Tag: United Nations
Security Council to hold open meeting on Israeli-Palestinian tensions
The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an open meeting on Sunday to discuss the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine.
Zhang Jun,...
UN condemns killing of aid worker in South Sudan
A United Nations senior relief official in South Sudan on Thursday condemned the killing of an aid worker in Budi County in the country's...
UN Secretary-General lauds Mahama’s appointment
Mr António Guterres, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has lauded the appointment of former President John Dramani Mahama, as the African Union (AU) High...
GHANAP worry over threat to the existence of honey bees
The Ghana Apiculture Platform (GHANAP) has expressed worry about how honey bees and other pollinators have come under serious threat around the world.
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Chad: Build a sustainable society based on democratic principles – Ibn Chambas
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former Special Representative and Head, United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), has urged Chad to...
300 UN peacekeepers deployed to secure Bakouma of CAR
The United Nations has deployed 300 peacekeepers to help secure the town of Bakouma in the Central African Republic (CAR), a UN spokesman said...
International agencies warn South Sudan at risk of acute food insecurity
South Sudan is facing one of the worst food security and nutrition crises globally, as an estimated 7.2 million people are expected to...
UN Security Council condemns attack on UN peacekeeping mission in DRC
The Security Council strongly condemned Monday's attack on the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which...
UN boss restates zero emissions call to avert falling into climate abyss
All countries should commit to zero carbon emissions by 2050 if the world is to avoid a disastrous temperature rise of 2.4 degrees...
UN envoy to Libya transmits proposal for constitutional basis for elections to dialogue forum
United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya Jan Kubis on Tuesday transmitted the proposal for a constitutional basis for the upcoming elections to the Libyan...
FAO launches US$1.5 million project to benefit refugees in Kenya
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Thursday launched a 162-million-shilling (1.5 million U.S. dollars) project targeting host and refugee...
Somalia and UN forecast dry conditions to affect 3.4 million by end of 2021
Somalia and the United Nations (UN) said Sunday at least 3.4 million people are projected to be affected by drought conditions by the end...
UN suspends humanitarian aid after attacks in Nigeria’s Borno
The United Nations has temporarily halted humanitarian aid operations in Nigeria's northern Borno State because of violence, a UN spokesman said on Monday.
The UN...
Ghana among countries of relative peace in Africa – Youssef Mahmoud
Ghana is among a few countries in Africa that are “relative oases of peace despite internal vulnerabilities and external pressure”, according to Youssef Mahmoud...
Clashes in Nigeria’s Borno State hamper humanitarian work
Clashes between insurgent groups and Nigerian armed forces in Borno State are hampering humanitarian assistance, said a UN spokesman on Friday.
UN humanitarian workers in...
UN concerned about allegations of beheadings, use of child soldiers in Mozambique
The United Nations and humanitarian partners are deeply concerned about allegations of beheadings and unverified reports of the use of child soldiers in Mozambique,...
Situation in Tigray remains dire despite improved humanitarian access
There has been substantial improvement in humanitarian access in Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, but continued fighting is driving massive displacement, creating a dire...
MTF Academy Class of 2020: 60 students graduated
Despite the challenging year that was 2020, MultiChoice is thrilled to congratulate the MTF Academy Class of 2020 on their graduation.
2020 was undoubtedly tough...
UN rights investigator Agnes Callamard new head of Amnesty
dpa/GNA - United Nations rights investigator Agnes Callamard has been appointed the new chief of Amnesty International.
Callamard will be secretary general of the...
UN give US$14 million to rebuild destroyed Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
dpa/GNA – The United Nations has given 14 million dollars to help rebuild accomodation after a massive fire at refugee camps in Bangladesh...
Desert locust infestation declines in Horn of Africa – FAO
Delayed rains in the Horn of Africa have helped keeping the locust population down, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations...
United Nations calls for greater investment into water as a resource
dpa/GNA - The United Nations has called for greater investment into "the vital resource of water" in its World Water Development Report 2021...
United Nations sends first team to Bangladesh island since Rohingya relocation
dpa/GNA – A United Nations team has started visiting Bangladesh's remote island in the Bay of Bengal where more than 13,000 persecuted Rohingya...
UPSA lecturer selected for 26th UN Climate Change Conference
Mr Eric Boachie Yiadom, a lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has been selected among top global researchers for the 26th...
UNAIDS to support Adolescent girls to remain in school
Some organisations of the United Nations (UN) have convened a broad movement, Education Plus, to work with governments to secure the transformative changes that...
UN calls for greater humanitarian access in Ethiopia’s Tigray
There is a need for greater access in the Tigray region of Ethiopia to reach large groups in dire humanitarian need, although more UN...
FAO Food Price Index rises for ninth consecutive month in February
Global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, with quotations for sugar and vegetable oils increasing the most, the Food...
United Nations: Tens of thousands remain arbitrarily detained in Syria
dpa/GNA - Tens of thousands of civilians are still arbitrarily detained in Syria, their fate unknown 10 years after the conflict began, the...
UN Boss: Yemeni families face ‘death sentence’ if famine aid is cut
dpa/GNA - Cutting support to Yemen would amount to a "death sentence" for its people, the United Nations chief told an international...
United Nations appeals for US$3.85 billion as Yemen faces famine
dpa/GNA - The United Nations is appealing for 3.85 billion dollars in funding to save millions of people in Yemen from hunger, in...