The Golan Heights. Israeli troops have secured some sites after the fall of the Syrian regime. Picture: Twitter / X Israel must withdraw from the Golan Heights and end airstrikes in Syria, says United Nations chief Antonio Guterres. The UN Secretary-General said in a statement on Thursday (US time) that he was “deeply concerned by…
Mary, 30, and her child Daniel (six months) at a WFP-funded nutrition site in South Sudan earlier this year. Photo: WFP/Samantha Reinders WHAT the world spends on coffee in two weeks can feed 123 million people for a year, the UN World Food Program (WFP) says. The WFP is asking for US$16.9 billion so it…
A Danish tank trains in Latvia, among 3500 troops from 13 NATO allies taking part in Exercise Resolute Warrior 24. Photo: NATO Russia’s war in the Ukraine is escalating to dangerous levels amid long-range missile attacks and the involvement of North Korean troops. The warnings were delivered by speakers at a meeting of the UN…
WFP food trucks cross the Adre border crossing, from Chad to Sudan, en-route to Zamzam camp in North Darfur. Picture: WFP/Sylvain Barral More than 700 trucks are on the road in Sudan amid a surge in UN World Food Program (WFP) efforts to reach millions of people in the African country’s most isolated war zones.…
Photo: UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Vetoes by Russia and US of United Nations draft calls for a ceasefire in Sudan and Gaza have triggered outrage and debate among member states. A US decision to veto a draft call for a ceasefire in Gaza was only the fourth time it had used that. The BBC reports that 14…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The United Nations COP climate talks are “no longer fit for purpose” and in need of urgent overhaul, international experts say. In a letter to the UN and reported on by the BBC, senior figures say that countries should not host the talks if they don’t support the phase out of fossil…
Picture: supplied This year has been a masterclass in climate destruction and this planet is in the final countdown to limit a global warming rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comment at the opening of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to a UN convention on climate change in…
WFP Country Director for Palestine Antoine Renard in Khan Younis, south Gaza. Photo: © WFP/Ali Jadallah The risk of famine in Gaza is expected to worsen this winter unless the fighting stops and aid can reach families, according to a recent food security assessment by experts from 16 UN agencies and NGOs. The report says…
The United Nations building in New York. Picture: UN Cost-cutting measures will limit the ability of the United Nations to do its job next year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. He made the comment recently while asking the UN General Assembly in New York to fund a US$3.6 billion budget for next year. “In a…