UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school
The agency is calling for pupils to be better protected from physical, verbal and psychological aggression in a report published…
Tag: Peace
Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears
Rich in oil resources, the Abyei area straddles the border between Sudan and South Sudan and is claimed by both…
DPR Korea’s latest missile launch a ‘grave threat’ to regional stability
The missile, launched on 31 October at approximately 7:11am local time, reportedly flew for 1 hour and 26 minutes, covered…
Ukraine: UN official urges restraint, renews call for just and lasting peace
Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivered the appeal at a Security Council…
Sudan trapped in a ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council
“The suffering is growing by the day, with almost 25 million people now in need of humanitarian assistance,” Mr. Guterres…
UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter
Their meeting took place on Thursday, in Kazan, Russia, the venue for the 16th BRICS Summit. In a post on…
Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years
“Without lifting economic restrictions, enabling recovery, and investing in development, the Palestinian economy may not be able to restore pre-war…
Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports
Since Russia’s invasion in 2014, the ongoing war has worsened these trends, with millions displaced and thousands killed, said Florence Bauer,…
World News in Brief: Egypt malaria-free, tropical storm lashes Cuba, Mozambique killings, WHO support for South Sudan
“Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilisation itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history and…
Daily death and destruction continues in Ukraine, Security Council hears
Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča, whose portfolio straddles both Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, voiced concern over attacks on energy infrastructure as…