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Guterres delivers message of ‘hope and renewal’ for Somalia

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres delivers message of ‘hope and renewal’ for Somalia 12 April 2023 UN Photo/Fardosa Hussein UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media during at the end of his visit to Somalia. UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday reaffirmed the world body’s commitment to supporting the Horn of Africa country as it continues on its path to establishing lasting peace and stability…

Lost decade looms for debt-ridden developing countries: UNCTAD

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Lost decade looms for debt-ridden developing countries: UNCTAD 12 April 2023 UN Women/Ryan Brown High food prices are hurting developing countries. Debt-ridden developing countries face years of economic pain brought on by a global growth slowdown, high interest rates and reduced investment, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned on Wednesday…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 11 April 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Telecommunication Union…

In Mogadishu, UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for Somalia

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Mogadishu, UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for Somalia 11 April 2023 UN Photo/Sourav Sarker Secretary-General António Guterres meets a family of internally displaced people at a camp in Baidoa in southwestern Somalia. Continuing his tradition of carrying out solidarity visits to Muslim countries during the Holy Month of Ramadan, the United Nations chief today landed in…

UK must protect unaccompanied children seeking asylum, urge UN experts

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UK must protect unaccompanied children seeking asylum, urge UN experts 11 April 2023 © UNICEF/Laurence Geai A young Syrian boy in Calais, France, is hoping to reach his uncle who is living in the UK. The United Kingdom must ensure that all children seeking asylum are properly protected and put an end to the Government policy of placing unaccompanied youngsters in hotels, where hundreds have…

Myanmar: UN condemns deadly military airstrike on crowd of civilians

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: UN condemns deadly military airstrike on crowd of civilians 11 April 2023 Unsplash/Ajay Karpur Bagan, une ville de la région de Mandalay, au Myanmar. The United Nations has denounced deadly airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Armed Forces which reportedly killed at least 100 people in an opposition stronghold in the northwest on Tuesday.…

IMF lowers global economic growth outlook as ‘fog thickens’

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home IMF lowers global economic growth outlook as ‘fog thickens’ 11 April 2023 World Bank/Dominic Chavez Men unload sacks of onions from a truck in Bamako, Mali, a landlocked developing country. Their lack of direct access to the vital trade links often result in landlocked countries paying high transport and transit costs. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast in their latest World…

Afghanistan: UN forced to make ‘appalling choice’ following ban on women nationals

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: UN forced to make ‘appalling choice’ following ban on women nationals 11 April 2023 © UNOCHA/Charlotte Cans An OCHA woman staff member meets displaced women in eastern Afghanistan The UN has launched an operational review in Afghanistan, and told national staff to remain at home, following the decision by the Taliban de facto authorities to ban Afghan women from working with the…

New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia 11 April 2023 UN Photo/Sourav Sarker Some 3.8 million people are internally displaced in Somalia. As part of his “solidarity visit” to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that he was on the ground “to ring the alarm on the need of massive…

Türkiye: Protecting cultural heritage after the earthquakes

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Türkiye: Protecting cultural heritage after the earthquakes 11 April 2023 © Bora Akbay The Hatay Archeology Museum was severely damaged in the February earthquake. To help protect the irreplaceable cultural heritage of the earthquake-affected regions of Türkiye, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has delivered a first shipment of twenty containers to archaeological museums in Hatay and…