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UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations 23 April 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe فيليب لازاريني، المفوض العام لوكالة إغاثة وتشغيل لاجئي فلسطين (الأونروا). The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday reiterated that he welcomed the recommendations of a much-awaited report on its efforts to ensure neutrality and to respond to allegations of…

Director-General's remarks at the Celebration of the Chinese Language Day 2024

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Celebration of the Chinese Language Day 2024 23 April 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Chinese Language Day 2024 23 April 2024, at 12:00Room XX, Palais des Nations  Ambassador Chen Xu, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,  Dear friends,   Good morning.  你好 [Ní hǎo].  Welcome to the Chinese Language Day 2024 at the Palais des Nations.  First of all, I would like to sincerely thank…

Secretary-General calls for UN 2.0 to tackle 21st century challenges

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Secretary-General calls for UN 2.0 to tackle 21st century challenges 22 April 2024 UN Photo/Cia Pak The Sustainable Development Goals projected onto UN Headquarters, New York, in 2015 Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday emphasised the need for a “strengthened and updated” United Nations to better reach and support people around the world…

UN chief urges ‘surge in investment’ to overcome $4 trillion financing gap

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges ‘surge in investment’ to overcome $4 trillion financing gap 22 April 2024 Gerardo Pesantez/World Bank Workers at a construction site. The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for a “surge in investment” to give developing countries a chance to build better lives for their people.…

UN envoy urges international solidarity with Haiti as gang violence spirals

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy urges international solidarity with Haiti as gang violence spirals 22 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A man hangs onto the back of a bus in the troubled Delmas neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince. As gang violence increases in Haiti, the international community must continue to stand in solidarity with the population, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security…

World News in Brief: Rising West Bank violence, dialogue critical in Kosovo, free detained Afghan activist

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Rising West Bank violence, dialogue critical in Kosovo, free detained Afghan activist 22 April 2024 UN News Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. The UN Middle East envoy has expressed concern about increased levels of violence in the West Bank, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Monday. …

Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF 22 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden A UN team inspects an unexploded bomb lying on a main road in Khan Younis, Gaza. Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the number of child casualties in conflicts by nearly half, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said…

Guterres upholds UNRWA as a ‘lifeline’ following receipt of independent panel’s report

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres upholds UNRWA as a ‘lifeline’ following receipt of independent panel’s report 22 April 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA teams continue to provide medical care in eight operational health centres and shelters in Gaza. UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, adding that he accepted the final findings of an independent probe…

Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers 22 April 2024 © Unsplash/Heidi Fin مبنى البرلمان في لندن، المملكة المتحدة. Independent UN experts have expressed concern over the role airlines and aviation authorities could have in the unlawful removal of asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Rwanda under an agreement between the two governments and the proposed “Safety of…

First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti 22 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Daily life continues on the streets of Port-au-Prince, despite the insecurity. A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced their “tears to run dry…