UNITED NATIONS

One in eight people worldwide is now obese: WHO warns At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, citing a newly released global medical study. …

UN chief ‘condemns’ killing of over 100 Palestinians during aid delivery in Gaza UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the deadly “incident” in northern Gaza in which “more than 100 people were reportedly killed or…

Deeply distressed” by Israel’s complete siege of Gaza: UN Chief Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the Hamas attack against Israel, but said he was “deeply…

UNGA’s debate concludes, underscoring challenges of climate change, AI misuse The United Nations General Assembly’s annual high-level-debate concluded Tuesday, with global leaders, including Pakistan’s caretaker prime Minister…

UN urges Taliban to uphold Afghan girls' right to education UNITED NATIONS: Marking the second anniversary of the Taliban’s ‘fatwa’ banning secondary education for girls, the head of the UN fund for education in…

 Violence against older persons surging worldwide: UN expert UNITED NATIONS: As the number of older persons in the world rapidly increases, violence against older persons remains unaddressed despite being widespread,…

UN weather agency warns climate inaction threatens lives UNITED NATIONS: The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has, in a report released on Thursday, warned that insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing…

UN chief calls air pollution “Global Emergency, stresses fossil fuels” phase out UNITED NATIONS Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a clarion call…

UN rights experts voice concern over enforcement of counter-terrorism laws in II0JK UNITED NATIONS In a joint communication just made public, UN human rights experts and defenders have expressed serious concerns on the…

UN chief hails Mandela as ‘one of humanity’s greatest heroes’   The United Nations on Saturday held its annual ceremony to honor the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, the first black President of post-apartheid South Africa who died in…