Donors pledge $1.1bn for Afghanistan
Sept. 14, 2021 Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiralled since the Islamist Taliban took power, and foreign aid has dried…
U.N. seeks $600 million to avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Sept 13, 2021 The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, warning of a humanitarian…
When we protect education, we protect the future, attacks on schools must stop – UN chief
Sept. 10, 2021 UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called on the global community to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop’’ and that schools be safe…
Taliban says U.N. promises aid after meeting with officials in Kabul
Sept. 6, 2021 Senior Taliban officials met in Kabul on Sunday with the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, who promised to maintain assistance for the Afghan people, Taliban spokesman Suhail…
U.N. to convene Afghanistan aid conference on Sept. 13
Sept. 5, 2021 The United Nations will convene an international aid conference in Geneva on Sept. 13 to help avert what U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a “looming humanitarian…
COVID-19: U.S. to world leaders: We need to help prevent UNGA 76 meeting from being a super-spreader event
Aug, 18, 2021 The United States is urging world leaders to send videos instead of traveling to New York next month for an annual high-level gathering at the United Nations,…
Migrants in Libyan Camps Forced to Trade Sex for Clean Water, EU, UN Condemn Act – Amnesty
July 15, 2021 Amnesty International said on Thursday that migrants held in Libyan detention camps are subject to horrific sexual violence at the hands of guards, including being forced to…
UN Secretary General calls for effective debt relief for Africa
May 27, 2021 UN Secretary General, António Guterres, says it is absolutely essential that African countries receive the financial support they need at the present moment to protect citizens and…
ECOWAS delegation to visit Mali after ‘attempted coup’
May 25, 2021 West African officials were on Tuesday heading for Mali, plunged into crisis after the military detained the president, prime minister and defence minister in what international bodies…
Vaccine equity, fastest way to reopen global economy – UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said “vaccine equity” was the fastest way to reopen the global economy and start a sustainable recovery. Guterres stated this in a video message…