Posted in: 01/10/2023 – 04:51 Pakistan on Monday secured more than $9 billion in international aid it needs to rebuild after last year’s devastating floods and to help it deal with the consequences of climate change. In turn, Islamabad saw this aid as a clear global message to support all countries affected by natural disasters … Read more
Beirut (Union) Yesterday the Lebanese military judiciary prosecuted 7 people, including an arrestee of the “Hezbollah” terrorist militia, in the attack on the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon.Last December 14, Irish soldier Sean Rooney was killed and three were injured when their military vehicle was attacked by gunfire in the Al-Aqibiya area … Read more
On 27 December, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called on countries to provide aid to the Rohingya Muslim minority who are adrift at sea. A boat with Rohingya refugees. From video shot off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia in December 2021. Image provided (Reuters 2022/Aditya Setiawan) PIDI, Indonesia (Reuters) – The United … Read more
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called on the Taliban interim government to ban women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the country. In this photo, senior Taliban officials attend an event marking the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul on August 15, 2022. ( REUTERS/Ali Khara 2022) KABUL … Read more
Abu Dhabi (WAM) His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Chairman of the Supreme National Committee to oversee preparations for the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at its twenty-eighth session «COP28» ( UAE Climate Conference), affirmed the UAE’s commitment … Read more
After more than twenty years, Angelina Jolie leaves the position of ambassador of the UNHCR, the United Nations agency for refugees. The American actress will continue to work for refugees, she announced via Instagram. “I believe in many things the United Nations does, especially in lives saved through emergency aid. UNHCR is full of extraordinary … Read more
Two UN peacekeepers killed in attack in Mali Xinhua News Agency, Dakar, December 17 (Reporter Wang Zizheng) Bamako News: The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said on the 16th that two peacekeepers were attacked and killed that day in northern Mali. MINUSMA said in a press release that the same day … Read more