UN warns of rise in vaccine-preventable diseases
The WHO, UNICEF and Gavi said there has been a rise in diseases like measles, meningitis and yellow fever. Funding cuts, misinformation and humanitarian crises have worsened the problem.…
Netanyahu rejects US calls for two-state solution
Members of the United Nations Security Council failed to reach a consensus on a Palestinian bid for full UN membership.…
World Bank, UN estimate Gaza infrastructure damage at $18.5 billion
A new report by the World Bank and the United Nations, based on remote data collection sources, shows that damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza between October and January represents 97 percent…
UN voices concern over refugee treatment at EU borders
The United Nations refugee agency has warned that the idea of asylum is under attack in Europe, with refugee pushbacks at external borders increasingly common.…
Two million internally displaced by Sahel violence (UN)
More than two million people have been forced to flee their homes within their own countries' borders owing to violence engulfing Africa's Sahel region, according to the United Nations. The humanitarian response…
Countries must ‘urgently’ adapt to climate change, UN warns
Despite stronger storms and hotter heat waves, world leaders have not spent enough money adapting to the 'new climate reality'.…
Reopen on January 18, NUC tells varsities, I won’t attend Biden’s inauguration, says Trump and more
Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Saturday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Saturday.…
UN Mali probe: UN investigators find evidence of war crimes from 2012-2018
In this edition, an investigatory committee for the United Nations is accusing the Malian army of committing war crimes, in a report detailing violence in the country in recent years. Also, the…
UN special coordinator for Lebanon hopes new govt will be formed within ‘days’
In an interview with FRANCE 24, the UN's Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis lamented the absence of a functioning government in the country despite promises by the main political parties to…
UN urges world leaders to declare ‘climate emergency’
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres described the situation as "dramatic" and urged countries to take drastic action. A virtual conference is taking place to mark five years since the Paris climate accord.…
2020 one of three hottest years ever recorded: UN
This year is on course to be one of the three warmest ever recorded, the United Nations says, as the UN chief warns the world is on the brink of "climate catastrophe".…