UNHCR warns of an imminent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as the escalating conflict brings increased human suffering and civilian displacement....
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Iran Pays Delinquent U.N. Dues, Getting Its Vote Back
Using bank funds freed from U.S. sanctions, Iran has paid $16.2 million in delinquent dues owed to the United Nations, diplomats said Friday, a step...
U.N. Suspends Iran’s Voting Rights for Delinquent Dues. Iran is Furious
The United Nations said Thursday that it had suspended the voting rights of Iran and four smaller countries for delinquent dues. The move provoked a...
Govt Provides SDG Progressive Report to UN
The government has delivered an outline of how well the country is implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Prime Minister James Marape's speech to the UN...
United Nations Supports Calls to End Violence Against Women and Girls
The United Nations support the calls by the Prime Minister and other Papua New Guinea political and civil society leaders to end the growing tide...
Coronavirus: UN delays talks on global ocean biodiversity treaty
The United Nations has postponed deadlocked talks on a global treaty to protect marine biodiversity in the high seas because of the coronavirus, giving countries...
PNG prepares to welcome UN Deputy-Secretary General
United Nations Deputy-Secretary General, Amina J. Mohammed, will be in Port Moresby on 8 March 2020, to commemorate International Women’s Day and to officially launch,...
A quarter of Pacific islanders live below ‘basic needs poverty lines’, top UN development forum hears
While progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been made over the past four years, some vulnerable island States are losing momentum in the...
UN oceans treaty ‘essential’ to combat ‘unprecedented pressure’ on the world’s seas – UN chief
The oceans are not only under “unprecedented pressure” due to climate change, but “half of all living coral has been lost in the past 150...
UN and Embassy of United States: Do NOT Curb Media Freedom in PNG
The United Nations, and the Embassy of the United States in PNG and the Solomon Islands, have issued a joint statement, stressing the importance of...