Mar 04 In the wake of Trump administration aid cuts, UN food program closes its southern Africa office By Gerald Imray, Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press A WFP spokesperson says Monday the WFP had launched a plan to streamline its structure in 2023 but as “the donor funding outlook becomes more constrained, we have been compelled to accelerate these efforts.”… Continue reading
Feb 28 UN biodiversity talks end with nations backing $200 billion per year plan to protect nature By Steven Grattan, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press COP16’s successful conclusion is the first United Nations meeting in many months that ended on a positive note, as various meetings all through last year related to dealing with the global plastic pollution, climate change and the earlier biodiversity meeting… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 2:58 Ukraine marks 3 years since start of Russia’s invasion as Trump’s stance raises concerns By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson Three years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the grim anniversary was marked in Kyiv and across Europe. It comes as the U.S., under President Trump, has changed its stance on the war. It has sparked deep… Continue watching
Feb 24 UN rejects U.S. resolution urging an end to the war in Ukraine without mentioning Moscow’s aggression By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press In a win for Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the United States on Monday failed to get the U.N. General Assembly to approve its resolution urging an end to the war without mentioning Moscow's aggression. Continue reading
Feb 20 Guterres to propose UN funds mission struggling to fight gangs in Haiti By Dánica Coto, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres made the announcement late Wednesday in Barbados, where leaders of a 15-member Caribbean trade bloc known as Caricom gathered for a three-day conference to tackle regional issues, including gang violence in Haiti. Continue reading
Feb 12 UN estimates up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh during crackdown on protests last year By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister. Continue reading
Feb 10 If US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says HIV infections could jump over 6 times By Maria Cheng, Associated Press UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima warned that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 5:12 Top UN humanitarian official describes the current situation in Gaza By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi One of the key United Nations agencies overseeing the provision of aid into Gaza is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA. Its leader, Tom Fletcher, just visited Gaza and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 7:57 UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and from contact with… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 6:49 Congo’s foreign minister describes unstable conditions as rebels seize territory By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under siege by a Rwanda-backed rebel group. The violence has killed UN peacekeepers, overwhelmed hospitals, displaced hundreds of thousands and sparked fears of a wider regional conflict. Amna Nawaz discussed more… Continue watching