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Attacks against civilians in Ukraine ‘unconscionable’, Security Council hears

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Attacks against civilians in Ukraine ‘unconscionable’, Security Council hears 18 June 2024 © ЮНИСЕФ/А. Филиппов Cотрудники службы спасения работают над ликвидацией завалов, оставшихся после удара по Полтаве. The UN’s top political affairs official on Tuesday reiterated that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited by international law. More than 170 civilians lost…

WFP increases response in West and Central Africa to address rising hunger

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WFP increases response in West and Central Africa to address rising hunger 18 June 2024 © WFP/Evelyn Fey In Mauritania, community members are engaged in a soil rehabilitation project. The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme this month in West and Central Africa in hopes of reaching 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season is under way…

World News in Brief: Weapons sales threat, More aid for Haiti, global refugee and migrant survey

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Weapons sales threat, More aid for Haiti, global refugee and migrant survey 18 June 2024 © UNICEF/Giovanni Diffidenti The ruins of a weapons storage facility in Tripoli, Libya. (file) A conference focused on small arms and light weapons is taking place at a “difficult and dangerous moment for humanity,” according to the UN Chief António Guterres.…

Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF-backed report

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF-backed report 18 June 2024 © UNICEF/Ali Junaid In Karachi, Pakistan, a woman burns trash to cook food causing air pollution. The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns on Wednesday that air pollution is increasingly impacting human health - and is now the second…

OPENING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Highlights the Cruelty of War and the Urgent Need to Find the Way Back to Peace as he Presents his Global Update at the Opening of the Fifty-Sixth Regular Session of the Human Rights Council

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home OPENING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Highlights the Cruelty of War and the Urgent Need to Find the Way Back to Peace as he Presents his Global Update at the Opening of the Fifty-Sixth Regular Session of the Human Rights Council 18 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-sixth regular session, which will be held from 18 June to 12 July, hearing Volker Türk, United Nations…

INTERVIEW: Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss 17 June 2024 UNDP/Muhanad Sameer The availability of solar energy has enabled farmers in north Sudan to continue farming Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the…

Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges 16 June 2024 © UNESCO Agriculture in volcanic soils in the Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark in Spain. As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses and communities must galvanize action to reverse the damage and protect Earth, the UN…

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Thirty-Eighth Session after Adopting Findings on Türkiye, Senegal and Congo

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Thirty-Eighth Session after Adopting Findings on Türkiye, Senegal and Congo 14 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Türkiye…

New Permanent Representative of Türkiye Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Türkiye Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 14 June 2024 Presentation of Credentials Burak Akçapar, the new Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 14 June 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the UN Environment Programme and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and followed by a briefing by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.Update from the Assistant Secretary-General,…