UN ‘determined’ to end backsliding on development goals, Guterres tells ECOSOC
António Guterres was addressing the first high stakes meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) Operational Activities for Development Segment…
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Ghana peacekeeper named UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year
Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, who has served in Abyei since March last year, as the Commander of the Ghana Engagement Platoon, will receive…
Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks
“Lives and infrastructure are being destroyed, and the security situation is impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid,” said Volker Perthes, the UN…
El Salvador: Renewed state of emergency undermines right to fair trial
the UN Human Rights Council said on Monday. The state of emergency was first approved in March 2022, and initially for a…
Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished
More than seven million children under the age of five remain malnourished and in need of urgent nutrition aid, and over 1.9 million boys and girls*…
More than 4,000 prisoners were pardoned in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has released a fifth of all prisoners under a presidential amnesty order aimed at freeing up space in the country’s overcrowded…
A ferocious campaign of defamation and désinformation against Omar Harfouch, after his success in the fight against corruption in Lebanon
Omar Harfouch, founder of the "Third Republic of Lebanon," faces a defamatory campaign financed by corrupt officials. Learn about the plot against…
Sudan emergency: One million now displaced in ongoing conflict
A wave of deadly attacks reportedly targeted West Darfur’s capital, El-Geneina, in recent days, while the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said…
UN rights experts ‘deeply alarmed’ at continuing executions of Iran protesters
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, said in a statement that the executions on Friday of Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi, were…
Elections 2024, President Metsola “Vote. Do not let someone else choose for you”
The Key Issues in the European Parliament Elections 2024 Elections 2024 – The European Parliament Elections 2024 are just around the corner,…