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Cyprus talks show ‘new atmosphere’ between divided island’s leaders: Guterres

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Cyprus talks show ‘new atmosphere’ between divided island’s leaders: Guterres 18 March 2025 UN Photo/Violaine Martin UN Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) gathers with other participants of a meeting in Geneva focused on Cyprus. UN-led efforts to kick-start talks on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus have resulted in agreements on new trust-building measures…

Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, Venezuela

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, Venezuela 18 March 2025 UN Human Rights Council/Marita Beatrice Agoncillo Marta Valiñas, Chair of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. (file) Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the records of Iran, Syria and Venezuela under…

Climate change: Paris Agreement goals still within reach, says UN chief

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Climate change: Paris Agreement goals still within reach, says UN chief 18 March 2025 © WMO/Muhammad Amdad Hossain Los Glaciares National Park in southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely to be irreversible for centuries - if not millennia – according to a new report from the World…

‘Intolerable’ suffering in Gaza amid deadly airstrikes, continued aid blockade

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Intolerable’ suffering in Gaza amid deadly airstrikes, continued aid blockade 18 March 2025 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip has been heavily damaged in the conflict. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday spoke of new “intolerable” suffering for Gazans following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes, underscoring three immediate needs: a renewed ceasefire,…

OHCHR Press Conference

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 17 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement OHCHR – UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Press Conference Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

Syria: Relative of Assad regime’s disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and justice

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Relative of Assad regime’s disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and justice 17 March 2025 © UNOCHA Aleppo city, February 2023 A relative of two Syrians tortured and murdered by the Assad regime has spoken of the anguish caused by their enforced disappearance during the country’s civil war…

Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe 17 March 2025 Фото ООН Заседание Совбеза ООН. Фото из архива The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, as UN agencies reported sharp declines in resources for lifesaving aid…

FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action 17 March 2025 World Bank A laboratory specialist doing research into avian influenza at a human health lab. (file) The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN…

Funding shortages risk undermining a ‘watershed moment’ for Syria

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Funding shortages risk undermining a ‘watershed moment’ for Syria 17 March 2025 © UNICEF/Abdulahadi Salamoun A UNICEF staff member (left) speaking with two Syrian boys about dangers of unexploded ordnance (UXO). Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent…

World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs on developing world

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs on developing world 17 March 2025 UNICEF/Taha Almahbashi A woman carries her severely malnourished child to a health centre in Houthi-held Hudaydah governorate, Yemen. The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as…