UNGA President calls for "immediate release" of hostages, aid to civilians in Gaza

Oct 16, 2023

In a post on X, Francis has echoed the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' appeal for the "immediate release" of hostages from Israel.

UN appeals for USD 500 million to address global human rights needs

Jan 30, 2025

Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has launched an appeal to raise USD 500 million for 2025 to address global human...

UN launches USD 816 million appeal for Pakistan flood aid

Oct 04, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 : The United Nations on Tuesday launched the revised flash appeal of USD 816 million to respond to the needs...

UN launches record USD 51.5 billion humanitarian appeal for 2023

Dec 01, 2022

The estimated cost of the humanitarian response going into 2023 is USD 51.5 billion, a 25 per cent increase compared to the beginning of...

UN to launch USD 160 million appeal for Pakistan: Report

Aug 28, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 : United Nations will launch a USD 160 million appeals for Pakistan, the country currently witnessing a devastating flood situation,...

17 countries elected into UN Economic and Social Council for 3-year term

Jun 11, 2022

New York [US], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Seventeen states were elected Friday into the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the coordinating body for the...