United Nations
Int’l Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
World
November 7, 2022
Int’l Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
The General Assembly, in 2001, proclaimed 6 November of each year as the International Day for the Prevention of the…
WMO: The past eight years have been the hottest on record
World
November 7, 2022
WMO: The past eight years have been the hottest on record
A new United Nations report concluded that the past eight years have been the hottest on record, indicating that the…
Immigration Officials Ramp Up Mosque Visits in UK
United Kingdom
November 7, 2022
Immigration Officials Ramp Up Mosque Visits in UK
British immigration officials have ramped up visits to religious centers in an effort to crack down on illegal migration. As…
UN experts urge Sweden to step up efforts against systematic racism
Europe
November 6, 2022
UN experts urge Sweden to step up efforts against systematic racism
Sweden must step up efforts to fight systemic racism and focus on strategies to restore trust between police and minority…
Canada’s ambassador to the UN: China’s humanitarian crimes against Muslim Uyghurs are condemned, and we will act to punish it
Canada
November 6, 2022
Canada’s ambassador to the UN: China’s humanitarian crimes against Muslim Uyghurs are condemned, and we will act to punish it
Fifty countries condemned, in a text read out by Canada during a session of the Third Committee of the General…
Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’
Asia
October 27, 2022
Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’
United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer has condemned an air raid by Myanmar’s military in northern Kachin state that killed as many…
UN stresses importance of global solidarity to combat climate emergency
Asia
October 26, 2022
UN stresses importance of global solidarity to combat climate emergency
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed the importance of global solidarity to combat the climate emergency and other current or…
UNHCR’s unprecedented US $700m funding gap spells catastrophe for millions
America
October 25, 2022
UNHCR’s unprecedented US $700m funding gap spells catastrophe for millions
Over recent months, funding shortfalls have forced UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to make cuts to its lifesaving aid to…
United Nations: Peace is the only solution to end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Yemen
October 25, 2022
United Nations: Peace is the only solution to end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
The United Nations stressed that peace is the only option to end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, which has been…
UN envoy to Afghanistan calls for committee to investigate genocide against Hazaras
Afghanistan
October 24, 2022
UN envoy to Afghanistan calls for committee to investigate genocide against Hazaras
The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan, Nasir Ahmad Faeq, called for the formation of a commission to investigate and report…