After 14 weeks of intensive negotiations under UN auspices in Amman, the parties to the conflict in Yemen agreed to release over 1,600 conflict-related detainees — the largest such release deal since the start of the conflict, and a profound relief for thousands of Yemenis enduring long, painful waits for family members.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, in Berlin today:
In Afghanistan, a humanitarian operation to deliver assistance to previously inaccessible areas of eastern Nuristan Province was launched today, coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Afghan Red Crescent Society, and supported by the UN, serving 136,000 people in Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal.
In Myanmar, the World Food Programme (WFP) warns that rising fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict are driving up food and transport costs for communities still rebuilding after last year’s earthquake. Farmers preparing for monsoon crops face rising input costs that could double production expenses.
On the humanitarian front in Sudan, a UN convoy carrying supplies for more than 130,000 people has reached the cities of Dilling and Kadugli in South Kordofan State after weeks of delays due to high levels of insecurity along the route.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial Meeting, in Paris today:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Clean Energy, observed on 26 January:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency, in Abu Dhabi today:
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher today allocated $10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to scale up life-saving assistance at Afghanistan’s border to support the surge of people returning from Iran in recent weeks, especially the most vulnerable, including women and children.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address on climate action “A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the Clean Energy Age”, in New York today:
