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Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts 30 May 2023 Kseniya Golubovich Protesters detained during demonstrations in Minsk, Belarus, are released from prison (file photo). A large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release all those being held on “spurious charges…

IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine 30 May 2023 © IAEA/Fredrik Dahl An IAEA expert mission team tours Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area. (file) The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unambiguously support five principles aimed at preventing a nuclear accident amid…

International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice 29 May 2023 © UNMISS/Gregorio Cunha Kornelia Shikukumwa, Nupoor Sanjiv and Anuujin Amarjagal (from left to right) , UNMISS peacekeepers from Namibia, India and Mongolia , respectively, are photographed at the mission’s headquarters in Juba, South Sudan. Since 1948, more than two million uniformed and civilian…

UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 'hotspots'

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 'hotspots' 29 May 2023 © WFP/Peter Louis Over two million people in Sudan are expected to slip into hunger in the coming months as a result of the ongoing violence in the country. Hunger is set to worsen in 18 “hotspots” worldwide including Sudan, where fighting is putting people at risk of starvation, the Food and Agriculture…

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty 28 May 2023 © UNFPA The Gambia Isatou, Mariama, and Fatoumatta no longer have to stop going to classes during their periods, thanks to a UNFPA programme that supports production and free distribution of reusable sanitary pads, including for girls at St. John's School for the De [...] Fatoumatta Fatty’s commute on an old,…

Malaysia: ‘Everyone has a migration story’, now let’s eat

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Malaysia: ‘Everyone has a migration story’, now let’s eat 28 May 2023 © OHCHR Malaysia/Puah Sze Ning Comedian Kavin Jay and Instagram influencer Elvi made a day trip to a rubber plantation where they had their first taste of Cambodia’s “number one food”, nom banh chok, prepared by their host Liza, a Cambodia migrant. Every recipe has a story, from Pakistan’s signature chicken korma to kaldu…

Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine 27 May 2023 © UNICEF/Olivier Asselin Millions of people in the Sahel region of Africa are facing food insecurity caused by consecutive failed rainy seasons, desertification, and a fragile security landscape. In the summer of 2022, 70 Gambian babies and young children died from kidney failure after ingesting cough syrup spooned…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Finland, France, Jordan, Sao Tome and Principe, Türkiye and the United Kingdom

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Finland, France, Jordan, Sao Tome and Principe, Türkiye and the United Kingdom 26 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-third session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Finland, France, Jordan,…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-Fifth Session

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-Fifth Session 26 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon closed its eighty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of China, including the two Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (China) and Macao (China), Germany, Iceland, Sao Tome and…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 26 May 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, International Labour Organization, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent…