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World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan’s healthcare collapse

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan’s healthcare collapse 11 March 2025 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Hostilities have continued in northwestern Syria. Days of violence against Syria’s mainly ethnic Alawite communities have included the summary execution of entire families, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, confirmed on Tuesday.…

‘What’s next?’ Women-led movements fear for the future

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘What’s next?’ Women-led movements fear for the future 11 March 2025 UN Women/Sultan Mahmud Mukut Activists rally in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, carrying placards protesting sexual and gender-based violence during the "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in November 2022. Women rights advocates gathered at UN Headquarters for the world’s biggest meeting on gender equality…

‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisis

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisis 11 March 2025 © OHCHR/Marion Mondain Vendors surrounded by garbage sell goods in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti is in freefall. Gangs are tightening their grip on the capital, violence is spreading, and “suffering permeates all social strata” in a nation teetering on the brink, according to the UN human rights…

WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive 11 March 2025 © WHO DR Congo WHO-supported medical supplies are unloaded in Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by providing vital logistical support, including boats and motorcycles to reach remote…

UNRWA Press Conference

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA Press Conference 10 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Update on the work of UNRWA across its areas of operation: Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General

Stake out Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Stake out Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva 10 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Statement regarding the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) H.E. Mr. Daniel MERON, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN Office at Geneva 

Syria: Children among the dead amid reports of mass killings and looting

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Children among the dead amid reports of mass killings and looting 10 March 2025 © UNICEF/Muhannad Al-Asadi A damaged building in northern Syria. (file) Children are feared to be among more than 1,000 people reportedly killed in fierce fighting over the weekend in Syria’s coastal northwest, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said…

World’s largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World’s largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash 10 March 2025 UN Photo/Manuel Elías The 69th session of the Commission on Status of Women opens in the UN General Assembly Hall in New York. Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told thousands of diplomats, business and civil society…

Gaza power cut impacts safe water access for hundreds of thousands

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza power cut impacts safe water access for hundreds of thousands 10 March 2025 © WFP A family gathers in a damaged building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Severe water shortages in Gaza have reached critical levels, with only one in 10 people currently able to access safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.…

Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows 10 March 2025 人道协调厅/Charlotte Cans 阿富汗超过2300万人需要人道主义援助。 The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and human rights crises deepen amid growing international isolation…