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Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council

2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council 08 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Yurii Veres A woman stands outside her bomb-damaged home in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and the destruction of essential services continues to take a devastating toll, the UN relief chief warned on…

DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda

2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda 08 April 2025 © UNHCR/Yonna Tukundane Refugees from the DR Congo arrive at a reception centre in Kabazana, Uganda. Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, “sexual violence and other traumatic experience during their flight…

World News in Brief: Nobody wins trade wars Guterres warns, WFP alert over US funding cuts, ‘modern slavery’ must be eradicated says Yang

2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Nobody wins trade wars Guterres warns, WFP alert over US funding cuts, ‘modern slavery’ must be eradicated says Yang 08 April 2025 UNCTAD Photo A Singaporean cargo ship docks in a northern European port, having navigated the busy East Asia-Europe transit. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday warned that when it comes to trade wars, “nobody wins” and “everybody tends to…

Gaza: Guterres calls on Israel to ensure life-saving aid reaches civilians

2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Guterres calls on Israel to ensure life-saving aid reaches civilians 08 April 2025 © UNRWA A young man stands closes to temporary shelters in Gaza. With no aid allowed into Gaza for more than a month, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for guaranteed humanitarian access to the enclave.…

Kosovo’s inclusive and peaceful election marks progress, but challenges remain

2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Kosovo’s inclusive and peaceful election marks progress, but challenges remain 08 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, briefs the Security Council. Kosovo’s recent parliamentary election – conducted peacefully and inclusively – marked a significant step in its democratic development, the UN’s top envoy said on Tuesday, noting gains…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 08 April 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, and the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat.Myanmar…

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Opens Fortieth Session and Meets with Civil Society Representatives

2 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Opens Fortieth Session and Meets with Civil Society Representatives 07 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this morning opened its fortieth session, hearing an address by the Chief of the Human Rights Treaty Branch, followed by a discussion with representatives of civil…

With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans

2 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans 07 April 2025 © UNFPA A man stands on the rubble of a former home in Gaza. Amid the ongoing Israeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, aid teams warned on Monday that civilians trapped there face multiple daily challenges as relief supplies run critically low…

Ukraine: Mine contamination is lethal legacy of Russia’s invasion

2 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Mine contamination is lethal legacy of Russia’s invasion 07 April 2025 UNDP Ukraine/Oleksandr Simonenko A deminer for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine sweeps the ground for unexploded ordnance and landmines. An estimated 100 million people in more than 60 countries and territories live under the threat of landmines and explosive ordnance – with war-torn Ukraine now the most…

UNMAS Press Conference

2 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UNMAS Press Conference 07 April 2025 Press Conference Announcement The 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN28) will take place in Geneva from 9 to 11 April 2025. Ilene Cohn, Director UNMASAmbassador Tobias Privitelli, Director GICHD