ECONOMY
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Financing education, imperative for ‘peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’ – UN chief
Ashraf AboArafe Education systems around the world need “more, not less money” the UN chief told journalists on Saturday during…
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In turbulent times.. ‘work of the United Nations is more necessary than ever’ – Guterres
Ashraf AboArafe The past year has been one of deep and interlocking crises that are growing in scale and severity,…
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UN General-Secretary’s message on the International Day on DEMOCRACY
Ashrsf AboArafe As the world struggles to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating consequences, we must learn from…
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DEG Remarks the International Cooperation Forum and Meeting of African Ministers of Finance, Economy and Environment in preparation for COP27
Ashraf AboArafe H.E. President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, Your Excellencies, Ministers and Head of Delegation, Special Envoy John Kerry, Senior…
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Bassant Hemida named ambassador for UN initiative Shabab Balad
Ashraf AboArafe The gold winner Egyptian sprinter Bassant Hemida was appointed as an ambassador for the UN global initiative Generation…
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Young workers hit hardest by COVID-19 fallout – UN labour agency
Ashraf AboArafe The number of young people globally who can’t find a job this year is set to reach 73…
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Secretary-General’s press statement on Zaporizhzhia Power Plant
Ashraf AboArafe I am gravely concerned about the unfolding situation in and around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in southern Ukraine.…
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UNRWA Spokesperson, deeply concerned by the events in Gaza over the last two days
Ashraf AboArafe East Jerusalem -7 August – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near…
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UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis
Ashraf AboArafe As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential cost-of-living crisis for…
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UNAIDS calls for urgent global action as progress against HIV falters
Ashraf AboArafe New UN data released on Wednesday showed that the decline in new HIV infections which can lead to…
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