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UN workers delivering aid to Gaza hospital describe ‘bloodbath’ in overflowing emergency department

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN workers delivering aid to Gaza hospital describe ‘bloodbath’ in overflowing emergency department 16 December 2023 WHO WHO staff participated in a joint UN mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December to deliver health supplies and assess the situation in the facility. UN workers delivering medical supplies to the Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December have described…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 15 December 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme. UNICEF’s Global…

Over 700 a day dying from small arms fire; main ‘weapons of choice’ for criminals and terrorists

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Over 700 a day dying from small arms fire; main ‘weapons of choice’ for criminals and terrorists 15 December 2023 © Unsplash/David von Diemar Globally, homicide is a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined. Amidst a multitude of global crises and escalating of armed conflicts, small arms and light weapons remain a silent killer, having claimed over 260,000 lives during 2021…

Gaza: UN welcomes Kerem Shalom border crossing announcement

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN welcomes Kerem Shalom border crossing announcement 15 December 2023 © UNOCHA The Kerem Shalom border crossing. (file) The UN Spokesperson has welcomed the announcement on Friday by the Israeli cabinet that the Kerem Shalom border crossing into the Gaza Strip will be reopened. Until the…

Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced 15 December 2023 © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell UNHCR distributes relief items to returnees at a transit centre in Renk, South Sudan. While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community must match that generosity with far greater solidarity, UN chief António…

World News in Brief: Abused Afghan women face prison, UNICEF global alert, deadly mpox resurfaces in DRC

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Abused Afghan women face prison, UNICEF global alert, deadly mpox resurfaces in DRC 15 December 2023 © UNICEF/Madhok Child marriage is a strategy for economic survival in Afghanistan as families marry off their daughters to reduce their economic burden. Under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women reporting gender-based violence to the authorities may end up in prison –…

Draw inspiration from human rights advocates worldwide, urges Guterres

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Draw inspiration from human rights advocates worldwide, urges Guterres 15 December 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the Human Rights Prize Award Ceremony UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday called on citizens everywhere to draw inspiration from the work of countless rights advocates across the world and defend all human rights and…

Global Refugee Forum 2023

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global Refugee Forum 2023 15 December 2023 Palexpo, Geneva The Global Refugee Forum 2023 will be the…

UNRWA Press Conference

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA Press Conference 14 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the UNRWA Commissioner General Visit to Gaza The third since the war began on 7 October. Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General

Stories from the UN Archive: Kissing trees and protecting the natural world

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Kissing trees and protecting the natural world 14 December 2023 UN Photo/Evan Schneider Famed primatologist and environmental activist, Jane Goodall kisses a tree just planted by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mrs. Annan, in Soweto, South Africa in 2002. (file) A pioneer in the study of chimpanzees and a vocal environmental activist, Jane Goodall became a…