24 C
Brussels
Sunday, May 28, 2023
- Advertisement -

CATEGORY

Society

News

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty

United Nations News -
Period poverty, or the inability to afford menstrual products, is a serious issue especially in developing countries, an issue menstruating girls and women grapple with monthly and a spotlight topic on Menstrual Hygiene Day,...
News

Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine

United Nations News -
This feature, which focuses on the illegal trade in substandard and fake medicines, is part of a UN News series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel. From ineffective hand sanitizer to fake antimalarial...
News

Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO

United Nations News -
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday 31 May, WHO deplored that 3.2 million hectares of fertile land across 124 countries are being used to grow deadly tobacco – even in places where people...
News

Weather experts predict ‘near normal’ season, with 5 to 9 potential hurricanes

United Nations News -
The US National Hurricane Center acts as WMO’s Regional Specialized Meteorological hub, based in Miami, Florida. There is a 40 per cent chance of a near-normal season, 30 per cent possibility of an “above-normal season”,...
News

Ukraine: UN delivers aid to millions, as civilian suffering continues

United Nations News -
Humanitarians reached 5.4 million people in Ukraine with desperately needed aid by April this year, including cash assistance, food, health services, and medicines, the UN said on Friday. Source link
America

Cristal Logothetis, a Spaniard based in the USA boomed a “Carry the future” movement to help refugee mothers and newborns

Newsdesk -
Cristal Logothetis (Cristal Munoz-Logothetis) at Scientology Network’s MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST, the weekly series spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists from around the world and all walks of life, announces an episode featuring humanitarian Cristal Logothetis on May...
News

Security Council urged to step up on financing for AU peace operations

United Nations News -
Briefing ambassadors on Africa Day, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo presented the latest UN report on securing predictable, sustainable and flexible resources for AU-led peace support operations mandated by the Council. The changing nature of conflict in...
News

Sudan: UN and partners scramble to supply aid as fragile ceasefire holds

United Nations News -
Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents at the regular noon briefing that the opportunity to provide services and support to the millions of Sudanese who are suffering due to the six weeks of fighting between national...
News

Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’

United Nations News -
Fulgence Kayishema is alleged to have orchestrated the killing of approximately 2,000 Tutsi refugees at Nyange Catholic Church during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) said in...
News

UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa

United Nations News -
More than 43 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia continue to suffer through one of the worst droughts in recent history, caused by five consecutive seasons of poor rains.    Years of conflict and insecurity...
News

African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief

United Nations News -
Mr. Guterres was speaking on the final day of the annual Africa Dialogue Series in New York, where the focus this year was on accelerating implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
News

Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network

United Nations News -
The landmark decision comes as heat-trapping greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels – “higher than at any time over the last 800,000 years”, WMO warned. Data from Earth and space The new Global Greenhouse Gas...
News

Unprecedented joint call to shield children on the move from violence

United Nations News -
With more than 42 million children displaced worldwide and increasing exposure to multiple forms of violence, the Office of the Special Representative on Violence against Children co-launched a new brief, Protecting the Rights of...
News

Cyclone Mocha: urgent funding needed as hunger, diseases loom

United Nations News -
In Myanmar, the UN appealed on Tuesday for $333 million to assist 1.6 million of the most vulnerable people, many of whom have lost their homes as the cyclone hit the west of the...
News

Gaza: Over a quarter of UNRWA centre patients needing mental health support

United Nations News -
This is the highest rate of mental health need ever recorded, across UNRWA’s medical system. UNRWA’s health programmes support some two million Palestine refugees across Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory composed of the West...
News

Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres

United Nations News -
The UN chief was speaking during a debate on ensuring the security and dignity of people caught in the crossfire and addressing the related issue of access to food and essential services.  Suffering and ‘outrage’  “Civilians...
News

WFP plan aims to prevent further food aid diversion in Ethiopia

United Nations News -
WFP had paused distributions in the restive Tigray region in the north after finding evidence of significant supplies on sale in local markets, and immediately launched an investigation. Over 20 million people are in dire...
News

Protecting civilians in times of crisis

United Nations News -
In 2022, the UN recorded a 53 per cent increase in the number of civilians killed across 12 armed conflicts, from Sudan to Ukraine. Here are five reasons why strengthening the protection of civilians is...
News

Biodiversity Day: Protecting humanity’s ‘life-support system’

United Nations News -
“On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we reflect on our relationship with humanity’s life-support system, from the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the energy that fuels us and the...
News

World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief

United Nations News -
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was delivering his report to the 76th World Health Assembly, the UN agency’s decision-making body, which is meeting this week.  Threat still remains  “The end of COVID-19 as a global health...
News

Ukraine: Power loss at nuclear plant underscores ‘highly vulnerable’ safety situation

United Nations News -
This marked the seventh time that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant had been completely disconnected from the national electricity grid since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion 15 months ago, the agency said,...
Europe

The Role and Importance of the European Parliament in Today’s World

Juan Sanchez Gil -
The European Parliament plays a crucial role in shaping the future of Europe and the world. As the only directly elected institution of the European Union
News

Malawi: Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns

United Nations News -
Although the southern African country has made recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, the agency said these gains have been threatened by acute food insecurity, compounded by other challenges such as recurrent climate shocks,...
News

Survey reveals war’s ‘immense’ mental health toll on Ukrainian refugee mothers in Poland

United Nations News -
The finding is the result of a survey conducted by the UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland, which also revealed that 53 per cent had considered getting, or had already accessed, mental health support...
Editor's choice

Elections 2024, President Metsola “Vote. Do not let someone else choose for you”

Juan Sanchez Gil -
The Key Issues in the European Parliament Elections 2024 Elections 2024 - The European Parliament Elections 2024 are just around the corner, and it's important to be informed about the issues that will be at...
123...39Page 1 of 39
- Advertisement -

Latest news

© FRVS+MPCP 2022. The European Times® News is registered as an EU Trademark. All rights reserved. The European Times® and the logo of The European Times® are EU trademarks registered by FRVS+MPCP.

MADRID

Members/Partners of

GNS Press - The European Times

Google News

  

About Us

Popular Category

DISCLAIMER OPINIONS: The opinions of the authors or reproduced in the articles are the ones of those stating them and it is their own responsibility. Should you find any incorrections you can always contact the newsdesk to seek a correction or right of replay.

DISCLAIMER TRANSLATIONS: All articles in this site are published in English. The translated versions are done through an automated process known as neural translations. If in doubt, always refer to the original article. Thank you for understanding.

DISCLAIMER PHOTOS: We mostly used photos images that are readily available online, from free sources, or from the people promoting the news. If by any chance it happens that we have used one of your copyrighted photos, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will take it down without question. We do not make profits as this is a not for profit project to give voice to the voiceless while giving them a platform to be informed also of general news, and it is completely free.

Editor Picks