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UNRWA for Palestine refugees seeks new contributors to achieve sustainable funding for budget

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has said that it will hold contacts with donors to bring new contributors to achieve sustainable funding to cover its budget…reports

November 26, 2021

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UN releases emergency funds in response to S.Sudan flooding

UN agencies and their partners will provide humanitarian assistance and protection to people impacted by the floods…reports Asian Lite News UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has

November 24, 2021

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Iran calls on IAEA to maintain ‘technical cooperation’

The Iranian Foreign Ministry insisted on Monday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should “stay in the path of technical cooperation with Iran.”…reports Asian Lite News Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the

November 23, 2021

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UAE ranks first in 9 gender balance indexes

The UAE is continuing its rapid progress in the United Nations Development Programme Gender Inequality Index, rising eight places in 2020…reports Asian Lite News The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) has

November 21, 2021

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Antonio reiterates call to immediately release UN staffers held in Ethiopia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for the immediate release of 10 UN staff members detained in Ethiopia…reports Asian Lite News “As far as the Secretary-General is aware, the staff

November 18, 2021

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UN says over 300 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that more than 300 illegal immigrants have been rescued and have returned to Libya…reports Asian Lite News A total of “307 persons

November 18, 2021

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UN monitoring mission calls for civilian protection in Yemen’s Hodeidah

A UN monitoring mission has called on Yemen’s warring factions to protect civilians as the fighting between the two sides has escalated in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah…reports Asian

November 16, 2021

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Rapid Surge of Measles Rock Afghanistan

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Afghanistan has been hit with a rapid surge in the outbreak of measles and due to lack of vaccine the problem is getting worse…reports Asian

November 15, 2021

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UN official urges reform measures amid crisis in Lebanon

Lebanon has been going through an unprecedented financial crisis with the local currency depreciating by over 90 per cent, limiting people’s ability to afford their basic needs…reports Asian Lite News A senior

November 14, 2021

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Mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in CAR renewed

The Security Council has adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) for another 12 months, till November 15, 2022…reports Asian Lite

November 14, 2021

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