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UN says aid needs will surge in 2022 amid pandemic, conflict

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Digital Khabar

GENEVA, Dec.2 : (AFP) : The UN warned Thursday that the need for humanitarian aid was skyrocketing worldwide, as the pandemic continues to rage, and climate change and conflicts push more people to the brink of famine. The United Nations’ humanitarian agency OCHA estimated that 274 million people worldwide would need some form of emergency assistance next year, up 17... Read More

Myanmar gets new UN envoy from Singapore

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Digital Khabar

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct. 26 (AFP) : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Monday that he had named Singaporean sociologist Noeleen Heyzer as the new special envoy to Myanmar. She will replace Christine Schraner Burgener of Switzerland. Heyzer, 73, has held multiple senior positions at the United Nations, in particular between 2007 and 2014 as the head of an... Read More

UN says chas no legal right to expel 7 UN officials

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Digital Khabar

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 2 (AP) : The United Nations chief informed Ethiopia on Friday that it has no legal right to expel seven U.N. officials and warned that severe restrictions on desperately needed aid to the conflict-wracked Tigray region have created a humanitarian and human rights crisis that is “spiraling out of control.” Tigray is facing a near-blockade by the... Read More