UN flags Taliban order to bar women workers, tells Afghan staff to stay home
United Nations/Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters The United Nations told some 3,300 Afghan staff not to come to work in Afghanistan for the next two days after the Taliban authorities signaled on Tuesday that they would enforce a ban on Afghan women working for the world body. UN officials in Afghanistan “received word of an order by […]
UN votes to ask world court to rule on national climate obligations
Washington DC, US Reuters The United Nations General Assembly voted on Wednesday to pass a resolution asking the world’s top court to define the obligations of states to combat climate change, a legal opinion that could drive countries to take stronger measures and clarify international law. The historic resolution seeking an advisory opinion from the […]
For 2023, UN chief amplifies warnings on Ukraine, climate
United Nations Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday told fossil fuel producers they “should not be in business” unless they are credibly aiming for net-zero emissions and warned that the world is walking into a “wider war” over Ukraine. In a speech to the 193-member UN General Assembly presenting his 2023 priorities, Guterres […]
Lack of funding in focus as Congo hosts pre-COP27 climate talks
Kinshasa, Democratc Republic of CongoReuters High-level speakers at climate talks in Kinshasa called out rich nations on Monday for failing to honour a $US100 billion per year funding pledge to developing countries, warning that fair finance was needed to avert the worst of the climate crisis. Dozens of ministers and senior delegates are in Democratic […]
Gunfire, confusion grip Burkina Faso day after coup, fire breaks out at French embassy
OuaGadougou, Burkina Faso Reuters Gunfire rang out across Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday and fire broke out at the French embassy as self-declared leader Ibrahim Traore accused President Paul-Henri Damiba of staging a counter-offensive after his apparent ouster a day earlier. The standoff signals deep division within the army and a worrying new chapter for […]
UN chief to Security Council: “We cannot give up on people of Syria”
United NationsReuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the Security Council on Monday to extend its approval of aid deliveries from Turkey to millions of people in need in north-west Syria, telling the body: “We cannot give up on the people of Syria”. The UN mandate, which has allowed deliveries from Turkey to Syria’s opposition-controlled […]