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International anger as air strikes kill dozens in Myanmar

Bangkok (AFP) - Dozens of people in central Myanmar were killed in air strikes Tuesday, according to local media reports and a witness contacted by AFP, as the United Nations and Western powers condemned the attacks and demanded accountability.

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UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for drought-hit Somalia

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for “massive international support” for Somalia on Tuesday during his visit to the East African country, which is facing the worst drought in decades.

France 24

UN chief sounds alarm on Somalia's 'massive' need for aid

Mogadishu (AFP) - Visiting UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Tuesday for significant international support for Somalia as it battles a desperate humanitarian crisis caused by "a perfect storm" of drought and protracted armed conflict.

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U.N calls for massive international support to Somalia

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UN chief Guterres in Somalia to highlight catastrophic drought, Islamist insurgency

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Mogadishu at the start of a brief visit to Somalia, which has been afflicted by protracted armed conflict, climate disasters and famine.

Radio France Internationale

UN chief sounds alarm on Somalia's 'massive' need for international aid

Mogadishu (AFP) - Visiting UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Tuesday for "massive" international support for Somalia as it battles a desperate humanitarian crisis caused by drought and protracted armed conflict.

AFP

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UN Chief Guterres Makes Second Visit to Somalia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday to kick off a brief visit to Somalia, a country scarred by protracted armed conflict and climate disasters. Guterres was given a red-carpet welcome at the capital's airport by Somalia's Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse who posted pictures of the event…

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UN chief Guterres makes second visit to Somalia

Mogadishu (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday to kick off a brief visit to Somalia, a country scarred by protracted armed conflict and climate disasters.

AFP

UN demands Taliban revoke ban on women staff

Kabul (AFP) - Top UN officials warned Wednesday that a Taliban government ban on Afghan women working for its mission in the country would violate the world body's charter, and demanded it be revoked.

AFP

World reaction to Israeli attack at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades and attacking Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

UN chief demands Taliban revoke ban on world body's women staff

Kabul (AFP) - Top UN officials warned Wednesday that a Taliban government order banning Afghan women from working for its mission in the country would violate the world body's charter and demanded the ban be revoked.

AFP

U.N. chief condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for U.N

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Wednesday a ban by Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Afghan women working for the United Nations, calling it "an intolerable violation of the most basic human rights" that should be immediately revoked.

Reuters

UN votes to ask world court to rule on national climate obligations

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Wednesday to pass a resolution asking the world's top court to define the obligations of states to combat climate change, a legal opinion that could drive countries to take stronger measures and clarify international law.

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UN votes to ask world court to rule on countries’ climate duties

Call for International Court of Justice to offer legal opinion on climate crisis follows campaign led by island Vanuatu.

AFP

Biden, seeing 'turning point' for democracy, offers funding push at summit

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday promised nearly $700 million to support a global "turning point" toward democracy, painting a portrait of progress at a summit despite the growing assertiveness of China and Russia and concern elsewhere over backsliding.

Radio France Internationale

UN Security Council meets to consider 'alarming' violence in DRC

On the eve of a Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a quarterly report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres deplores a sharp increase in violence in the east of the country, with at least 700 civilians murdered by militia groups since December.

AFP

Biden vows funds, tech alliance as democracy summit takes on backsliding

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged unity among democracies in the face of Russia and China as he committed nearly $700 million to halt global democratic backsliding and forged an alliance against surveillance technology.

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Egypt Calls for Establishing ‘Global Water Information System’

The Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hany Swailem, called for establishing a global water information system contributing to climate action and disaster risk reduction. Speaking at the UN Water Conference, Swailem asserted the need to build on the outputs of the UN Climate Change Summit (COP 27) hosted…

AFP

Humanity must chart new course on water use: UN chief

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday delivered an urgent call for the world to modify and safeguard water resources to avert conflict and ensure future global prosperity.

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UN head says survival depends on how people manage water

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says humanity’s survival depends on how people manage water

Reuters

EU, UN chief discuss Ukraine war, food security and sanctions

European Union leaders held talks on Thursday with U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on global food security and sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, and also endorsed a plan to supply more artillery shells to Kyiv.

The Independent UK

UN chief urges 'game-changing' commitments on clean water

The United Nations chief is urging the first world conference on water in more than 45 years to address the “21st century emergency” that is wasting the world’s most important resource and has left billions of people without clean water and basic sanitation

Radio France Internationale

'Vampiric overconsumption and unsustainable use' risk global water crisis

Opening the first major UN meeting on water resources in nearly half a century, Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres told nearly 6.500 participants, including a hundred ministers and a dozen heads of state and government, that humanity has "broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater".

Reuters

UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water

The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday to exhort governments to better manage one of humanity's shared resources.

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