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Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit

·August 8, 2025·3 min read

Operating within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the group aims to amplify their voices in global climate talks, where their distinct vulnerabilities have long been overlooked. Disproportionate climate risks Although LLDCs account for approximately 12 per cent of the world’s land surface, they have experienced nearly 20...

Ukraine: UN and partners launch Winter Response Plan amid escalating hostilities

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·July 17, 2025·1 min read

Amidst escalating hostilities and continued strikes on critical infrastructure, Ukraine is once again bracing for another harsh winter. As the cold season brings heightened risks, especially for people near the frontline, displaced persons living in collective sites, and other vulnerable populations, the Winter Response Plan aims to deliver essential...

LIVE: World leaders in Sevilla launch ambitious push to finance the future

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·June 30, 2025·1 min read

From rising debt and shrinking investment, to the aid funding crisis and struggles to meet ambitious development goals, the global financial system is failing the people it’s supposed to serve: fixing that is the challenge facing world leaders gathered in Spain’s sweltering southern jewel of Sevilla this week, as the...

DPR Korea’s latest missile launch a ‘grave threat’ to regional stability

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·November 5, 2024·6 min read

The missile, launched on 31 October at approximately 7:11am local time, reportedly flew for 1 hour and 26 minutes, covered approximately 1,000 kilometres, reaching an altitude of over 7,000 kilometres before landing in the sea. “The DPRK described this latest launch as a ‘very crucial test’ that ‘updated the recent...

DPR Korea urged to ‘embrace diplomacy’ after latest ballistic missile launch

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·December 25, 2023·2 min read

“At this particularly difficult moment in securing global peace and security, it is imperative to deescalate the situation on the Korean Peninsula so that it once again becomes an area for cooperation,” said Khaled Khiari, UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. Mr. Khiari briefed the...

World News in Brief: DPR Korea missile launch condemned, malaria vaccines for Cameroon, solidarity with Haiti

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·November 23, 2023·2 min read

The country, commonly known as North Korea, claimed to have carried out a third attempt to launch a ballistic missile on Tuesday, according to media reports. Comply with obligations Any such launch is contrary to relevant Security Council resolutions, Mr. Guterres said in a statement issued later that day by...

DPR Korea: Dialogue ‘only way forward’, UN official says in wake of latest launch

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·August 26, 2023·1 min read

“I emphasize the importance of re-establishing communication channels, particularly between military entities,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, briefing ambassadors at the Security Council. “Exercising maximum restraints is critical to avoid unintended escalation. Diplomacy and dialogue – not isolation – is the only...

UN chief strongly condemns DPRK spy satellite launch

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·June 1, 2023·1 min read

The country, commonly known as North Korea, attempted to fire off its first military reconnaissance satellite earlier that day but it crashed into the sea, according to media reports. The DPRK has reportedly pledged to conduct another launch after it learns what went wrong. The UN chief noted that any...

UN and partners launch $445 million plan to ease Sudan crisis

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·May 5, 2023·5 min read

The updates were made in a preliminary summary of the Regional Response Plan for Sudan, that was presented to donors in Geneva. The funding will cover immediate support in Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Central African Republic. A more detailed plan will be launched next week. More help...

Humanitarians launch $877 million plan for Burkina Faso

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·April 10, 2023·1 min read

The funding will support some 3.1 million people, as the West African country continues to face the worst humanitarian crisis in its history. Armed group activity, and military operations, have led to widespread displacement, with nearly two million citizens uprooted. Human rights abuses and violations, and political instability – including...

UN chief strongly condemns DPRK missile launch

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·February 20, 2023·1 min read

News reports said DPRK had launched a long-range missile on Saturday that landed in the sea in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, which triggered the United States to deploy joint air exercises with Japan and the Republic of Korea on Sunday. Tweet URL Secretary-General @antonioguterres strongly condemns the launch of yet...

DPRK missile launch ‘latest in a series of alarming activities’ – UN political chief

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·November 28, 2022·3 min read

Citing the DPRK’s official news agency and various government sources, Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors that at around 10:15 am local time, the so-called Hwasong-17 missile flew a distance of 1,000 km at an altitude of approximately 6,100 km. “It is reportedly the first successful test of the DPRK’s largest and...