UN sustainable energy project in Ukraine finds a new role: fighting COVID-19
A United Nations project to promote energy efficiency among Ukrainian homeowners has found a second life – informing 1.8 million of the nation’s citizens on […]
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‘Urgency to act’ for sustainable development, great than ever as coronavirus pandemic continues
As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion stressing a range of multilateral solutions to […]
UN officials call for release of detained Palestinian children amid pandemic
Three senior United Nations officials in the Middle East are calling for the release of Palestinian children from Israeli-run prisons and detentions centres, saying they […]
UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis
As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, decades of advances made in the battle against HIV are under threat, noted two UN agencies […]
UN rights office concerned over migrant boat pushbacks in the Mediterranean
Restrictions against humanitarians who rescue migrant boats in the central Mediterranean are putting lives at risk and must be lifted immediately, the UN human rights […]
UN rights office concerned over migrant boat pushbacks in the Mediterranean
Restrictions against humanitarians who rescue migrant boats in the central Mediterranean are putting lives at risk and must be lifted immediately, the UN human rights […]
Syria violence ‘a ticking time-bomb that must not be ignored’: UN human rights chief
As civilian casualties mount across Syria and human rights violations continue unabated, the UN rights chief expressed serious concern on Friday that some parties to […]
COVID-19 causes some illegal drug prices to surge, as supplies are disrupted worldwide
Measures by governments across the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the widespread disruption of trafficking routes for illegal drugs, mainly by […]
Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from coronavirus
Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, the head of UN migration agency, […]
Corruption, political blockages, threaten international efforts to help Bosnia and Herzegovina weather coronavirus
Bosnia and Herzegovina is weathering the COVID-19 outbreak better than some other nations, but there’s a real danger that corruption will undermine global efforts to […]