News headlines for “Nuclear Weapons”, page 93
UN chief hails Kyrgyz-Tajik border treaty breakthrough
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General warmly welcomed the presidential signing of the State Border Treaty by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Thursday following decades-long negotiations.
Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief
- UN News
Sudan is now the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday. After two years of war, over 30 million people – more than half of them children – are living in the grip of mass atrocities, famine and deadly disease.
World News in Brief: Gaza aid ‘unravelling’, funding cuts in Ukraine, concern over Syria aid access, Duterte in ICC custody
- UN News
Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, “crucial progress” made during the first six weeks of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants “continues to unravel”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit
- UN News
Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following their takeover in Kabul, latest UN data shows.
World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan’s healthcare collapse
- UN News
Days of violence against Syria’s mainly ethnic Alawite communities have included the summary execution of entire families, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, confirmed on Tuesday.
‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisis
- UN News
Haiti is in freefall. Gangs are tightening their grip on the capital, violence is spreading, and “suffering permeates all social strata” in a nation teetering on the brink, according to the UN human rights office’s designated expert on the country, William O’Neill.
In the face of ‘unprecedented pressure’, EU calls for primacy of international law and partnership
- UN News
The European Union remains committed to upholding international law and defending the United Nations Charter amid growing security threats, the bloc’s top diplomat told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts
- UN News
In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk creating a humanitarian “catastrophe”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
- UN News
The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and human rights crises deepen amid growing international isolation.
Syria: Children among the dead amid reports of mass killings and looting
- UN News
Children are feared to be among more than 1,000 people reportedly killed in fierce fighting over the weekend in Syria’s coastal northwest, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said.
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