Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 10 (ANI): A total of 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment, a high-level UN official said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp on Saturday called for a ceasefire and a return to the negotiation table in the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday said he has been received credentials from Shombi Sharp, the new United Nations Resident Coordinator in India.
New York [US], November 16 (ANI): Shombi Sharp, who devoted more than 25 years of his career to promoting inclusive and sustainable development internationally, has been appointed as the UN Resident Coordinator in India, informed an official statement.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 19 (ANI): UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo on Monday urged the Bangladesh government to ensure the protection of minorities and an impartial probe in the recent communal violence after 'news' broke on social media about the alleged desecration of th
Antananarivo [Madagascar], August 22 (ANI): Hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from one of the worst droughts in the south of Madagascar in 40 years, the most senior UN official in the country has said, warning that the population is facing a severe humanitarian crisis.
Antananarivo [Madagascar], December 29 (ANI): Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar met Issa Sanogo, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations to Madagascar, during which they exchanged views on various issues of interest including the drought situation in the south of the island nation.
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): India on Monday termed the UN Resident Coordinator's statement regarding recent cases of violence against women as "unwarranted."