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Guterres warns against nuclear catastrophe risk in message to Nagasaki memorial

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres warns against nuclear catastrophe risk in message to Nagasaki memorial 09 August 2023 UN News/Pengfei Mi Nagasaki Peace Statue in Nagasaki Peace Park, Japan. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for countries to recommit to eliminating nuclear weapons in his message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, observed on Wednesday…

UN: Deal reached with Syria to reopen main border crossing from Türkiye

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN: Deal reached with Syria to reopen main border crossing from Türkiye 09 August 2023 © UNICEF/PAC Trucks carrying essential humanitarian supplies travel from Türkiye through the Bab al-Salam border crossing, into northwest Syria. A deal has been reached with the Government of Syria to reopen the main border crossing from Türkiye to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.…

UNEP oceans advocate Lewis Pugh on epic Hudson swim to highlight importance of river health

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNEP oceans advocate Lewis Pugh on epic Hudson swim to highlight importance of river health 09 August 2023 © The Lewis Pugh Foundation UNEP ocean advocate Lewis Pugh swims in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbour. (file) The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, is on a quest to swim the length of the iconic Hudson River in New York state to draw…

Lebanon: Vital UN refugee health centre reopens

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: Vital UN refugee health centre reopens 09 August 2023 © UNRWA Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Dorothee Klaus, meets with Palestine Refugees in Ein El Hilweh camp following hostilities last week. A UN health centre providing medical care to Palestine refugees at a camp in Lebanon reopened on Wednesday, as a ceasefire between opposing armed groups holds…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 08 August 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Daniel Johnson of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Human Rights Council, the World Metrological Organisation, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organisation. Publication…

‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar bats for children’s education, nutrition

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar bats for children’s education, nutrition 08 August 2023 © UNICEF/UNICEF Sri Lanka UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia, Sachin Tendulkar meets children on his visit to Sri Lanka in August 2023. UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador and legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has called for increased investments in children’s…

UNHCR warns of deteriorating health conditions in Sudan

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR warns of deteriorating health conditions in Sudan 08 August 2023 ©HCR/Andrew McConnell Des réfugiés ayant fui le Soudan construisent un abri temporaire à la frontière avec le Soudan du Sud (photo d'archives). The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, issued a warning on Tuesday that health conditions are rapidly deteriorating in Sudan, where conflict has uprooted four million people…

It’s official: July 2023 was the warmest on record

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home It’s official: July 2023 was the warmest on record 08 August 2023 WMO/Eneko Perez Global air and ocean temperatures are reaching new record highs. The global average temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record and likely for at least 120,000 years, the UN weather agency and partners said on Tuesday…

UNICEF laments deaths of pregnant mother and toddler in Mediterranean shipwreck

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF laments deaths of pregnant mother and toddler in Mediterranean shipwreck 08 August 2023 © UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII A young migrant boy looks across a bay in Italy. (file) The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for safer legal paths to migration following the latest tragic attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe…

‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism 08 August 2023 IRIN/Steve Sandford Two soldiers stand guard at a post in northern Myanmar. (file) The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) on Tuesday revealed compelling evidence of the country’s military and affiliate militias engaging in more frequent and audacious war crimes and crimes…