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From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans 01 March 2024 UNEP/Natalia Mroz Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP, and Leila Benali, President of UNEA-6, during the closing plenary at the sixth session of UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, Kenya. The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in…

HRC Press Conference

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HRC Press Conference 29 February 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua’s latest report on the human rights situation in Nicaragua. Jan-Michael Simon, Chair of the Group of ExpertsÁngela Maria Buitrago, Member of the Group of Experts

‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council 29 February 2024 © UNRWA Schools in Gaza have been directly hit or damaged since the beginning of the war. The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday, after almost five months of constant Israeli…

UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war 29 February 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Much of the Gaza Strip lies in ruins. The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza” where more than 30,000 people have now reportedly been killed and over 70,000 injured…

World News in Brief: UNRWA investigation updates, new recruits for Haiti-support force, gun battles in Chadian capital

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UNRWA investigation updates, new recruits for Haiti-support force, gun battles in Chadian capital 29 February 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Displaced Palestinian families seeking refuge at an UNRWA school-turned-shelter in Gaza in December. (file) As the devastating war in Gaza continues, UN investigators examining Israeli accusations against a dozen employees of the…

Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of government opponents

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of government opponents 29 February 2024 UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré Jan-Michael Simon, chair of the Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, addresses the the 54nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The Nicaraguan Government continues to perpetrate “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity", an expert…

Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly 29 February 2024 © Unsplash/Zdeněk Macháček Countries around the world are being urged to reverse the loss of biodiversity. Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres said on…

Gazans eating wild plants to survive

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans eating wild plants to survive 29 February 2024 UN News Ahmed Fayyad was a pharmacy student and is now selling cheeseweed in Deir Al-Balah after being displaced from Khan Younis in southern Gaza. UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value in the markets of their devastated enclave. In this special report…

UN issues global alert over teacher shortage

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN issues global alert over teacher shortage 29 February 2024 UNICEF Ghana A teacher at a school in Ghana works alongside his pupils. The world urgently needs 44 million teachers by 2030 in order to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality, a new report from UNESCO, the UN agency championing education, announced this week.…

UN chief ‘committed’ to Sudan as mission ends

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief ‘committed’ to Sudan as mission ends 29 February 2024 © UNICEF/Proscovia Nakibuuka Clashes and insecurity in Sudan continues to force people to flee their homes in search of safety. António Guterres expressed his strong commitment to the people of Sudan on Thursday as the UN assistance mission based there comes to an end, in line with a Security Council resolution terminating its…