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Cheaper COVID-19 pill to be available to 105 developing countries after massive deal
A UN-backed organization announced Thursday that it has signed agreements with more than two dozen generic drug makers to produce versions of Merck’s ... World News -
UN chief calls for redoubling green energy push to save climate, boost access
The United Nations chief called on Friday for the world to redouble its renewable energy efforts to avert a climate emergency and address global ... World News -
Biden speech at UN to emphasize US focus on ‘intensive diplomacy’: Official
US President Joe Biden will use his speech at the United Nations on Tuesday to stress that ending the military engagement in Afghanistan will open a ... World News -
UN says basic services in Afghanistan are collapsing
Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services and food and other aid is starting to run out, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian ... World News -
UN Security Council condemns Turkey leader Erdogan’s position on Cyprus
The UN Security Council on Friday condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call for two states in Cyprus and a move to reopen a resort ... World News -
UN chief warns famine is imminent in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region
The UN humanitarian chief warned Friday that famine is imminent in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and the country’s north and there is a risk that ... World News -
World Tourism Organization launches first-ever regional office in Riyadh
The United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the launch of its first-ever regional office in the Middle East in Saudi Arabia’s ... Gulf -
Regional UN humanitarian chief tours Gaza, presses both sides over ceasefire
After touring rubble-strewn areas of Gaza hit by air strikes during fighting between Israel and Hamas, the top UN aid official in the region appealed ... Middle East -
Palestinian UN Ambassador calls UNSC inaction on Mideast 'shameful'
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Over 52,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza: UN aid agency
More than 52,000 Palestinians have been displaced by Israeli airstrikes that have destroyed or badly damaged nearly 450 buildings in the Gaza Strip, ... Middle East -
UN revises global economic forecast, predicts 5.4 pct growth in 2021
The United Nations on Tuesday responded to the rebounding Chinese and US economies by revising its global economic forecast upward to 5.4 percent ... Economy -
Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos: UNDP report
Political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the number of its people living in poverty to ... World News -
Millions face hunger in Myanmar as crisis worsens: United Nations
Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of a military coup and deepening financial crisis, with millions more expected to go hungry ... World News -
UN experts reject UK govt-commissioned review into racial inequality report
UN human rights experts on Monday rejected a review commissioned by Britain’s government into race inequality as an attempt to “normalize white ... World News -
US must halve emissions to elicit global climate response: UN chief Guterres
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres wants the United States to commit this week to at least halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 ... World News -
UN rights boss compares Myanmar chaos to Syrian conflict, urges halt to ‘slaughter’
The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday it fears that the military clampdown on protests in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 coup risks ... World News -
UN rights chief warns UK draft law for troops may undermine human rights obligations
The UN rights chief warned London on Monday that a draft law aimed at preventing “vexatious” prosecutions of troops over war crimes allegations risked ... World News -
Thirty-four migrants found dead off Djibouti, drowned after boat capsized: UN
Thirty-four migrants have died after their boat capsized off the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migrants said ... World News -
Saudi Arabia’s Etidal, UN Counter-Terrorism center sign MoU to increase collaboration
Saudi Arabia’s Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (Etidal) and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Center (UNCCT) signed a memorandum of ... Gulf -
Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers to stop killings: Official
The people of Myanmar have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following the Feb. 1 coup, with many calling for ... World News -
UN sounds alarm on pandemic’s dire impact on South Asian children
The coronavirus pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in 2020, 11,000 maternal fatalities and 3.5 million ... Coronavirus -
UAE calls on UN Security Council to ‘condemn’ armed groups obstructing aid delivery
The United Arab Emirates urges the United Nations Security Council to “unequivocally condemn the obstruction of the delivery of humanitarian aid by ... Gulf -
UN envoy to visit Doha to push for Afghan peace: Sources
The United Nation’s envoy for Afghanistan is due to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday to meet with Afghan government and Taliban representatives this week in ... World News -
UN Women says UAE’s latest legislations offer women more rights and protection
As the world marks International Women’s Day, UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, has said ... Gulf -
UN chief calls on Myanmar military to ‘stop the repression’, release detainees
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged Myanmar’s military, which seized power three weeks ago, to halt repression and ... World News -
UK pushes at UN for rich states to share COVID-19 vaccine with poor
Britain has circulated a draft resolution to members of the UN Security Council calling on rich countries to donate doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to ... Coronavirus -
Violence in Central African Republic displaces over 200,000: UN
More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in the Central African Republic since violence erupted over a December election result, the UN refugee ... World News -
World Food Program chief highlights urgent need to support vulnerable supply chains
The head of the World Food Program said Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to strengthen vulnerable supply chains to ... Coronavirus -
UN chief Antonio Guterres seeks a second five-year term
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council and the president of the 193-member General Assembly on Monday that he ... World News -
UN Security Council condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah in November
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned the Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia on November 23.The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a ... Gulf