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Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class 09 September 2024 © UNRWA A school in Khan Younis, which served as a shelter when the conflict started, lies in ruins. Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing war continues to deprive hundreds of thousands of children of this fundamental right, UN agencies have warned…

‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children 09 September 2024 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier People who fled their homes due to violence are now living in a school. Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers and schools, resulting in an “incalculable cost” for children affected by conflict around the world, Secretary-General António…

UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict 09 September 2024 © UNICEF/Minzayar Oo A child who lost his left leg after accidentally stepping on a landmine in his family's paddy fields in central Myanmar. Warfare in Myanmar has escalated into systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, the UN independent rights probe into…

Outgoing General Assembly president ‘bullish on the UN’, despite mounting crises

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Outgoing General Assembly president ‘bullish on the UN’, despite mounting crises 09 September 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the General Assembly meets the media as his tenure as President comes to an end. A milestone declaration to accelerate investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as three resolutions on the Gaza conflict…

UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges 09 September 2024 UN Photo/Christian Jonathan Guev UN peacekeepers often serve in very challenging situations, bravely protecting civilians and maintaining peace in conflict zones. As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised…

New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns 09 September 2024 © Norwegian People's Aid/Santiago Ocampo Cluster munitions are prepared for destruction in Pisco, Peru. Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this predominantly outlawed class of weapons is threatening efforts to universally ban them, according to a new…

Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’ 09 September 2024 © OHCHR/Anthony Headley Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the international community to reject a “new normal”…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Sixth Session

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Sixth Session 09 September 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-sixth session and adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it is scheduled to review the reports of Albania, Cyprus, Honduras, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi and Poland.Opening the session,…

The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’, says WHO’s Tedros

7 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’, says WHO’s Tedros 08 September 2024 © UNOCHA/Ala Kheir An internally displaced woman cooks in an open space in the El Ban Gadeed settlement in Sudan. Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country and its people facing what the UN’s top health official described on Sunday as the “…

Investing in clean air can saves lives and combat climate change

7 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Investing in clean air can saves lives and combat climate change 07 September 2024 Unsplash/Luca Baggio In Landmannalaugar, Iceland (pictured) clean air is important for the health and day-to-day lives of people. The UN Secretary-General is marking ‘Clean Air Day’ with a call for global investment in solutions that tackle climate change and the increasing public health, environmental, and…