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Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths 21 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Premature and low-weight babies being moved from Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City to the south of the enclave. A “tragic…entirely avoidable surge” in child deaths is expected in Gaza where some 160 youngsters are already being killed every day, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday,…

UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis 21 November 2023 © UNICEF/Reinier van Oorsouw A mother cares for her baby at a neonatal intensive care unit in Mbeya, Tanzania. UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health risks faced by pregnant women, babies and children due to worsening climate catastrophes…

General Assembly resolution upholds the Olympic Truce

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly resolution upholds the Olympic Truce 21 November 2023 UN Photo/Evan Schneider The United Nations and the Olympic flags raised at UN Headquarters. (file) Ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris next year, the UN General Assembly has urged countries to maintain the ancient Greek tradition of observing peace before, during and after the Games…

Funding shortfall puts WFP operations in Chad at risk

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Funding shortfall puts WFP operations in Chad at risk 21 November 2023 © UNICEF/Donaig Le Du Refugees from Sudan wait to collect aid items in a border village in Chad. Funding constraints and rising humanitarian needs could force the World Food Programme (WFP) to halt assistance to more than a million people in Chad, including newly arrived refugees from Sudan, the UN agency said on Tuesday…

Ukraine: Civilian casualties mount as war enters second winter

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Civilian casualties mount as war enters second winter 21 November 2023 © UNICEF/Pashkina Buildings destroyed by shelling in Izyum, Ukraine. (file) At least 10,000 civilians, including over 560 children, have been killed and more than 18,500 injured since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission there said on…

Committee against Torture Considers Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Considers Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 20 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov,…

UN urges dramatic climate action as records keep tumbling

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN urges dramatic climate action as records keep tumbling 20 November 2023 © UNICEF/Pun Young climate activists in Maldives highlight key messages, urging climate action. With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action is needed to steer the world away from runaway climate change and align it to the objectives of the…

Secure peace with inclusive, sustainable development, UN chief says

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Secure peace with inclusive, sustainable development, UN chief says 20 November 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres (left at table) addresses the Security Council meeting on maintenance of international peace and security, sustaining peace through common development. The UN Secretary-General on Monday outlined the crucial link between development and sustaining…

Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief 20 November 2023 © UNICEF/Tiécoura N’Daou A child is treated for malnutrition at a mobile clinic at a displaced persons site in Mali. Worldwide, 45 million children under five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their height, and roughly one million die each year from the condition, the Director-General of the…

Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty 20 November 2023 儿基会/Anmar Rfaat 为躲避冲突，一名六岁的叙利亚男孩与家人逃到了伊拉克。 Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly under threat due to conflicts, rising poverty and climate impacts, the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday.…