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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Japan for Criminalising Non-Consensual Sexual Intercourse, Ask about Women’s Representation in Public and Private Bodies and the Single Surname System for Married Couples

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Japan for Criminalising Non-Consensual Sexual Intercourse, Ask about Women’s Representation in Public and Private Bodies and the Single Surname System for Married Couples 17 October 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the ninth periodic report of Japan, with…

Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by war

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by war 17 October 2024 © UNICEF/Fouad Choufany A woman collects a hygiene kit in Bourj Hummoud, Lebanon. (file) The UN health agency has warned that a first case of highly infectious cholera virus has been detected in northern Lebanon, raising fears that those displaced by Israeli bombardment may already be at risk from the potentially deadly…

Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger 17 October 2024 © UNICEF/Abed Zagout A mother prepares a meal for her children outside their makeshift home in a refugee camp in Khan Younis, Gaza. (file) More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with 70 per cent of crop fields destroyed and livelihoods decimated during the ongoing Israeli…

Nearly half the world’s 1.1 billion poor live in conflict settings

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Nearly half the world’s 1.1 billion poor live in conflict settings 17 October 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A family displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, lives in a tent on the roof of a former government building. More than a billion people worldwide live in acute poverty and 40 per cent are in countries exposed to violent conflict, according to a UN-backed study published on…

World News in Brief: Famine in Sudan, 400,000 now in Syria from Lebanon, women in the military, olive farmers in Palestine

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Famine in Sudan, 400,000 now in Syria from Lebanon, women in the military, olive farmers in Palestine 17 October 2024 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal Mothers and their children attend a nutrition centre in Tawila in North Darfur State, Sudan. A staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced along with civilians who’ve remained, are facing severe levels of hunger UN…

Lebanon: Drone brought down by UNIFIL ship as cross-border fire intensifies

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: Drone brought down by UNIFIL ship as cross-border fire intensifies 17 October 2024 © UNIFIL Indonesian vessel Kri Diponegoro patrolling off the Lebanese coast as part of UNIFIL Maritime Task Force MTF. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported on Thursday that one of its Maritime Task Force vessels off the southern Lebanese coast intercepted an approaching drone…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Canada’s Childcare Programme, Ask about Women’s Representation on Boards of Private Sector Companies and Gender-Based Violence against Indigenous Women

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Canada’s Childcare Programme, Ask about Women’s Representation on Boards of Private Sector Companies and Gender-Based Violence against Indigenous Women 16 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Canada, with…

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Iceland on Progress in Gender Equality, Raise Questions on Domestic and Gender-Based Violence and on Religious Affairs

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Iceland on Progress in Gender Equality, Raise Questions on Domestic and Gender-Based Violence and on Religious Affairs 16 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Iceland on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts…

UN chief proposes $3.6 billion budget for 2025, highlighting peace, development and reforms

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief proposes $3.6 billion budget for 2025, highlighting peace, development and reforms 16 October 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías View of UN headquarters (file) The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday presented a $3.6 billion budget proposal for programmes in 2025, highlighting the Organization’s commitment to peace, sustainable development, and human rights initiatives, while advancing key…

WORLD FOOD DAY LIVE: Finding solutions to global hunger

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WORLD FOOD DAY LIVE: Finding solutions to global hunger 16 October 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Children share a small amount of food provided by the UN's World Food Programme. Everyone has a right to food. World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, was celebrated in more than 150 countries and over 50 languages. With colleagues sending dispatches from around the world, we started in…