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One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global reality of femicide

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global reality of femicide 25 November 2024 UN Women/Ina Riaskov In Mexico, mother keeps a portrait of murdered daughter in a locket. (file 2014) A sobering report released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday reveals that in 2023, 140 women and girls died every day at the hands of their partner or a close…

Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution 25 November 2024 UNEP/Cyril Villemain A 30-foot high monument entitled 'Turn off the plastics tap' by Canadian activist and artist Benjamin von Wong stands outside the venue for the UN Environment Assembly taking place in Nairobi, Kenya. Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a…

Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system risks nuclear disaster: rights experts

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system risks nuclear disaster: rights experts 25 November 2024 Ⓒ IAEA The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Independent UN human rights experts have warned of an escalating risk of nuclear disaster in Ukraine following Russia’s continued attacks on the country’s electrical infrastructure, with the most recent strike occurring on 17 November.…

Lebanon: UNIFIL concerned by attacks on Lebanese Armed Forces

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: UNIFIL concerned by attacks on Lebanese Armed Forces 25 November 2024 © UNIFIL Bombing has damaged infrastructure in south Lebanon, making some roads impassable. The United Nations remains concerned by the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon between Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Force (IDF), as well as the widespread destruction and death across the Blue Line, the Secretary-…

‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women 25 November 2024 Gustavo Martínez Contreras Women march in Mexico City to protest against femicides. On the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, world leaders and advocates gathered at the UN Headquarters to confront a stark reality: violence against women and girls remains a…

Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations 25 November 2024 UN News/Eileen Travers Young people from 150 groups from around the world met at the UN Alliance of Civilizations Youth Forum in Cascais, Portugal. Youth took centre stage on opening day at the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum on Monday, with young directors recognised for their films at an international festival…

World News in Brief: Floods compound misery in Gaza, UN relief chief in Sudan, civilians under attack in Syria

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Floods compound misery in Gaza, UN relief chief in Sudan, civilians under attack in Syria 25 November 2024 © UNRWA In Gaza, the first rains of the winter season mean even more suffering where half a million people are at risk in areas of flooding. Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding across displacement sites in Gaza, further compounding the humanitarian crisis, the…

No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council 25 November 2024 © UNRWA Women and children queue for bread at a bakery in Khan Younis. As Gaza teeters on the brink of collapse, a senior UN official on Monday renewed urgent calls for an immediate ceasefire and action to address the humanitarian crisis…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fourteenth Session in Geneva

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fourteenth Session in Geneva 25 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and fourteenth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Armenia, Ecuador, Greece, Kenya, Monaco and Saudi Arabia.  The Committee heard from a…

What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now?

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now? 24 November 2024 Circus Zambia Circus Zambia, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working for social change, is among the delegations attending the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum. Wars grind on in Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan, Ukraine and beyond amid starvation and famine alerts and a sinister spike in online and…