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UN agencies calls for greater funds for Mali after mission’s withdrawal
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 12th Jan. According to UN spokesman in New York Stephane Dujarric on Thursday said that the UN agencies were able to reach 1.8 million people in Mali last year but more funding and commitment to…
UNAMA voices deep concern over arbitrary arrests in Afghanistan
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 12th Jan. UN mission in Afghanistan on Thursday said that it is “deeply concerned” over a recent spate of arbitrary arrests and detentions of women and girls by Taliban officials for alleged…
India says loss of lives unacceptable, dialogue only way forward in Israel-Hamas war
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 11th Jan. Indian Ambassador to the UN Ms. Ruchira Kamboj on Wednesday strongly condemned the loss of civilian lives in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas stated that the alarming…
Moroccan elected as new president of HRC
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 11th Jan. According to a press release issued on Wednesday in New York, a career diplomat from Morocco has been elected as the president of the UN Human Rights Council for 2024.
The release said…
Guterres deplores violence, extends solidarity with the people of Ecuador
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 11th Jan. UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday has strongly condemned the recent wave of criminal violence in Ecuador, according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric in New York
According to…
UN voices concern over helicopter captured in Somalia
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 11th Jan. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday that UN remains concerned about the fate of personnel travelling on one of its helicopters in Somalia that reportedly was seized on by…
Top political chief warns ‘No end to Ukraine war’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 11th Jan. Head of the UN political Affairs office Rosemary DiCarlo on Wednesday briefed the members of the UN Security Council members and told them the new year has brought no respite to…
ILO says global unemployment to rise in 2024
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 11th Jan. International Labor Organization on Wednesday said that the global unemployment is expected to rise in 2024 with growing inequality and stagnant productivity a cause for concern on the…
OCHA warns denial of lifesaving medical supplies, equipment ‘threat to Gaza hospitals’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 11th Jan. UN humanitarian and coordination office in New York on Wednesday has warned that repeated refusals by Israeli authorities to allow UN aid teams to deliver humanitarian relief inside…
UNSC condemns Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipments
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 11th Jan. UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution which condemned “in the strongest terms” the multiple attacks by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen which have disrupted global…