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Deadly floods in Spain highlight need to cut greenhouse gas emissions

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Deadly floods in Spain highlight need to cut greenhouse gas emissions 01 November 2024 WMO/Daniel Pavlinovic Across the world, more incidents of extreme weather events are being recorded. The record-breaking rainfall and deadly flash floods that hit Spain this week underscore why saving lives as climate change turbocharges extreme weather must be a top priority, the World Meteorological…

Sudan crisis escalates as attacks in Al Jazirah spark mass displacement

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis escalates as attacks in Al Jazirah spark mass displacement 01 November 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih A child and mother peer through a window in Alsabaat community, Kassala state. UN Secretary General António Guterres has strongly condemned escalating attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state, as new reports reveal over 135,000 civilians were…

Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge 01 November 2024 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga People from the local community receiving food supplies in Rupchai, Unity state, South Sudan. South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in several parts of the country. UN agencies on Friday called for more international support and…

Director-General's remarks at the International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East 01 November 2024 Tatiana Valovaya International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East Friday, 1 November 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Room XXVI, Palais des Nations  Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to open the 2024 United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East and to welcome you to…

2024 International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East

5 months 3 weeks ago United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East 2024 #UNMediaSeminar 2024 International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Namibia’s Commitment to the Mandela and Bangkok Rules, Ask about Harmful Traditional Practices and Lengthy Pretrial Detention Periods

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Namibia’s Commitment to the Mandela and Bangkok Rules, Ask about Harmful Traditional Practices and Lengthy Pretrial Detention Periods 31 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Namibia, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s commitment to the Nelson Mandela and Bangkok Rules,…

Director-General's remarks at the Inaugural Ceremony of the “Armenia-France Friendship Room"

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Inaugural Ceremony of the “Armenia-France Friendship Room" 31 October 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Inaugural Ceremony of the “Armenia-France Friendship Room”Thursday, 31 October 2024, at 1.00 p.m.Room XXIII, Palais des Nations Your Excellency Mr. Hovhannisyan, [PR of Armenia]Mr. Vardanyan, [Head of the Friendship Group Armenia-France of the National Assembly of Armenia]Your Excellency Mr. Bonnafont, [PR of France]Mr. Devinaz, […

‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies 31 October 2024 © WFP/Alexis Masciarelli Primary school students in Haiti prepare to eat a lunch provided with the support of the United Nations. “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by…

Israeli laws blocking UNRWA – devastating humanitarian impact for Palestinians?

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli laws blocking UNRWA – devastating humanitarian impact for Palestinians? 31 October 2024 © UN Women/Samar Abu Elouf A woman flees the Al Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City to the south of the Gaza Strip. On Monday, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, voted in favour of legislation targeting the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which could effectively bring its operations in the…

Potentially ‘deadly’ consequences could arise from Israel’s UNRWA ban: UNICEF

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Potentially ‘deadly’ consequences could arise from Israel’s UNRWA ban: UNICEF 31 October 2024 © UN Women/Samar Abu Elouf Palestinian women grieve for their relatives who were killed in Israeli bombings in Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that Israeli legislation to shut down the main lifeline for Palestine refugees in…