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UN News Champion: ‘Are you keeping up with the death?’ The grinding toll of war in Gaza

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN News Champion: ‘Are you keeping up with the death?’ The grinding toll of war in Gaza 24 December 2024 UNRWA UNRWA worker Louise Wateridge visiting a shelter in Nuseirat, Gaza (Nov 2024) As we near the end of another year of war and humanitarian crisis, UN News is highlighting the extraordinary work of staffers in the field who feed our story-telling efforts for global audiences. Our first…

Sudan’s worsening famine: Conflict puts millions at risk

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan’s worsening famine: Conflict puts millions at risk 24 December 2024 © UNICEF/Osman Rajab Health volunteers, alongside a UNICEF nutrition specialist, conducting a door-to-door campaign in eastern Sudan. More than 24 million Sudanese are facing high levels of acute food insecurity. Sudan is confronting a widening famine crisis, with widespread starvation, surging acute malnutrition and…

Syria: UN health agency launches $56.4 million appeal to meet critical needs

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: UN health agency launches $56.4 million appeal to meet critical needs 24 December 2024 © UNICEF/Johnny Shahan A nurse checks a newborn child at a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital in rural Damascus, Syria. (file) The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched a $56.4 million flash appeal to address urgent health needs in Syria, where years of conflict have cripped…

Making the digital and physical world safer: Why the Convention against Cybercrime matters

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Making the digital and physical world safer: Why the Convention against Cybercrime matters 24 December 2024 UN News/Laura Gil A scammer’s workstation; the text in blue reads ‘increasingly prosperous.’ Billions of people worldwide are set to benefit from enhanced safety online and in the physical world following the adoption of a legally binding treaty on cybercrime by the UN General Assembly…

UN General Assembly adopts milestone cybercrime treaty

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly adopts milestone cybercrime treaty 24 December 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A wide view of the General Assembly as it considered, for adoption, the UN Convention against Cybercrime. The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a landmark global treaty aimed at strengthening international cooperation to combat cybercrime and…

Tchaikovsky and America: A mutual fascination

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Tchaikovsky and America: A mutual fascination 24 December 2024 Public Domain A male ballet dancer plays the character of the Nutcracker in the ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovky’s ballet The Nutcracker is now a staple of the holiday season. Less well-known is the famed Russian composer’s strong connection to the United States and, in particular, New York…

‘New Quest Unlocked’: UN experts counter extremism in gaming spaces

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘New Quest Unlocked’: UN experts counter extremism in gaming spaces 23 December 2024 © Unsplash UN experts warn that digital games require urgent protection frameworks against extremist exploitation. As millions unwrap new gaming devices this holiday season, UN experts are warning that these digital playgrounds need next-generation protection against extremist exploitation.…

UN World Court concludes landmark hearings on States’ responsibility for climate change

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN World Court concludes landmark hearings on States’ responsibility for climate change 23 December 2024 © UNICEF/Lasse Bak Mejlvang From high Himalayas to Pacific Island nations, like Tuvalu (pictured) are witnessing the worst impacts of climate change. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held historic hearings from 2 to 13 December addressing States’ obligations under international…

Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis 23 December 2024 OCHA/Matteo Minasi A cholera patient receiving treatment at a hospital in Aden. (file) Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of 1 December, accounting for 35 per cent of worldwide cholera cases and 18 per cent of…

Only 3 per cent of UN emergency food aid getting to desperate Gazans

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Only 3 per cent of UN emergency food aid getting to desperate Gazans 23 December 2024 © UNRWA A young girl looks through a window in Khan Younis, Gaza. Since October, when Israeli forces launched a ground offensive in northern Gaza, only three per cent of food and water deliveries organized by the UN World Food Programme  (WFP) have been permitted to enter areas in northern Gaza…