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UN: World trade reaches all-time high

UN: World trade reaches all-time high

Global trade is expected to be worth about $28 trillion this year – an increase of 23 per cent compared with 2020 – but the outlook for 2022 remains very uncertain, economists said.  …

US increased security of UN headquarters

US increased security of UN headquarters

Reinforced police squads have arrived at the UN headquarters in New York. Near the building there are several patrol cars with lights on. A minibus with police officers in special equipment and weapons has also arrived. …

British F-35 fighter crashes in Mediterranean

British F-35 fighter crashes in Mediterranean

A British F-35 fighter jet has crashed into the sea during a routine operation in the Mediterranean, the British Ministry of Defence has said. The pilot ejected and has safely returned to the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen …

UN calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to show restraint

UN calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to show restraint

The United Nations calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to demonstrate restraint and use peaceful means to settle problems between themselves, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq said on Tuesday. "We are following …

UN concerned with number of child marriages in Afghanistan

UN concerned with number of child marriages in Afghanistan

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern with the increasing number of marriages involving minors in Afghanistan, the Executive Director of the organization, Henrietta Fore said. “I am deeply concerned …

WFP: 45 million people ‘teetering on the edge of famine’

WFP: 45 million people ‘teetering on the edge of famine’

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million - up by three million this year - as acute hunger spikes around the world. This number has risen …

Dinosaur warns UN about human extinction (VIDEO)

Dinosaur warns UN about human extinction (VIDEO)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a video using a CGI dinosaur to address the future of human existence amid the impending climate crisis. The short film, launched today, as the centerpiece of a new …

Xi Jinping: China opposes protectionism and power politics

Xi Jinping: China opposes protectionism and power politics

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday that China would always uphold world peace and international rules, amid concerns expressed by the United States and other countries over the nation's increasing assertiveness globally. …

Guterres explains what contributes to spread of coronavirus

Guterres explains what contributes to spread of coronavirus

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Vaccine inequality is allowing COVID19 variants to develop and prolongs an economic slowdown. "Vaccine inequality is allowing COVID19 variants to develop & run wild, …