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- India
India had highest number of preterm births in 2020: Lancet
New Delhi: India had 3·02 million preterm births in 2020 — the highest worldwide, and accounting for over 20 percent of all preterm births globally, according to a study published in the…
- Middle East
42K survivors of Libya flooding need aid: UN humanitarians
United Nations: Among the 42,000 survivors of last month’s catastrophic flash flooding in northeast Libya are people needing healthcare and mental healthcare, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of…
- India
No Indian village in 2022 UN best tourism list: Parliamentary panel
New Delhi: The 2022 list of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation featuring 32 best tourism villages from 22 countries, does not contain a single village from India, even as several countries…
- Middle East
Israel holds 1,264 Palestinians in administrative detention, highest in a decade
Israel is currently holding a total of 1,264 Palestinians in administrative detention, according to a UN official. The number of administrative detainees is the highest in more than a decade, UN Middle…
- Middle East
Iranian, Saudi FMs discuss ties on sidelines of UN assembly
Washington: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud met in New York on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly…
- Middle East
Israeli PM Netanyahu presents map erasing Palestine at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a map of “The New Middle East” without Palestine during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) 78th session on Friday, September 22. Netanyahu…
- World
France: Hijabi student files UN complaint after being expelled from school
A Muslim girl in France has filed a complaint with the United Nations (UN) after she was expelled from her school for wearing the abaya— the loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by some…
- Middle East
Watch: Israeli envoy protests during Iranian Prez’s UN speech, escorted out
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan on Tuesday, September 19, was escorted out of the UN General Assembly for staging a protest during the speech of Iranian President Ebrahim…
- Middle East
UN to provide aid to needed Libyans after floods: Envoy
Tripoli: The special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has said that the UN is actively collaborating with local authorities and aid agencies to provide aid to those in…
- World
UN launches USD 71.4M urgent appeal for Libya flood victims
United Nations: UN humanitarians and partners have issued a flash appeal worth $71.4 million to meet the urgent needs of Libyans suffering from devastating floods. The funds are for 250,000 people targeted…
- Middle East
UN Sudan envoy announces resignation
United Nations: Volker Perthes, the UN envoy to Sudan, has said that he is stepping down from the position. Perthes made the announcement on Wednesday while briefing the Security Council on the…
- Middle East
UN humanitarians partnering in Libya to help after storm
United Nations: The UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has designated an emergency team to support local authorities and partners following storm Daniel, UN humanitarians said. A 12-person UN…
- Middle East
UN calls on Israel to investigate strip-searching of 5 Palestinian women
United Nations called on the Israeli authorities to conduct an investigation into the forced stripping of five Palestinian women by the soldiers in the city of Hebron during a raid on a…