UN coordinator in Tonga: ‘Resources on the ground are not enough’
As news coverage of the eruption and tsunami that hit Tonga starts to fade away, the United Nations Coordination Specialist
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First Person: ‘We saw people running from the tsunami, screaming’
When a tsunami swept over much of Tonga last weekend, Joseph Sikulu, a Tongan national, was in Sydney, Australia, exiled
Read moreWest Africa: Extreme poverty rises nearly 3 per cent due to COVID-19
Extreme poverty in West Africa rose by nearly three per cent in 2020, another fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a
Read moreCases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs
For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases dropped significantly and deaths
Read moreAmericas: ‘Smart’ use of rapid tests critical amid COVID surge
COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate in the Americas amid increased demand for testing, the head of the regional office of
Read moreAfghanistan: 500,000 jobs lost since Taliban takeover
More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban
Read moreUN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to him by the African Union High Representative
Read moreSudan urged to stop unnecessary use of force against protestors
Authorities in Sudan must immediately halt unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against protesters, the UN human rights office, OHCHR,
Read moreConcrete action essential to fulfill Darfur promise: ICC Prosecutor
Nearly 20 years after the UN Security Council referred the Darfur situation in Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC),
Read moreHorrors of Hiroshima, a reminder nuclear weapons remain global threat
Despite the annihilation of two major Japanese cities in 1945, atomic bombs have not been relegated to the pages of
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