The results were 143 Member States in favour, with five voting against, and 35 abstentions. The countries who voted against were Belarus, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Nicaragua, Russia and Syria. A majority of those countries abstaining were African nations, alongside China and India. The resolution “defending the principles”…
So far, 39 people have died, he reported. Overall, there have been 64 confirmed cases, and 20 probable cases, while 14 people have recovered from the disease. Authorities are conducting active follow-up of more than 660 contacts. “Our primary focus now is to support the Government of Uganda to rapidly…
“This desperate situation requires all concerned to ensure that no migrant is compelled to accept assisted return to an unsafe or unsustainable situation in their country of origin”, said acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif. Amidst a lack of protection within and outside Libya, migrants are subjected…
Without action, poverty will rise and desperately needed investments in climate adaptation and mitigation simply will not happen, the agency warned. The paper – Avoiding ‘Too Little Too Late’ on International Debt Relief – highlights the ripple effects of government responses to the recent economic crisis, and the potential impacts. …
In its new report the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that in order to limit the global temperature rise which is undermining energy security, electricity tapped from clean energy sources must double over the next eight years. With the energy sector responsible for around 75 per cent of global greenhouse…
The conflict between the Teke and Yaka communities was reportedly sparked by a dispute over customary land taxes. Since July, the insecurity has forced thousands from their homes in Kwamouth, near the border with the Republic of Congo. Canoe escape Latest data indicates that 27,000 mainly women and children have…
“When girls are supported to realize their human rights, they can reach their potential and create a better world for themselves, their communities and societies”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message. He pointed out that when they can be in school, “they are more likely to lead healthy, productive…
High Commissioner Filippo Grandi introduced this year’s global laureate, Angela Merkel at the award ceremony, crediting her vision, courage, and fortitude in welcoming more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers to Germany between 2015 and 2016 – during the height of the still on-going Syria conflict. “You demonstrated…
Without immediate financial help for the most vulnerable communities, the world faces a future of “ever larger and deadlier heat disasters”, Martin Griffiths told journalists in Geneva. “The humanitarian system is not equipped, to handle crises of this scale on our own,” he said. “To avoid a future of recurrent heat…
The door for a diplomatic solution to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine must be kept open, and any threat to use nuclear weapons, “universally condemned”, said the President of the UN General Assembly on Monday. Read the full story, “Ukraine: Any threat to use nuclear weapons ‘should be…
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