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‘Mega election’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: UN rights chief

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Mega election’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: UN rights chief 04 March 2024 UN Photo/Marco Dormino A voter's finger is dyed with ink after casting a vote in presidential elections. Dozens of elections taking place this year around the world will likely be “free from hatred” and respect the will of the people, but there are warning signs that several polls may not, including…

UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia 04 March 2024 UN Photo/Mukhtar Nuur UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly (second, right) at the opening of a court prison complex in Somalia. The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted the threats of transnational organized crime, terrorism and corruption that is plaguing…

Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze’, UNICEF warns

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze’, UNICEF warns 03 March 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Babies at the Al-Shifa hospital are prepared for evacuation. A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian access in Gaza, where malnourished babies are slowly dying while the world watches…

Human ingenuity can help to save nature, Guterres says on World Wildlife Day

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human ingenuity can help to save nature, Guterres says on World Wildlife Day 03 March 2024 Unsplash/Alexander Schimmeck Geoffroy's spider monkey, also known as the black-handed spider monkey or the Central American spider monkey. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action now to protect nature in his message to mark World Wildlife Day on Sunday…

WHO: Investments and myth-busting to improve hearing

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home WHO: Investments and myth-busting to improve hearing 02 March 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A boy who is hard of hearing teaches his father sign language in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire. Over 400 million people globally need hearing aids, a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals, but only 20 per cent get them due to lack of financial and human resources, as well as stigma.…

Roughly 9,000 women killed so far in Gaza war: UN Women

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Roughly 9,000 women killed so far in Gaza war: UN Women 02 March 2024 WFP/Wissam Nassar Two women and one child in front of their house of sorts in the heart of Gaza. Apart from their appalling living conditions, Gazan parents find themselves unable to meet their children’s basic needs such as food, health and housing. The Gaza conflict “is also a war on women”, who continue to suffer its…

Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to Gaza

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to Gaza 02 March 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Displaced Palestinians wait to collect food at a distribution point near a school-turned-shelter in Gaza. The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly incident at an aid convoy on Thursday.…

UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change 02 March 2024 UN Photo/Lucanus Ollivierre UN Secretary-General António Guterres (foreground) and Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines survey the sea defense project underway in Sandy Bay as part of the island nation's efforts to protect against sea-level rise. More funding is…

First Person: Water and electricity ‘will save us from famine’

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Water and electricity ‘will save us from famine’ 02 March 2024 © FAO Madagascar/Tojotiana Randrianoavy A solar hub in southern Madagascar uses 72 solar panels to generate around 25 kilowatts of electricity, enough to power new opportunities in the village of Fenoaivo. An initiative to rapidly develop villages in some of the most drought-prone and poorest rural areas of…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras 01 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the periodic report of Cambodia, and on additional information submitted by Burkina Faso and Honduras.Juan Pablo Albán…