News headlines in February 2023, page 2

  1. Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa

    - UN News

    Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the  longest and most severe droughts on record in the Horn of Africa, the UN refugee agency, UNHCRsaid on Tuesday, as the region enters its sixth consecutive rainy season with no rain.

  2. INTERVIEW: Turn the tide on water crisis with game-changing commitments, urge co-hosts of UN conference

    - UN News

    Water is life, yet this vital natural resource is being depleted, polluted and mismanaged. Disruption to the hydrological cycle is also causing more water-related disasters. To tackle the challenges, the United Nations will convene in March one of the most important water events in history at its Headquarters in New York. 

  3. World’s Largest Oil Corporation to Lead Climate Change Talks in 2023

    - Inter Press Service

    QUITO, Ecuador / LA PAZ, Bolivia, Feb 27 (IPS) - The Chief Executive of the twelfth largest oil producer - Sultan Al Jaber of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) - has been appointed as president of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) COP28the biggest climate change conference that will take place in November, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

  4. The Price Tag to Protect Freedom & Sovereignty Runs into Billions - & Counting

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 (IPS) - The overwhelming political, economic and military support for war-ravaged Ukraine seems never ending—even as the Russian invasion moved into its second-year last week.

    The US and Western allies have vowed to help Ukraine "as long as necessary" with no reservations or deadlines.

  5. Armenia: Rights experts commend laws to curb use of mercenaries

    - UN News

    Independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Monday welcomed Armenia’s commitment to combat the use of mercenaries and private security companies, following an eight-day mission to the country. 

  6. Libya: Bathily proposes election support body, as public frustration mounts

    - UN News

    Twelve years after its revolution, political tensions in Libya remain high, and its leaders face a “major legitimacy crisis” amid widespread public frustration, the UN’s senior official in the country told the Security Council on Monday, announcing plans to create a new mechanism in support of crucial elections.

  7. ‘No words’ to explain people’s suffering in Türkiye: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

    - UN News

    There are “no words” to explain the level of suffering of people in Türkiye following the hugely destructive earthquake which hit the country - as well as Syria - in early February, says Alvaro Rodriguez, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Türkiye.

  8. Israel-Palestine: UN envoy gravely concerned over killings and retaliatory attacks

    - UN News

    Following the latest wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland on Monday appealed for both sides to take action towards addressing core issues fuelling their conflict. 

  9. UN and partners appeal for $4.3 billion for aid operations in Yemen

    - UN News

    Donors are meeting in Geneva on Monday to raise $4.3 billion to provide support and protection for 17.3 million people in war-torn Yemen, which remains among the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. 

  10. Human Rights Council: Russia responsible for ‘widespread death and destruction’ in Ukraine

    - UN News

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday once again added his voice to international condemnation of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, telling the Human Rights Council that it had “triggered  the most massive violations of human rights we are living today”. 

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