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Mongolia faces extreme weather ‘Dzud’ puts 90% of nation at high risk
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. According to the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia and other UN agencies on Friday warned that the ongoing “white and iron” dzud extreme weather in Mongolia is at a…
OHCHR head says Gaza ‘buffer zone’ by Israel a war crime
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Thursday that Israel’s reported attempt to create a “buffer zone” with Gaza could constitute a war crime.
Volk said in a…
OCHA chief warns Gazans facing hunger, disease, death’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN humanitarian and coordination office head Martin Griffiths on Thursday echoed widespread international fears about a further escalation of the conflict in the region after fighting…
IAEA head visits nuclear power plant in Ukraine
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. Head of UN nuclear watch dog agency IAEA Rafael Mariano Grossi on Thursday visited the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, according to a statement issued by his…
UN experts calls US to review sanctions against State Sponsors of Terrorist
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN experts on Thursday said that the United States must review its domestic framework that triggers sanctions against countries designated as State Sponsors of Terrorist.
Cuba, the…
OCHA head allocates $6M for DR Congo flood response
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Thursday has allocated $6 million from the Organization’s core humanitarian fund to support the devastating flood response in the…
UNSC debates Kosovo’s new rules on Serbian currency
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN Special Representative and head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Caroline Ziadeh on Thursday briefed the members of the Security Council as the body called an urgent…
UNSG voices deep concerns over Gazans ‘have no homes, no hope’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN head António Guterres on Thursday expressed deep concerns over the situation in Gaza, reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages.…
UNICEF warns devastating floods raise cholera in DRC
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UNICEF and aid partners on Wednesday have responded to devastating floods that have affected 18 of the 26 provinces in Demovratic Republic of Congo.
UN agencies said that flood waters…
Guterres says ‘Peace is the missing piece’ in globally, sets his priorities for 2024
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday addressed the General Assembly with a list of priority areas for action as he underscored that the UN was founded on the pursuit of…