– UN Information
In a press assertion revealed on Friday, the Safety Council members known as for the quick and unconditional launch of Niger’s democratically-elected President, Mohammed Bazoum, and underscored the necessity to shield him, his household and members of his Authorities.
– UN Information
Sharply rising temperatures throughout the globe proceed to hazard the protection of employees and impression communities with the “least capability for adaptation,” in keeping with a senior economist on the Worldwide Labour Group (ILO).
– Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 28 (IPS) – Nepal is the newest nation to hitch the worldwide wave of marriage equality. On 28 June, its Supreme Courtroom dominated that the federal government should instantly provide short-term registration of same-sex marriages, pending a change within the regulation. Round 200 {couples} reportedly sought to register as quickly because the court docket judgment was made.
– Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jul 28 (IPS) – The probability of additional confrontations stays excessive following a significant Israeli navy assault on an impoverished camp of greater than 23,500 Palestinian refugees in Jenin within the north of the occupied West Financial institution earlier this month. The landlocked Palestinian territory, situated between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east, has been illegally occupied, in keeping with worldwide regulation, following the invasion by Israel 56 years in the past.
– Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) – “Humanity is within the sizzling seat at the moment,” United Nations Secretary-Normal António Guterres informed journalists because the world confronted official knowledge confirming that July 2023 is the most popular month ever recorded in human historical past.
– Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jul 28 (IPS) – The Biden administration’s resolution to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions, a weapon broadly banned for the inherent risks they pose to non-combatants, is dangerous.
– UN Information
Russia has not supplied any free grain to the UN meals aid company up to now, and its coverage of shopping for provides from Ukraine has been based mostly on its aggressive worth and high quality, a senior WFP official mentioned on Friday.
– UN Information
Heads of UN peacekeeping forces on Thursday highlighted the work of ‘blue helmets’ in a number of the most difficult environments, defending these in needn’t solely from struggle and terror but additionally more and more from pure disasters and disinformation.
– UN Information
Humanitarian operations, improvement help and peace programmes in Niger proceed within the wake of the navy coup this week, the highest UN official within the nation mentioned on Friday in a briefing to journalists in New York.
– UN Information
The Assistant Excessive Commissioner for Safety with the UN Refugee Company, UNHCR, Gillian Triggs, concluded a four-day go to to Greece on Friday, the place she addressed a number of crucial points regarding refugees and asylum-seekers within the nation.
