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World News in Brief: Delivering on health at COP28, aid for north Darfur, food standards watchdog turns 60

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Delivering on health at COP28, aid for north Darfur, food standards watchdog turns 60 27 November 2023 Laura Quinones Activists stage massive protest at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh demanding leaders to address vital issues realted to agriculture, adaptation and climate resilience. Climate action is health action and the legacy of the COP 28 climate conference opening later…

DPR Korea: Military satellites, ‘serious risk’ to civil aviation and shipping

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home DPR Korea: Military satellites, ‘serious risk’ to civil aviation and shipping 27 November 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Mohamed Khaled Khiari addresses the Security Council meeting on Non-proliferation and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (file photo) The recent launch of a reconnaissance satellite by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), presents a ‘…

First Person: Trauma, stress and sadness take root in Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Trauma, stress and sadness take root in Gaza 27 November 2023 © UNICEF/Abed Zaqout A girl rests in a camp for displaced persons in Gaza. The look on people’s faces in Gaza reveals “the trauma, the stress, as if sorrow and sadness have taken root here in Gaza”, according to James Elder, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson who has joined the aid effort in the besieged…

Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres 27 November 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the climate crisis following his recent travel to Chile and Antarctica. World leaders at this week’s climate conference, COP28, must break the deadly cycle of global warming before a “deadly tipping point” is reached, said the UN…

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-Seventh Session

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-Seventh Session 27 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today opened its thirty-seventh session, during which it will consider reports from Kyrgyzstan, Sao Tome and Principe and…

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be Commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 29 November 2023

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be Commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 29 November 2023 27 November 2023 Press Release A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Wednesday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.  Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory remarks and…

Fighting gender-based violence door-to-door with support of Ugandan men

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Fighting gender-based violence door-to-door with support of Ugandan men 26 November 2023 UNFPA Village health worker Timothy Mbene Masereka. A Ugandan man, who is employed as a village health worker, has told the UN how men and boys must play a critical role in eliminating gender-based violence to change their communities for the better…

Hitching a ride to a better future: Sustainable Transport Day

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hitching a ride to a better future: Sustainable Transport Day 26 November 2023 UNDP Mauritius/Stéphane Bellero Introducing tramway transit has reduced traffic congestion and air pollution in Mauritius. There is an urgent need for a transformative shift towards more sustainable transport the UN chief said on Sunday, emphasizing the importance of cleaner energy to combat climate change…

UN confirms more aid entering Gaza as humanitarian pause holds

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN confirms more aid entering Gaza as humanitarian pause holds 25 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba None of the aid deliveries to Gaza would have been possible without the Palestinian and Egyptian Red Crescent Societies, OCHA noted (file photo). Sixty-one trucks hauled aid to northern Gaza on Saturday – the largest number since 7 October, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of…

Ugandan woman advocates for her rights after ‘life of pain’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ugandan woman advocates for her rights after ‘life of pain’ 25 November 2023 UN Women Angela Muhindo in Kasese, western Uganda. A Ugandan woman who has a physical disability is learning how to fight for her and other women’s rights after suffering a life “full of pain”, thanks to a UN-supported programme…