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UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism 04 April 2025 UNIC Rio Freddy Glatt performs the Hadlakat Nerot, a Jewish candle-lighting ceremony at dusk for the start of Shabbat. Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of a major action plan to combat the scourge – aimed at enhancing monitoring and response across the whole UN system…

‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat 04 April 2025 UN Photo/Martine Perret Deminers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (file) More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for the …

UN rights office calls for end to Israel's ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office calls for end to Israel's ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 04 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Basel Adra (left), Palestinian film director, delivers testimony during a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR…

Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for answers

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for answers 04 April 2025 © UNOCHA A body bag lies in a ditch following an airstrike at Tal Al Sultan, Rafah, Gaza. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a missing paramedic, coupled with a full independent investigation into the…

World News in Brief: Cholera surges worldwide, DR Congo update, WHO leads global health emergency exercise

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Cholera surges worldwide, DR Congo update, WHO leads global health emergency exercise 04 April 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A cholera rapid response team member adds chlorine to water collected from a reservoir in Goma, DR Congo. A global surge in cholera is threatening vulnerable people from Angola to Myanmar, fuelled by conflict, natural disasters and climate change,…

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

3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Angola Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 03 April 2025 Presentation of Credentials Ana Maria de Oliveira, the new Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to…

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

3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Ukraine Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 03 April 2025 Presentation of Credentials Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, the new Permanent Representative of Ukraine 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…

Sudan crisis: Türk condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis: Türk condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum 03 April 2025 © Unsplash/Ammar Nassir Eighteen months of war have deeply affected urban households in Sudan. The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on…

Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts

3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts 03 April 2025 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Htet Devastation caused by the earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city. The UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week’s devastating earthquakes claimed over 3,000 lives and left millions in urgent need of aid…

AI’s $4.8 trillion future: UN warns of widening digital divide without urgent action

3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home AI’s $4.8 trillion future: UN warns of widening digital divide without urgent action 03 April 2025 Public Domain Цифровые технологии могут стать важным инструментом в борьбе с изменением климата. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on course to become a $4.8 trillion global market by 2033 – roughly the size of Germany’s economy – but unless urgent action is taken, its benefits may remain in the…