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Nepal quake: UN response continues, as aftershocks leave families traumatized

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nepal quake: UN response continues, as aftershocks leave families traumatized 06 November 2023 © UNICEF/Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi A boy sifts through the rubble of his earthquake-hit home in Rukum (West), Nepal. UN agencies in Nepal continue their response to the deadly earthquake that struck western parts of the country over the weekend, claiming 153 lives, injuring over 330 and forcing…

Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei 06 November 2023 UN Photo/Stuart Price The war in Sudan has forced many to flee to Abyei seeking refuge. The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan and “effectively put on hold” talks over disputed Abyei, senior UN officials told the…

New Permanent Representative of Denmark Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Denmark Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 06 November 2023 Presentation of Credentials Ib Petersen, the new Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr.…

WFP appeals for urgent expanded Gaza access with food supplies ‘dangerously low’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP appeals for urgent expanded Gaza access with food supplies ‘dangerously low’ 05 November 2023 WFP Video WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain. The head of the UN’s emergency food relief agency on Sunday issued an urgent appeal from the Rafah border crossing for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as critical food supplies in the ravaged enclave reach dangerously low levels…

Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey 05 November 2023 UNODC Opium poppy field in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (file) Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals…

UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal 04 November 2023 Courtesy: PK Shahi, Legal Officer, Bheri Municipality, Jajarkot Homes damaged by the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck western Nepal on 3 November. Photo courtesy, Prakash Kumar Shahi, Legal Officer, Bheri Municipality, Jajarkot United Nations teams in Nepal are responding to the devastating earthquake in the west of…

Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza 04 November 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres. (file) UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “horrified” by a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Friday, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 03 November 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Policy, representative and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United…

OHCHR press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR press conference 03 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement UN Human Rights Committee to present findings on Iran, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America and Venezuela Mr. José Manuel Santos Pais, Vice Chair Mr. Carlos Gómez Martínez, Committee member Ms. Hélène Tigroudja, Committee member

Israel-Palestine crisis: ‘It’s the innocent civilians who are losing’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis: ‘It’s the innocent civilians who are losing’ 03 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Air strikes on Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip have caused widespread damage. More funding is urgently needed for lifesaving aid in Gaza while concern is deepening over high numbers of civilians killed since the beginning of the crisis and human rights violations against…