Climate change and the economic downturn continue to fuel the crisis in Afghanistan, and there have been no “encouraging developments” towards getting girls back into classrooms, a senior UN official said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Afghanistan s…
Patent filings hit a record high in 2022, UN agency reveals
International demand for patents hit a record high last year, as innovators in China, the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Germany, sought to protect their inventions, said the UN agency that polices the process worldwide, on Tuesday.Rea…
UN officials call for Security Council’s support for post-quake Syria
Top UN officials on Tuesday called on the Security Council’s strong support for Syria following the 6 February earthquakes, which worsened an al…
UN human rights chief calls on all nations to abolish death penalty
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday asked all nations to work harder towards abolishing the death penalty, an ongoing practice …
Solidarity, leadership and commitment needed to reach 2030 development goals: Mohammed
Although cascading global crises are undermining hard fought development gains, “now is not the time for despair”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told African ministers and policy makers meeting in Niamey, Niger, on Tuesday. Read the full s…
Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa
Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the longest and most severe droughts on record in the Horn of Africa, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, as the region enters its sixth consecutive rainy season w…
India, world’s largest democracy, leads global list of internet shutdowns – CNN
India, world’s largest democracy, leads global list of internet shutdowns CNNIndia leads world in cutting internet access for 5th year in a row -watchdog Yahoo NewsGlobal internet shutdowns at all-time high in 2022, Access Now rep…
NATO Secretary General in Helsinki
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Helsinki on Tuesday (28 February 2023) for meetings with senior officials, and to participate in the SAMAK Nordic Summit. In remarks alongside Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Mr Stoltenberg commended the “strong support that Finland has provided to Ukraine” at this critical moment in Russia’s war of aggression. On NATO membership, he said “the time is now to ratify and to fully welcome both Finland and Sweden as members” of the Alliance.
Secretary General in Helsinki: time to welcome Finland and Sweden as NATO members
In Helsinki on Tuesday (28 February 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in the Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Labour Movement (SAMAK) Nordic Summit, together with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Danish Prime Minister Me…
Congress presses Pentagon on Biden’s reluctance to give Ukraine F-16s
A top U.S. defense official told lawmakers Tuesday that supplying F-16 warplanes to Kyiv is not the wisest use of U.S. funds at this stage in the war.