U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres announced the four-month extension of a wartime agreement with Russia that will continue to allow Ukraine's grain shipments to be exported and help ease hunger crises around the world.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres announced the four-month extension of a wartime agreement with Russia that will Ukraine's grain shipments to sail on the Black Sea and on to foreign ports, helping alleviate hunger and high food prices.
The first ships carrying exports of grain and fertilizer sailed this summer under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a United Nations-brokered agreement signed between the world body, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey on July 22.
The U.N. and other aid agencies scrambled to step up relief as Israel and Hamas began a four-day truce.
More than 12,250 people have been killed – including 101 U.N. staff helping Palestinian refugees and at least 4,300 children – and 32,300 others injured in the Gaza war, officials said.
Medical facilities are running out of supplies and fuel, which Israel hasn't allowed into Gaza for a month now.
A new U.N. report finds the number of women and girls living in conflict-affected nations doubled in five years.
For the first time since becoming leader of the world body, António Guterres invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter.
Rich nations have pledged less than 0.2% of the US$400 billion a year that developing countries need for losses and damage.
Almost a quarter of the world faces human-induced drought, and 85% of those live in low- or middle-income countries.
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