UN, Russia to meet Friday on grain, fertiliser exports
UN chiefs are to hold talks with Russian officials in Geneva on Friday on the Black Sea agreements on exporting grain and fertilisers, eight days before the deals expire. The…
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U.N. chief delays travel to try to bring Russia back into Black Sea grain deal
The head of the United Nations said he was “deeply concerned” by Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in a U.N.-brokered grain deal and delayed a foreign visit to try…
UN wants Ukraine, Russia to extend Black Sea grain, fertiliser export deal
The United Nations on Friday urged parties to a UN-brokered deal that allowed a resumption of Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports to renew the pact beyond mid-November, saying it was…
Iran protests flare again as UN voices concern at detainees’ treatment
The U.N. human rights office on Friday voiced concern at Iran‘s treatment of detained protesters and said authorities refused to release some of the bodies of those killed, as demonstrators…
World Food Prices Fall For Sixth Straight Month – UN
World food prices have fallen for a sixth month in a row in September, UN data showed Friday, as they continued to decline since a record reached following Russia’s invasion…
Five things to know about the UN Telecoms Agency
The UN’s telecoms agency, which chooses either an American or a Russian as its new chief on Thursday, plays a key role in the rules governing radio frequencies, satellites and…
Insecurity: Nigeria passing through hard times, says UN
The United Nations Resident Humanitarian Coordinator, UNRC, in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, has said Nigeria is living through uncertain times, given the challenges of insecurity in parts of the country. He…
Egypt rejects reports of stifling environment activism
Egypt, the host of this year’s upcoming U.N.-led climate conference, is rejecting reports by a rights group saying that authorities in the Middle East country are stifling environmental activism as…
UN chief urges developed countries to deliver on their climate change pledges
The World meteorological organization unveiled Tuesday an alarming multi-agency report on climate. The UN chief called for urgent action. The world continues to face climate shocks. A new multi-agency report…
‘Humanity has been waging war on nature and nature strikes back’
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday visited several areas of Pakistan ravaged by floods, as he rounded off a two-day trip aimed at raising awareness of the disaster. Record…