UN: women in Afghanistan are alive but not living
Women in Afghanistan told the UN rights experts that they are alive but not living, according to UN's statement…
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UN asks rich economies to provide $500bln annually for poor nations
António Guterres, UN Secretary General, condemned on Saturday the rich countries' way of controlling poor countries…
India set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023 – UN says
India is set to become the world's most populous country next year, surpassing China with its 1.4bn people,…
Zelensky: Ukraine’s harvest could be halved this year due to Russian war
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted on Sunday that the harvest this year could shrink to half than its…
India bans Twitter accounts of Pakistani embassies in Egypt, UN, Turkey, Iran
India’s Twitter has banned the official Pakistani diplomatic missions’ accounts, journalists and some prominent…
Coronavirus to shrink global economy by 3.2% in 2020: UN report
The United Nations (UN) forecast on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic will shrink the global economy by 3.2…
Egypt leads international action at UN to ease coronavirus impact on women, girls
Egypt has led an international action at the United Nations to alleviate the negative impact of the coronavirus…
UN warns coronavirus could push half a billion more people into poverty worldwide
The coronavirus pandemic could result in between 420 million and 580 million more people, equivalent to 8 percent…
UN sends peacekeeper troops to stop bout of ethnic violence in South Sudan
The United Nations has sent a contingent of peacekeeping forces to an area of central South Sudan. This move was…
Protesters in Congo torch UN buildings over massacre, two killed
Two people were killed during clashes with police in eastern Congo on Monday after protesters in Beni town set fire…