Tag: United Nations
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UN experts urge UAE to free British businessman
Ryan Cornelius, 72, was jailed in 2008 over a financing dispute and completed his 10-year sentence in 2018, but remains in prison after his term was extended by 20 years over an alleged unpaid debt.
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UN urges evacuation of 6,000 sailors stranded in Hormuz strait
The International Maritime Organization has said there are at least 6,000 seafarers on hundreds of vessels who are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, unable to evacuate during the ceasefire.
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Food security in Gaza improves but remains fragile: UN
ROME: Food security and child nutrition have improved across the Gaza Strip, but remain fragile because only one aid crossing point is open, the United Nations’ World Food Programme said on Thursday (Jul 23).The Rome-based organisation noted “an improvement in food security and child nutrition across the Gaza
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Africa surpasses Asia with highest population facing hunger: UN
PARIS: Africa has for the first time become the continent with the largest number of people facing hunger, a UN report said on Tuesday (Jul 21), as a growing number of Africans have faced undernourishment.The UN’s annual report on food security and nutrition found that there has been gradual improvement towar
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As life expectancy rises, talks start on a UN treaty to protect older persons
The UN projects that the number of people over 65 will double in the next 50 years to become a fifth of the world’s population.
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Top UN official accuses Hamas of Gaza aid obstruction
JERUSALEM: A senior UN official on Monday (Jul 13) accused Hamas of interfering with humanitarian deliveries in Gaza and intimidating aid workers, warning that the group’s actions were making relief operations increasingly dangerous.Palestinian militant movement Hamas continues to control parts of Gaza, even
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One million women and girls lose access to support amid aid cuts: UN
GENEVA: The United Nations warned on Friday (Jul 10) that at least one million women and girls had lost access to vital support due to dramatic cuts to foreign aid spending since January 2025.The UN Women agency decried a collapse of women’s organisations at a time when needs are soaring.US President D
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World must not let AI ‘vibe-code’ humanity’s future: UN chief
GENEVA: The United Nations chief called on Monday (Jul 6) for a global governance system to shape artificial intelligence for the good of humanity, warning against allowing the technology itself to “vibe-code” our future.With AI advancing at “runaway speed”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautioned tha
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At least 28 killed in Pakistan air operations on Afghanistan, UN says
The United Nations Afghan Mission said Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan killed at least 28 civilians and injured 49.
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Rescue window closes in Venezuela as quake death toll nears 1,500
Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters define the narrow window for rescuing the living. After that the search usually becomes one of recovering bodies.
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