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COVID-19: UNGA to adopt 'silence procedure' voting due to lockdown
Under Muhammad-Bande's proposal sent to all permanent representatives, draft decisions proposed by him in consultation with the General Committee will...
Guterres orders all non-essential UN HQ staff to telecommute
The telecommunication directive will come into force on Monday and be in effect for four weeks till April 12 and after three weeks the UN will asses...
UN Human Rights Council to suspend session over COVID-19
The top UN rights body decided Thursday to suspend its main annual session at the end of this week over the new coronavirus pandemic.
10mn N.Koreans in urgent need of food assistance: UN
North Korea has claimed it had a bumper crop last year, but it is known to be struggling with chronic food shortages caused by drought and other...
UN Security Council endorses US-Taliban deal
Some diplomats expressed unease that the agreement included two secret appendices on the fight against terrorism that Council members approved without...
'This is not a drill': WHO urges the world to fight virus
The UN health agency urged all countries to “push this virus back,” a call to action reinforced by figures showing about 17 times as many new...
India trade hit by USD 348 mn: UN report
India is planning to backstop its growing electronics sector by arranging to airlift components from China, three government officials said, as it...
Singaporean Daren Tang elected to head global patent agency: UN
The vote still needs to be confirmed during the agency's full general assembly in May, but that is traditionally a formality.