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UN report warns of emergency levels of food insecurity in Afghanistan

The UN agency stated that the situation is getting “worse” in Afghanistan due to the increase in malnutrition. One of the main causes of the rise in malnutrition in Afghanistan has reportedly

April 21, 2024

-Top News·Afghanistan·Asia News

Whistleblower alleges UN cover-up of special favours for China

The evidence also includes a submission from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)…reports Asian Lite News In a significant revelation, former Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) employee

April 18, 2024

-Top News·UK News

UN panel considers Palestinian bid for full membership

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had initially submitted a UN membership application in 2011, though it wasn’t deliberated upon by the Security Council…reports Asian Lite News The President of the United Nations Security

April 9, 2024

-Top News·USA·World

‘Don’t need UN to lecture us on fair polls’

Jaishankar’s comments came in response to a query regarding a spokesperson for UN Secretary General statement that they “hope” that in India, people’s “political and civil rights” were protected…reports Asian Lite News

April 5, 2024

-Top News·India News·World

UAE partners with UN Climate Security Mechanism

The initiative also includes unearmarked funding for the CSM itself, allowing for versatile use in supporting global efforts for climate, peace and security…reports Asian Lite News The United Arab Emirates, a long-standing

April 4, 2024

-Top News·Environment·UAE News

‘Israel’s war undermining top UN court’

Naledi Pandor said that Israel had defied a January interim ruling by the ICJ that it should take action to prevent acts of genocide as it fights Hamas in the Gaza Strip…reports

March 24, 2024

-Top News·Arab News

UN secretary-general ‘deeply troubled’ by situation in Rafah

Guterres also called for funding and support of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East…reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Egypt’s border with

March 24, 2024

-Top News·Arab News

UN Adopts India-Backed Resolution on AI Safety

India’s Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj said in a post on X after its adoption, “Happy to co-sponsor the Resolution on AI.”…reports Asian Lite News Setting aside their polarising differences, all 193 countries

March 21, 2024

-Top News·India News

UN: Israel Using Starvation as ‘Method of War’

The UN rights chief cautioned that Israel’s stringent limitations on aid entering the conflict-stricken Gaza, alongside its persistent assaults, ould be seen as using starvation as a “method of war”…reports Asian Lite

March 20, 2024

-Top News·Arab News

‘In Gaza, there are no more normal-sized babies’

Allen said Israeli authorities had refused to allow in some UNFPA supply shipments, such as kits for midwives, or had removed supplies like flashlights and solar panels…reports Asian Lite News The humanitarian

March 17, 2024

-Top News·Arab News

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