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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 28 March 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, UN Women, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.Humanitarian…

Tariffs: Job protectors or trade killers?

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Tariffs: Job protectors or trade killers? 28 March 2025 © Unsplash Global trade reached a record $33 trillion in 2024 The word “tariff” has been catapulted from the business pages to the headlines over the last few months, as major economies impose or threaten them on other nations. But tariffs are not just a blunt weapon to be used in geopolitical brinkmanship: they can, if used effectively…

Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians 28 March 2025 © UNICEF Household possessions are moved by truck in Gaza. Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total aid blockade and deadly bombardment of the enclave by Israel, UN humanitarians said on Friday…

Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’ 28 March 2025 © Agência Brasil/Gilvan Rocha The city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes, debilitating drought and deadly floods, the World Meteorological…

47 million health workers and advocates call for cleaner air to curb pollution deaths

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home 47 million health workers and advocates call for cleaner air to curb pollution deaths 28 March 2025 © UNICEF/Patipat Janthong A girl walks to school in Bangkok where pollution levels exceed the national safety standard. Over 50 countries, cities, and organizations pledged new commitments on Thursday to tackle air pollution, protect public health, and help halve its deadly impacts by 2040 – a…

Despite renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo, protection for civilians is paramount: Keita

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Despite renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo, protection for civilians is paramount: Keita 28 March 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benek Children play football in an empty classroom at the UNICEF-supported Bulengo Primary School in the Bulengo displacement site, near Goma, North Kivu province in DR Congo, on 10 February 2025. As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has…

UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and Thailand

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and Thailand 28 March 2025 © UNICEF The 7.7 magnitude earthquake has caused significant damage to buildings in Mandalay region, in central Myanmar. Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams in the region are “responding fast”, said UN relief chief Tom…

‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterres

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterres 28 March 2025 © UNICEF Girls wash at a water tap installed by UNICEF in a camp for displaced people in Bentiu, South Sudan. Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, calling for urgent dialogue, the immediate release of detained officials and renewed commitment to…

Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP 28 March 2025 © WFP/Jerry Ally Kahashi Food distribution outside of Goma. Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday. …

Haiti reaches ‘yet another crisis point’ as gangs tighten their grip

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti reaches ‘yet another crisis point’ as gangs tighten their grip 28 March 2025 UN Photo/Sophia Paris Displaced Haitians building a makeshift home inside a sports stadium. The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Friday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, calling it a “catastrophe” fuelled by gang violence, widespread impunity and a political process that is hanging…