The United Nations is extremely concerned by the continued worsening humanitarian situation in Ganfouda area in the Libyan city of Benghazi due to increased hostilities over the past week, a senior UN aid official in the North African country said today. “I am extremely worried by the impact on civilians of intense fighting in and […]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has sounded the alarm over the fact that two journalists in Gambia have been held for more than two weeks without access to lawyers or their family members. The National Intelligence Agency has arbitrarily detained Momodou Sabally, head of Gambia’s Radio and Television […]
Noting that three quarters of UN Member States share rivers or lake basins with their neighbours, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the value of water resources as a reason for cooperation, not conflict. “The need for coordination in water management is especially compelling for the more than 260 international rivers and at least […]
Space applications related to telecommunications and global navigation can play a vital role in supporting disaster risk reduction, response and recovery efforts, a senior United Nations official said today at the UN forum on space as a socio-economic driver for sustainable development under way in Dubai. The High-Level Forum on Space as a Driver for […]
The extent to which violence is embedded in society means that uprooting it is everyone’s job, senior United Nations official said today, lamenting that violence against women and girls continue to be a low priority on the international development agenda and urging more action – and more funding – to end the pandemic of such […]
Highlighting the plight of millions of children around the world, the head of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on everyone to recommit themselves to protect the rights of every child. “When we protect their rights, we are not only preventing their suffering. We are not only safeguarding their lives. We are protecting our […]