfall ……………… The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) announced Monday it will cut approximately 3,500 staff positions due to a significant funding shortfall, reducing global staffing costs by nearly 30%. The agency…

2.8 billion lack adequate housing, 318 million are homeless: UN report A staggering 2.8 billion people across the globe lack access to adequate housing, according to the 2024 annual report from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), released Monday.…