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Russia beats Western sanction, long-term economic prospects ‘grim’ as war linger
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON, 31st Jan. According to experts and analyst on Tuesday stated that Russia’s war with Ukraine will cripple its economy in the long run despite its claims that it had found new ways to beat Western…
Desperate Gazans scourge food trucks, as UNRWA funds crisis looms
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. World health Organization on Tuesday reiterated that this was not the time to abandon the people of Gaza as the Secretary General Antonio Guterres prepares to meet the representatives from donor…
OHCHR chief calls for greater focus on Myanmar after coup
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday appealed for greater attention from the international community after 3 years of military coup in Myanmar, as the deteriorating human…
World weather agency cites new heat record for Europe
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. World Meteorological Organization on Tuesday has officially confirmed a new record temperature for continental Europe of 48.8°C – that’s nearly 120°F, in a press release issued in New…
UN helps 11M Ukrainians with vital aid in 2023
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown on Tuesday said that UN and its partners assisted 11 million people in Ukraine last year, delivered critical aid to families whose…
UN rights experts denounce ‘secretive’ executions in Iraq
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UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. UN human rights experts on Tuesday expressed deep concern over reports that Iraqi authorities have begun carrying out mass executions within the prison system, ina press release issued in New York .…
UN launched $1.6B relief plan for Somalia
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. UN and partners on Tuesday has launched the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia called for $1.6 billion to assist 5.2 million people across the country.
UN said Somalia was hit…
UN coordinator says ‘No substitute’ to UNRWA lifesaving work in Gaza
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan.UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag said on Tuesday that no organization can be a substitute for the UN agency assisting Palestinians, UNRWA, in…
UN voices grave concerns over UNRWA aid cuts
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UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday said in a regular briefing in New York that donors cutting funds to UNRWA will be felt within weeks as fears grow that consequences on the ground could…
UN experts calls US execution of inmate by nitrogen gas suffocation ‘outrageous’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. UN human rights experts on Tuesday condemned the recent execution of an American inmate by nitrogen gas inhalation. The method has been used for the first time ever, in a press…