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United Nations (UN) officials voiced urgent concern on Friday about a prospective humanitarian disaster in cyclone-ravaged regions of Myanmar. Insufficient aid deliveries and a potential food crisis are top concerns following last month's…

On the eve of the first major U.N. water conference in over 45 years, 26% of the world's population lacks access to safe drinking water and 46% lack basic sanitation. According to the UN World Water Development Report 2023, there is a huge…

Actress and activist Jane Fonda is calling for a treaty to protect marine creatures hunted for food like sharks, swordfish, octopus, and tuna, saying they feel joy and sadness when they lose their offspring and are "our brethren in the…

A key requirement for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an increase of $500 billion in extra funding from the world's most developed nations each year according to the United Nations (UN). As of now, the global…

By 2023, the UN's aviation agency predicts that global air passenger demand will increase by 3% from 2019 levels on most routes, quickly returning to pre-pandemic levels. As previously noted by ICAO statistical analysis, the air passenger…

The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 called on distracted donors to help a country facing deadly famine, which she called "the ultimate failure of the international community." As the U.S. ambassador to the United…

There is a growing consensus that stronger multilateralism is essential to meet today's global challenges, according to the UN Secretary-General. While addressing the UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism, Antonio Guterres said…

UNESCO celebrated the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032) on Tuesday 13 December. The world's attention will be drawn to UNESCO's ten-year action plan, which aims to preserve, revitalize, and celebrate indigenous…

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcements that the Governments of Lebanon and Israel have formally agreed to reach a settlement of their maritime boundary dispute, as mediated by the US, as part of…

In the next three months, about 5.7 million Pakistani flood survivors will face a serious food crisis, the United Nations warned Monday. A top United Nations official announced an increase in the humanitarian appeal for Pakistan to $816…