Tag: UN report

More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN

PARIS: More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced “acute hunger” last year because of wars and climate disasters, with Africa the worst-hit region,...

UN warns paradigm shift needed to avert global climate chaos

INCHEON: Avoiding global climate chaos will require a major transformation of society and the world economy that is "unprecedented in scale," the UN said...

UN report says a child under 15 dies every five seconds...

Liu Zhenmin says new UN IGME report shows remarkable progress in reducing mortality among children, young adolescents An estimated 6.3 million children under 15...

Israel rejects UN report on protecting Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS: Israel has rejected a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlining options for strengthening the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories. Israel's UN...

Pyongyang has not stopped nuclear programme: UN report

UNITED NATIONS: North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to a confidential UN report...

‘Pakistan has nothing to hide in Azad Kashmir’

Dr Faisal says Pakistan has nothing to hide in Kashmir ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal has said that delegations from the...

More than 10,000 civilian casualties in Afghan war since 2016, reveals...

Nearly 2,300 civilians were killed or wounded in suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan in 2017, more than any previous year of the conflict...

Iran in violation of Yemen arms embargo, says UN report

UNITED NATIONS: Iran has violated a UN arms embargo by failing to block supplies to Yemen’s Huthi rebels of ballistic missiles that were fired at...

South Sudan government to blame for famine, still buying arms: UN...

UNITED NATIONS: South Sudan's government is mainly to blame for famine in parts of the war-torn country, yet President Salva Kiir is still boosting...