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Gaza: Rafah camp attack heightens focus on dwindling health resources

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Rafah camp attack heightens focus on dwindling health resources 28 May 2024 © UNRWA The people of Gaza continue to be forcibly displaced. Since the military offensive on Rafah started 6 May, over 630,000 people have been forced to flee the area. UN agencies on Tuesday reiterated their call for an urgent ceasefire and humanitarian access in Gaza following Israeli air strikes on Sunday…

UN supports Papua New Guinea following deadly landslide

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN supports Papua New Guinea following deadly landslide 28 May 2024 UNDP Rescue workers at the site of the the May 25 landslide in northern Papua New Guinea. The United Nations continues to assist authorities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with search and rescue efforts four days after the massive landslide in Enga province, where some 2,000 people are feared dead and accessing survivors remains…

World News in Brief: Menstrual hygiene day, Guterres condemns DPRK missile launch, conflict in Sudan

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Menstrual hygiene day, Guterres condemns DPRK missile launch, conflict in Sudan 28 May 2024 UNICEF/Henry Bongyereirwe Even further, 427 million children are unable to access sanitation services that are “single-sex and usable at school”; meanwhile one in five schools lacks sanitation services altogether. Today marks Menstrual Hygiene Day and a joint report from the World…

Guterres ‘heartbroken’ by images of deadly strikes on Rafah camp

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres ‘heartbroken’ by images of deadly strikes on Rafah camp 28 May 2024 UNRWA Israeli air strikes on 26 May hit a camp for displaced people in Rafah, southern Gaza, reportedly claiming over 35 Palestinian lives, including women and children. As fighting continues in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that he was “heartbroken” by images of people killed and…

UN supports response as Cyclone Remal batters communities in Bangladesh, India

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN supports response as Cyclone Remal batters communities in Bangladesh, India 28 May 2024 © UNICEF Three flags signifying "great danger" and "severe storm imminent" in village of Panjupara, Bangladesh, as Cyclone Remal is about to make landfall on 26 May 2024. UN teams are working alongside authorities and relief partners to assist communities battered by a tropical…

Gender equality, youth aspirations keys to sustainable peace, Security Council hears

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gender equality, youth aspirations keys to sustainable peace, Security Council hears 28 May 2024 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas A wide view of the UN Security Council meeting on the role of women and youth in the maintenance of international peace and security. Gender equality and the aspirations of young people are crucial for ensuring sustainable peace and security, the UN’s top political and…

Indian peacekeeper is UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Indian peacekeeper is UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year 28 May 2024 MONUSCO Major Radhika Sen, Indian military peacekeeper serving with the UN Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), wins the 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. An Indian peacekeeper deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), who…

SIDS drowning in debt and ‘running on empty’, warns Guterres in Antigua

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home SIDS drowning in debt and ‘running on empty’, warns Guterres in Antigua 28 May 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A view of Antigua and Barbuda, the host of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4). International financing is the fuel for sustainable development, but small island States are “running on empty”, drowning in debt and rising sea levels due to…

Gaza: UN officials condemn Israeli airstrikes on camp for displaced

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN officials condemn Israeli airstrikes on camp for displaced 27 May 2024 WFP International Medical Corps Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza. Senior UN officials have condemned Israeli air strikes on Sunday that hit a camp for displaced people in Rafah, southern Gaza, reportedly claiming over 35 Palestinian lives, including women and children…

Small island development ‘a test case’ for climate and financial justice, says Guterres

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Small island development ‘a test case’ for climate and financial justice, says Guterres 27 May 2024 © UNICEF/Roger LeMoyne A view of St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, the host of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4). Good morning from the blue waters and lush green hills of the Caribbean where earlier we were reporting live from the…