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un agency news

Myanmar quake: 1,644 dead, foreign aid arrives; anti-coup forces pause fighting

Rescue efforts continued to take place at affected areas across Myanmar in the aftermarth of the massive earthquake that struck the country on Friday.
world news
Updated on Mar 30, 2025 08:53 am IST

Only a Palestinian state ‘institution’ could replace UNRWA, says agency chief

UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini informed that the agency is "continuing to operate in Gaza".
world news
Published on Mar 11, 2025 01:42 am IST

UNRWA chief fends off Israeli claims about Hamas ties

UNRWA chief fends off Israeli claims about Hamas ties
world news
Updated on Oct 01, 2024 12:17 am IST

‘UN aid infiltrated by Hamas’: Netanyahu as countries stop funding for Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
world news
Updated on Feb 01, 2024 05:45 am IST

UN agency involved in Hamas attack, will stop its activities in Gaza: Israel

Israel-Hamas war: A view of the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City
world news
Updated on Jan 27, 2024 06:32 pm IST

'Gazans not checkerboard pieces' UN slams Israel's evacuation order

This handout picture shows an Israeli soldier operating in the Gaza Strip
world news
Published on Dec 23, 2023 06:04 pm IST

In blow to WHO, EU seeks powers to declare health emergencies

The EU would help governments prepare pandemic plans and would audit and stress test them
world news
Published on Nov 11, 2020 09:41 pm IST

More food shortages in war-torn Yemen, warn UN agencies

People crowd to get food rations from a charity kitchen in Sanaa, Yemen
world news
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 01:36 pm IST

India pledges $10 million for UN agency working for Palestinian refugees

Minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan announced India’s contribution for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) while participating in an extraordinary virtual ministerial pledging conference convened by Jordan and Sweden.
india news
Updated on Jun 24, 2020 01:15 am IST

WHO testing interim data from Covid-19 trial on HIV drugs

World Health Organization is looking at interim data from its large multi-country trial of the combination of HIV drugs
world news
Updated on Jun 18, 2020 06:43 pm IST

Covid-19: Disrupted access to contraceptives could result in 7mn unwanted pregnancies, says UN

A pregnant woman wearing a hazmat suit and a mask walks in the streets in the Elmhurst neighbourhood of Queens on April 27, 2020 in New York City.
world news
Updated on Apr 29, 2020 12:55 pm IST

Global unemployment projected to rise by around 2.5 million in 2020: UN report

The annual WESO Trends report analyses key labour market issues, including unemployment, labour underutilisation, working poverty, income inequality, labour income share and factors that exclude people from decent work.
education
Published on Jan 21, 2020 02:19 pm IST

UN warns more extreme weather ahead after hottest decade on record

The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday. (Representative Image)
world news
Updated on Jan 16, 2020 03:40 am IST

UN agency, Bangladesh begin survey of Rohingya over return to Myanmar

More than 3000 Rohingya refugees are going to be consulted by the UN refugee agency and Bangladesh authority to determine if any want to return home.
world news
Updated on Aug 20, 2019 02:58 pm IST

One in three UN employees have been sexually harassed: Survey

A third of United Nations employees have reported experiencing sexual harassment at the world body over the last two years, according to the findings of the first-ever survey on such misconduct released Tuesday.
world news
Updated on Jan 17, 2019 09:49 am IST

Saudi teen seeking asylum ‘under the care’ of UN agency: Thailand official

Chief of Immigration Police Maj. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, right, walks with Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun before leaving the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on January 7.
world news
Updated on Jan 08, 2019 12:14 pm IST

UNESCO adds reggae music to global cultural heritage list

Reggae music won a spot on the United Nations’ list of global cultural treasures.
art culture
Updated on Nov 29, 2018 06:26 pm IST

Indian national in UN Women dismissed following probe into sexual misconduct allegations

In the strongest disciplinary measure available within staff rules in the United Nations, an Indian national employed in the UN agency for gender equality and women empowerment has been dismissed after an investigation determined he engaged in sexual misconduct.
india news
Updated on Sept 19, 2018 11:37 am IST

How a blogger helped bring breastfeeding back to Serbia

Aleksandra Milenovic breastfeeds her 24-hour-old baby Milica at the Obstetrics and gynecological Clinic "Narodni Front" in Belgrade.
health
Updated on Aug 05, 2018 11:32 am IST

Should you breastfeed or give formula to your premature baby? Here’s what WHO recommends

Breastfeeding within one hour of birth reduces the chances of an infant acquiring an infection or being malnourished.
health
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 09:53 am IST
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