Headlines- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- said it is targeting Houthi positions in Taiz and Marib.
- A missile attack on Aden International Airport put 151 passengers on a Yemenia flight headed for Cairo in danger, the transport minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government said.
- The Amazon rainforest in Brazil has seen the least amount of deforestation in almost 40 years.
- Heidi Levine, a journalist for the Washington Post, was injured on Friday after being assaulted by some Israeli settlers while working in the occupied West Bank.
- Ahead of the country's April 2027 presidential election, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed on Wednesday that political forces are "exploiting" the country's student protesters..
- Authorities said at a press conference that the mass shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday that claimed the lives of three students and one teacher occurred inside a special needs classroom. They also identified the suspected shooter and some of the victims.
Tag: United Nations
Flag Installation Ceremony for Incoming Non-permanent...
Mona Juul, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, speaks during the flag installation ceremony for the incoming non-permanent members of the Security Council
Children Malneutrition 2021
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen
UN Security Council Holds Videoconference to...
United Nations Security Council Members hold Videoconference to announce the outcome of the votes in connection with Peacebuilding and sustaining peace
Using Community Radio to Curb Gender...
Participating youth are optimistic that the media has a role to play in breaking the silence on taboos like rape and other forms of sexual abuse. Sensitive issues such as early and forced marriages are also included
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
The UN official stressed that “we must ensure that this vaccine becomes available to everyone, everywhere, rich or poor, man or woman.”
Coronavirus Schools Closures
The number of schoolchildren affected by COVID-19-related school closures soared by 38 percent in November, placing significant strain on the learning progress and well-being of an additional 90 million students globally
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Paul Losoko Efambe Empole, Minister Counsellor and Chargé d’Affaires at the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting
UN Secretary-General Holds “State of the...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (left) has a conversation with Professor Maureen Raymo (not pictured) at Columbia University
Climate Change Refugees
On the eve of a high-level event on the impact of climate change on refugees, Andrew Harper, UNHCR’s special advisor on climate action talks about climate refugees, conflict triggers and what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us about responding to global emergency
Euthopians Feeling Tigray
More than 40,000 refugees have fled Ethiopia’s Tigray region to Sudan. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners are delivering and distributing life-saving aid, including hot meals, water and latrines for the arrivals