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UN aviation agency reports air travel up 2% since 2019
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 29th Feb. UN aviation agency on Wednesday announced that air traffic levels are operating at 2% up since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic grounded much of the world’s population in lockdown.…
UN lunched $674M relief plan for Haiti
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Feb. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday told reporters in New York that the UN, Government and partners have launched a $674 million plan to meet humanitarian needs in Haiti this…
WHO head warns noncommunicable diseases in emergencies
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Feb. World health agency and its partners on Tuesday warned that people caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and other…
UN humanitarians warns famine ‘almost inevitable’ in Gaza, calls to boost aid
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Feb. UN Security Council on Tuesday held an open debate on the food security in Gaza strip as over half a million Gazans are “one step away from famine” told UN humanitarians.
UN deputy head…
Top envoy appeals for de-escalation in Syria, across Middle East
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Feb. UN Special Envoy to the Middle East Geir Pedersen on Tuesday briefed the Security Council and warned that fallout from conflict in the Middle East and ongoing fighting in Syria are…
Top rights expert lauds peace efforts in Central African Republic
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Feb. UN independent Expert on human rights in the CAR Yao Agbetse on Tuesday urged the Government of the Central African Republic to make efforts towards peace and stability.
Yao Agbetse…
UNGA holds World Social Summit in 2025
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Feb. UN General Assembly on Tuesday has adopted a resolution that decides to convene the World Social Summit in 2025.
The summit will address the gaps and recommit to the Copenhagen…
World body wants strengthened, empowered Palestinian govt
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Feb. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday said that the UN wants a strengthened and empowered Palestinian government in response to the resignation of the Palesytinian Prime Minister…
OCHA says UN aid convoy blocked outside Al Amal hospital in Khan Younis
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 28th Feb. UN relief agencies operating in Gaza on Tuesday voiced deep frustration over aid access restrictions placed by the Israeli military, after ambulances carrying patients away from a…
Rights expert deplores harassment of anti-war campaigner, pressure on judges in Russia
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Feb. Top human rights expert on Russia Mariana Katzarova on Monday condemned efforts by the Russian judiciary to silence anti-war dissident Orleg Orlov.
According to reports, prosecutors…