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Haiti: Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’ 04 April 2024 UNODC Firearms confiscated during border checks. Some of Haiti’s gangs have bigger arsenals than the police as criminal groups are becoming “stronger, richer and more autonomous” by using arms trafficking to fuel their growth, according to UN experts…

World News in Brief: $12 million for Haiti, Ukraine airstrikes condemned, support mine action

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: $12 million for Haiti, Ukraine airstrikes condemned, support mine action 04 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Displaced people shelter in a boxing arena in downtown Port-au-Prince after fleeing their homes due to attacks by gangs. A $12 million contribution from a UN emergency humanitarian fund will support people impacted by the violence that broke out in Haiti’s capital…

Human Rights Council Adopts Seven Resolutions, Extends Mandates on the Human Rights of Persons with Albinism, Iran and Myanmar

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Adopts Seven Resolutions, Extends Mandates on the Human Rights of Persons with Albinism, Iran and Myanmar 04 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning adopted seven resolutions, extending the mandates of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, the independent international…

Human Rights Council Adopts 14 Texts, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, a Clean Environment, the Right to Privacy, and on Cultural Rights

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Adopts 14 Texts, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, a Clean Environment, the Right to Privacy, and on Cultural Rights 03 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted one decision and 13 resolutions, extending mandates on South Sudan, the human right to a clean environment, the right to privacy, and on cultural rights. Other texts adopted concerned the postponement of…

Millions of dollars needed to make Gaza safe from unexploded bombs

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Millions of dollars needed to make Gaza safe from unexploded bombs 03 April 2024 UNICEF Drone shot of destroyed buildings in Jabalia, northern Gaza. The scale of the bombs dropped on Gaza since 7 October means that it will take millions of dollars, and many years, to decontaminate the Strip from unexploded munitions, the head of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Palestine tells UN News…

‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts 03 April 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A young boy walks through the rubble of his neighbourhood in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. All warring parties must allow safe, swift and unfettered humanitarian access and protect civilian infrastructure, top UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday…

$414 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home $414 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan 03 April 2024 © UNICEF/Dalia Khamissy Palestinian children receive stationery items at an UNRWA school in south Lebanon. As hostilities continue in Gaza, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, urged donors not to forget about Palestinians affected by the ongoing war in Syria.…

World News in Brief: Rights chief dismay over Uganda anti-LGBT law, Haiti update, aid for Sudan, executions alert in Egypt

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Rights chief dismay over Uganda anti-LGBT law, Haiti update, aid for Sudan, executions alert in Egypt 03 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke An ambulance at the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince shows signs of being attacked. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday expressed dismay over the decision by Uganda’s Constitutional Court to uphold the country’s…

Gaza: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark 03 April 2024 UN News Night scenes of displaced persons’ tents in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations at night for at least 48 hours in response to the killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen on…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 02 April 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the Human Rights Council. Drought in MalawiPaul Turnbull, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director for Malawi, speaking from Lilongwe, informed that on 23…