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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…
OCHA appeals $4.1B in aid for Sudan, host nations
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Wednesday urged the international community not to forget millions of people caught up in the war between rival militaries in Sudan,…
OCHA head reports of potential ceasefire deal in Gaza
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths on Wednesday hailed early indications of a “potential breakthrough” in negotiations…
UNICEF deplores air strike on schools in Myanmar
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UN Children’s Fund on Wednesday has strongly condemned Monday’s deadly airstrike on two schools in eastern Myanmar resulted in the deaths of 4 children and 2 teachers, and many injured.…
DR Congo faces fresh fighting, devastating floods says UN officials
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Wednesday told reporters in a regular press briefing in New York that the UN humanitarian officials voiced deep concern over the escalating…
UN aid official deplores new Russian attacks in Ukraine
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown on Wednesday has condemned a new wave of Russian attacks on cities and towns in Ukraine.
She noted that the morning assault…
Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri urges people to boycott Pakistan ‘sham elections’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 8th Feb. According to news media reports on Wednesday the pro-freedom Baloch leader and Free Balochistan Movement President Hyrbyair Marri has urged Baloch people not to participate in Pakistan’s…