Tag: U.N.
U.N. report says only slight improvement in average global temperature
Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The rise of global temperatures has slowed only slightly over the past year and…
China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990
While the world is continuing to lose huge areas of forest, mostly in the tropics, woodlands are making…
1 in 3 organizations halts help to curb violence against women
Oct. 27 (UPI) -- One in three nonprofit organizations has ended programs to end violence against women in…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain 20 UN employees and confiscate equipment
CAIRO (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two dozen U.N. employees Sunday, a day after they raided another…
UN faces roadblocks in delivering aid to famine-hit areas of north Gaza
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. said on Friday aid convoys were struggling to reach famine-hit areas…
Officials say food sites run by controversial US-Israeli-backed group in Gaza are being shut down
JERUSALEM (AP) — Food distribution sites run by the controversial U.S. and Israel backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are…
UN says 53 civilians killed during 3 days of attacks in and near el-Fasher camp in western Sudan
BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting in and around a displaced persons camp in western Sudan killed at least 53…
UNICEF urges full flow of aid into Gaza, warns child deaths could spike
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. children's charity UNICEF called on Friday for all crossings for food…
Mission to evacuate north Gaza babies suspended amid ongoing fighting, UN says
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. children's charity said on Thursday it had to suspend a pre-approved mission to transfer…
UNICEF official says Gaza babies forced to share oxygen masks, Israel challenges UN data
By Emma FargeGENEVA (Reuters) -Israel has repeatedly denied permission to transfer incubators from an evacuated hospital in North…
China’s No. 2 leader, in debut of sorts on world stage at UN, echoes his nation’s concern about US
NEW YORK (AP) — China's second-in-command sounded his nation's oft-repeated alarm against aggressive and unilateral action in global…
Exclusive-Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts
By Emma Rumney and Jennifer RigbyLONDON (Reuters) -The Belgian beer industry, Mexico's tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied…