Zeynep AzizUN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments, businesses and communities to accelerate efforts to protect biodiversity, warning that progress toward global nature targets remains too slow. He spoke in Yerevan,…
Zeynep AzizUNICEF has warned that improvements in child nutrition in Gaza remain fragile after commercial deliveries of goods were halted amid a tax dispute involving local merchants and Hamas. The agency…
Zeynep AzizRebeca Grynspan, a leading contender to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, has argued that the organisation has become too risk-averse and needs more proactive diplomacy. In an interview with…
Zeynep AzizGlobal index provider MSCI has frozen certain changes to its Türkiye equity indexes while it assesses market reforms and concerns about the integrity of trading. The decision took effect immediately…
Zeynep AzizIstanbul has been hit by its most severe flooding in more than eight decades, after intense rainfall over a 48-hour period inundated streets, homes and businesses. Authorities reported four deaths…
Zeynep AzizThe United Nations peacekeeping chief says important questions remain unresolved over the future of international monitoring in southern Lebanon as the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)…
Zeynep AzizInternational Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has urged member countries to honour funding pledges for programmes that support low-income and vulnerable states. Speaking during the IMF and World Bank…
Zeynep AzizThe UN refugee agency is warning that its ability to protect displaced people is being weakened by a widening gap between humanitarian needs and available funding. The agency says millions…
Zeynep AzizTurkish authorities have raided the Istanbul offices of Halk TV and appointed a government trustee to oversee the broadcaster, an operation that has renewed concerns about media independence. Live programming…
Zeynep AzizTürkiye and the European Union are continuing technical discussions on modernising their Customs Union, with Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat reporting that bilateral trade has reached a record $233 billion.…
