Friday, March 29, 2024

Topic: UN

Sanctions are ‘US way of war’, Iranian President at UN

In his speech to the high-level General Debate at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi called for an end to United States sanctions against his country, describing them as a method of waging war.

Taliban wants to address UN General Assembly

The Taliban has requested to participate in the UN General Assembly held in New York this week, while challenging the credentials of Afghanistan’s former United...

“We are on the edge of an abyss,” says UN chief António Guterres

Secretary-General António Guterres issued a wake-up call that the world is on the edge of an abyss and “moving in the wrong direction”, as...

WHO asks for commitments on maternal and newborn health

Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth. In addition, nearly 5,400 babies are stillborn daily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth. 

Make mental health a priority across the board, UN chief urges

Mental health and psychosocial support must be seen as integral to all humanitarian, peacebuilding and development programmes across the UN, the Secretary-General said on Wednesday.

Air quality improvements from COVID lockdowns confirmed: Report

Coronavirus lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the globe - but not enough to halt climate change caused by global warming, UN weather experts said on Friday.