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Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia 14 March 2025 UN Photo/Helena Mulkerns Peace doves fly on the grounds of the historic Hazrat-i-Ali mosque, in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. (file) The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat a “disturbing rise” in anti-Muslim bigotry…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Palau on Project for Accessible Homes, Raise Questions on Accessible Public Transport and Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Situations

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Palau on Project for Accessible Homes, Raise Questions on Accessible Public Transport and Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Situations 14 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Palau, with Committee Experts commending the State on a project…

WMO Press Conference

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WMO Press Conference 13 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement State of world’s glaciers Embargoed until 0001 CET on 21 March (World Glacier Day) Stefan Uhlenbrook, Director of Water and Cryosphere, WMOMichael Zemp, Director World Glacier Monitoring Service

Rights probe alleges sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces used as ‘method of war’

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Rights probe alleges sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces used as ‘method of war’ 13 March 2025 UN News Much of Gaza remains in ruins. Senior human rights investigators reporting to the UN Human Rights Council alleged on Thursday that sexual and gender-based violence by Israeli security forces against Palestinians – including children - have been increasingly used “as a…

Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years 13 March 2025 © UNICEF/Anush Babajanyan An 18-month-old girl receives routine childhood vaccinations in Kyrgyzstan. Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday…

Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief 13 March 2025 © UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdeen Two children displaced by fighting in Al Jazirah state rest at a gathering point in southeastern Sudan. Sudan is now the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday. After two years of war, over 30…

‘Brighter future hangs in the balance’ in Syria after 14 years of war

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Brighter future hangs in the balance’ in Syria after 14 years of war 13 March 2025 © UNICEF/Hanna Asmar Many children have been unable to attend school in Syria due to the conflict. The Constitutional Declaration issued by Syria’s caretaker authorities marks a pivotal moment in the country’s turbulent transition, with UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen expressing cautious optimism about its…

Conflict, hunger, poverty impede children's early development: Türk

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Conflict, hunger, poverty impede children's early development: Türk 13 March 2025 © ESCAP/Armin Hari A mother and her daughter try to shield themselves from rain as they walk in a market. Governments everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty and climate change hold back child development, UN rights chief Volker Türk told Member States…

UN chief hails Kyrgyz-Tajik border treaty breakthrough

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief hails Kyrgyz-Tajik border treaty breakthrough 13 March 2025 © Unsplash/Mike Dudin Presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan met in the former's capital, Bishkek, to sign the historical State Border Treaty. The UN Secretary-General warmly welcomed the presidential signing of the State Border Treaty by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Thursday following decades-long negotiations…

HRC Press Conference

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home HRC Press Conference 13 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the latest report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel Navi Pillay, Chair of the CommissionChris Sidoti, Member of the Commission