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UNHCR hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR hybrid press conference 12 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement UNHCR’s Annual Global Trends Report on Forced Displacement in 2022 Under embargo until 14 June 2023 at 5:01 a.m. CEST Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Tarek Abou Chabake, UNHCR Chief statistician

New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade 12 June 2023 UN Women/Ryan Brown Indigenous women in Guatemala were systematically raped and enslaved by the military in a small outpost near the Sepur Zarco community during the 36-year-long civil conflict. (April 2018) A new UN report launched on Monday revealed no improvement in the level of prejudice shown against women…

One in every 10 children works - instead of going to school

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home One in every 10 children works - instead of going to school 12 June 2023 © UNICEF/Ahsan Khan A ten-year-old boy works under hazardous and unhealthy conditions at a garbage dumping site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (file) Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to school. That’s almost one in every 10 children…

UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation 12 June 2023 © Unsplash There has been a sharp increase in the use of hate speech on Twitter after its recent acquisition. Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, launching a key report designed to…

UN tribunal reaches ‘watershed moment’ in prosecuting crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN tribunal reaches ‘watershed moment’ in prosecuting crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia 12 June 2023 UN Photo/Violaine Martin Two young participants during the Commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda held in Geneva. Although the UN tribunal prosecuting decades-old war crimes in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia is moving…

Initiative to enhance crucial role of women in countering hate speech launched

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Initiative to enhance crucial role of women in countering hate speech launched 12 June 2023 Unsplash/Dan Edge Hate speech, whether online or offline, poses a threat to democracy and human rights. The UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide (OSAPG) on Monday, launched a new initiative designed to provide a blueprint for enhancing the role of women in countering hate…

‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia 12 June 2023 UN Photo/Tobin Jones Women and children at a market stand in Kurtunwaarey , Somalia. Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said on Monday in the wake of a recent deadly incident in the south of the country.…

Ukraine: Kakhovka dam aid effort reaches 180,000 people

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Kakhovka dam aid effort reaches 180,000 people 12 June 2023 UNOCHA Contamination and depletion of reservoirs are hampering access to water for communities affected by the Kakhovka Dam blast in Ukraine. Heavy rains and thunderstorms in the area of the Kakhovka dam disaster in southern Ukraine aggravated the humanitarian situation there on Monday, making evacuations and aid…

United States commits to rejoin UN cultural agency

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home United States commits to rejoin UN cultural agency 12 June 2023 UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, which is located in the United States and was registered on UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List in 1979, retraces the geological history of the past two billion years. The head of the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO announced on Monday that the…

WHO strongly condemns deadly attack in Somalia

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO strongly condemns deadly attack in Somalia 11 June 2023 UN Photo/Stuart Price The skyline beyond the northern suburbs of Mogadishu is seen through a bullet hole in the window of a hotel in Somalia. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday condemned in the strongest possible terms the deadly attack on the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left 16 dead,…