Tag: UN warns

UN warns of brutal impacts of climate change for Pacific Islands

- Naureen Hossain, IPS -

UN General Secretary General António Guterres warned of the wide-ranging impacts of climate change on a visit to the Pacific islands of Samoa and Tonga. “(Climate change) spells disaster: wide-ranging and brutal impacts, coming far thicker and faster than we can adapt to them—destroying entire coastal communities,” said Guterres, speaking at

UN warns of socioeconomic impacts of Israel-Hamas war

- Naureen Hossain, IPS -

One month into the war in Gaza, Palestine has already seen major setbacks in development that will have severe ramifications for the people of Palestine that will impact any future efforts toward its economic recovery. A new report from UNDP and the UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA)

UN warns Gaza fuel shortage will stop aid work

- Agence France-Presse -

The main UN aid agency in besieged Gaza warned it will have to stop operations by the end of Wednesday because it is running out of fuel, as Hamas said overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 80 people. Alarm has grown about the spiralling humanitarian crisis in heavily bombarded Gaza where

UN warns Pakistan against forcibly deporting Afghans

- Times Report -

Forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations including the separation of families and deportation of minors, the United Nations warned Saturday. Pakistan recently announced a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans, telling them to return to their home countries by