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The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system elects its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2025 and adopts its programme of work

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system elects its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2025 and adopts its programme of work 10 December 2024 Press Release The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) held its Winter Session on 4 December 2024. The Inspectors re-elected Inspector Carolina Fernandez Opazo (Mexico) as Chair and Inspector Jesús Miranda Hita (Spain) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2025. Both served in the respective capacities in 2024.The Unit also adopted its programme…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 10 December 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Special Envoy for Syria and the spokespersons of the Office of the Special Envoy, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.Situation in SyriaGeir…

Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth 10 December 2024 © UNEP/Camila Morales Champions of the Earth Minister Guajajara in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil’s first-ever Minister of Indigenous Peoples and an initiative promoting sustainable agriculture in Egypt are among the six recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth award, announced by the UN Environment Programme (…

Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy 10 December 2024 联合国图片 联合国叙利亚问题特使裴凯儒。 Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced out President Bashar al-Assad, the top UN negotiator tasked with helping the Syrian people to create a peaceful and democratic future insisted that nothing could be taken…

Live: Human Rights Day around the world

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Live: Human Rights Day around the world 10 December 2024 © UNICEF Myanmar/Kyaw Kyaw Winn The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) provides support to parents, children and adolescents in Myanmar. Human Rights Day, marked annually on 10 December, will focus on the theme Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here.…

Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn’t be pushed, says UNHCR

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn’t be pushed, says UNHCR 10 December 2024 © UNICEF/Muhannad Aldhaher A girl who fled escalating violence in Aleppo with her family arrives at a reception centre in Ar-Raqqa city, Syria. Syria’s historic power reset coupled with the highly volatile situation there, has increased basic needs in a country where nearly 17 million people already depended on…

Forging Peace in Syria: Great opportunities, grave risks

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Forging Peace in Syria: Great opportunities, grave risks 10 December 2024 © PAM Le conflit en Syrie a entraîné le déplacement de milliers de personnes. (archives) Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on Sunday, Syria has entered a period of profound uncertainty, and the UN will have a vital role in ensuring an orderly transition to renewed, stable institutions, continuing efforts…

UN war crimes tribunals continue to address legacy cases, support national efforts

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN war crimes tribunals continue to address legacy cases, support national efforts 10 December 2024 UN Photo/John Isaac Rwandan refugees fleeing the genocide. (file) The mechanism to complete the work of UN war crimes tribunals continues to make progress in delivering justice for the most serious crimes in Rwanda and the States of the former Yugoslavia, top officials told the Security…

Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies 10 December 2024 OCHA Under-Secretary General for humanitarian affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher meeting with displaced people at El Genina, Darfur. The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) which ensures humanitarians can deliver urgently needed…

Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’ 10 December 2024 © UNFPA/Elke Mayrhofer A woman who has recently given birth rests in a medical tent at Al Mawasi Field Hospital in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. A new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals significant progress in ending the problem of the “invisible” millions of babies each year who go…