UN-led efforts to prevent a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea took a major step forward on Thursday with the announcement of a deal to purchase a vessel that will remove more than a million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker that has threat…
Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant
Amid the biggest reported missile attack on Ukraine in weeks, the UN’s atomic energy agency, IAEA, said on Thursday that Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant had to switch to backup generators once again, after losing all power.Read the full story, “Ukrain…
USA: Sanctions against individuals abroad violates due process rights
A UN independent human rights expert criticized the United States for using extraterritorial jurisdiction to impose sanctions on foreign individuals, in a statement issued on Thursday. Read the full story, “USA: Sanctions against individuals abroad vio…
LDC5: World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries
The Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) concluded on Thursday with countries adopting concrete measures to implement the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) – which aims to renew and strengthen commitments between LDCs and their dev…
Vanuatu emergency: UN supports aid effort after cyclones, earthquake
UN humanitarian coordinators have deployed to Vanuatu to help with the aid response, a week since back-to-back tropical cyclones and a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific island nation.Read the full story, “Vanuatu emergency: UN supports aid effor…
UNICEF warns of deepening inequalities in Europe and Central Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate disasters and ongoing conflict have deepened inequalities among children in Europe and Central Asia, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report published on Thursday, calling for more robust support for boys and gir…
NATO Secretary General hosts meeting of senior officials from Türkiye, Finland and Sweden
On Thursday (9 March 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg convened representatives from the governments of Türkiye, Finland and Sweden – the parties to the Permanent Joint Mechanism established by the Trilateral Memorandum signed in Madr…
Freedom House Report Says Global Freedom Declined For 17th Year
RFE: Rights Watchdog Says Global Freedom Declined For 17th Year Global freedoms declined for a 17th consecutive year in 2022 as the struggle for democracy approaches a turning point amid a curtailment of freedom of expression in countries…
Legalizing cannabis fails to address health risks: UN drugs control board
Moves by a small number of governments to legalize the non-medical use of cannabis have led to increased consumption without explaining the potentially serious health dangers that users face from the drug, a UN narcotics watchdog said on Thursday.Read …
A pinch (less) of salt can save lives, WHO says in new report
Implementing sodium reduction policies could save an estimated seven million lives globally by 2030, WHO said in a new report launched on Thursday.Read the full story, “A pinch (less) of salt can save lives, WHO says in new report”, on globalissues.org…