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Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch 22 August 2023 © WFP/Michael Castofas WFP provides cash-based transfers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by ongoing political instability and armed conflicts, severely impacting the entire food supply, the UN World…

UN honours survivors of terrorism working for peace

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN honours survivors of terrorism working for peace 21 August 2023 © UNHCR/Ivor Prickett Civilians in Mosul, Iraq, following a suicide car bombing (file photo). Paying respect to the thousands lost or harmed through terrorist attacks around the world each year, the UN is launching a project to help survivors’ testimonies be heard, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday’s…

Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy 21 August 2023 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi Gaza. More than 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed so far this year in demonstrations, clashes, military operations, attacks and other incidents, which already surpasses last year’s death toll, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a briefing to the Security Council…

Rights expert urges India to release detained activist

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights expert urges India to release detained activist 21 August 2023 UN Photo Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. An independent UN human rights expert has called for India to release an activist imprisoned since 2017, expressing concern over his persistent detention and deteriorating health.…

Stamp out hate speech, persecution based on faith: Guterres

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stamp out hate speech, persecution based on faith: Guterres 21 August 2023 © UNICEF/Roger LeMoyne Girls walk along the road in a Hazara neighborhood in Afghanistan. The religious minority has been the target of frequent attacks by ISIL terrorists and others. Online hate is often a driver of violent physical attacks against religious minorities, said the UN chief on Tuesday, calling on…

Water Action Agenda takes shape in Stockholm flowing on from landmark conference

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Water Action Agenda takes shape in Stockholm flowing on from landmark conference 21 August 2023 © UNICEF/Vinay Panjwani The installation of a solar de-flouridation unit plant by the government of Rajasthan in Sagwada is helping Jiya, and her seven-year-old daughter, who suffer from early symptoms of fluorosis. The biggest water conference of the year is now underway. You might be thinking,…

Bridging troubled waters amid deluge, drought in the US

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Bridging troubled waters amid deluge, drought in the US 20 August 2023 © Larry Workman Extreme weather has caused flooding in Taholah, Washington State. A global approach to tackle the ongoing water crisis is needed as vulnerable communities in the United States face historic deluge and drought - issues very much in the spotlight at the forthcoming UN-supported World Water Week…

Champion woman boxer knocks out hate in Central America

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Champion woman boxer knocks out hate in Central America 20 August 2023 Yokasta Valle Yokasta Valle (left) takes on an opponent in the ring. The term ‘fighter for peace’ takes on new meaning in the form of a five-time world boxing champion combating hate speech in cooperation with the United Nations…

First Person: Iraqis ‘not abandoned’ after 2003 attack on UN Baghdad

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Iraqis ‘not abandoned’ after 2003 attack on UN Baghdad 19 August 2023 UN Photo/Timothy Sopp A truck bomb destroyed the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August 2003. A senior political affairs officer at the United Nations has described how the sacrifice of colleagues who died in the attack on the UN offices at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003, has been…

Building a digital army: UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Building a digital army: UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation 19 August 2023 MONUSCO MONUSCO Blessing Kasasi, 15 ans, est une militante des droits des femmes et des enfants. With smartphones, editing apps, and innovative approaches, some UN peacekeeping operations across the world are building a “digital army” aimed at combating mis- and disinformation on social media networks and…