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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent 15 April 2025 Unsplash Fort of Goree Island, Senegal, was the site of one of the earliest European settlements in Western Africa. The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on African Descent in New York said on Tuesday.…

UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development 15 April 2025 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A participant attends the Economic and Social Council Youth Forum (ECOSOC) at UN Headquarters in New York. Young people from across the globe are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to share their recommendations to transform the world into a fairer, greener and more sustainable place.…

World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy 15 April 2025 United Nations UNHCR is supporting internally displaced people at Chan Thar Kone in aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar. A plane carrying some 40 metric tonnes of lifesaving aid arrived in Myanmar from Dubai on Tuesday to support survivors of the devastating…

Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo 15 April 2025 © MONUSCO/Aubin Mukoni People continue to flee fighting in the eastern DR Congo where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have made major gains. Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency…

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

1 week 1 day ago International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. 14 April 2025 Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room (Room XX),…

Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives 14 April 2025 © Mohamed Khalil A school in Al-Geneina City in West Darfur State, which had been serving as a displaced persons shelter, was burned to the ground amidst the ongoing crisis in Sudan. As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may…

Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine 14 April 2025 © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Sudanese refugees arrive at the border town of Adre in Chad. More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the…

World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update 14 April 2025 UN News Gaza residents lining up near the water truck to fill their jugs. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday. …

Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation 14 April 2025 © UNRWA Patients are teated at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza (file photo). The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is…

Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service 14 April 2025 United Nations Medical instruments have been destroyed in an attack on Al Ahli hospital in Gaza. A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday…