The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Wednesday that the global economy is on a "recessionary trajectory" and its growth could slow to 2.3% in 2025.UNCTAD warned in a new report that global growth is affected by constant uncertainty and intensifying trade...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk condemned Tuesday the Israeli army's attack on a medical and emergency convoy on March 23, which resulted in the deaths of 15 personnel in Gaza. The bodies of the victims were discovered eight days later in Rafah, near their destroyed...
The United Nations is mobilizing emergency support across Southeast Asia following a devastating earthquake that struck near Mandalay on Friday.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres confirmed that the government of Myanmar has formally requested international assistance. "Our team in...
Six United Nations (UN) workers have been injured by Israeli airstrikes that struck the organization's headquarters in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, according to medical sources on Wednesday.According to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital staff members, the foreign aid workers were recently admitted to...
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told AFP on Thursday that a UN report accusing Israel of "genocidal acts" in Gaza confirms Israel's instruction of "genocide and humanitarian violations" during the war. He stated that the atrocities committed by Israel are "too horrific to be fully captured" in the...
The United States draft resolution on Ukraine is a step in the right direction, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said Monday at the UN General Assembly.The envoy was referring to a US-crafted proposal introduced on Friday, which is set for a vote later today at the UN. The text...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk warned on Monday of the growing risk of a return to an era of "dictators," citing increasing human rights violations worldwide. Speaking at the opening of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, he stressed that "autocrats now...
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Vasily Nebenzya claimed on Monday that the European Union and the United Kingdom do not belong at the negotiating table on the conflict in Ukraine as they are "blinded by primitive Russophobia, their maniacal desire to inflict defeat on our country, on...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Hamas and Israel to uphold the ceasefire in Gaza and resume negotiations. In a Tuesday statement on X, Guterres emphasized the need to prevent renewed violence, warning of the "immense tragedy" it would bring. He also called on...
Deputy United Nations spokesperson Farhan Haq announced on Monday that the agency suspended all operations in Yemen's Sa'ada governorate after more of its staff were detained by the Houthis.Haq added that the "extraordinary" decision to pause all operations and programs in northern Saada...
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