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Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office 23 April 2024 WHO People gather outside the remains of Al Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest health facility. Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about…

WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather 23 April 2024 © UNICEF/David Hogsholt Typhoons have caused widespread damage in the Philippines. (file) Asia remained the world’s most disaster-affected region in 2023 due to weather, climate and water-related hazards. Storms and floods have hit the hardest, a new report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO…

UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials 23 April 2024 © UNICEF/Giovanni Diffidenti A mother and child leave Lviv's main train station in Ukraine. (file) Following the United Kingdom Parliament’s passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, two top UN officials sounded an alarm on Tuesday about its harmful impact on global responsibility-sharing, human…

Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime 23 April 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Pramila Patten, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, briefs the Security Council meeting on women and peace and security. The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in 2023, a “dramatic increase” of 50 per cent over the…

World News in Brief: South Sudan tax impositions, Somalia flash floods, Ukraine attacks

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: South Sudan tax impositions, Somalia flash floods, Ukraine attacks 23 April 2024 WFP/Gemma Snowdon Food aid is delivered by boat in Bor in South Sudan. The UN acknowledges assurances from the South Sudanese government that the recent imposition of taxes on fuel and supply trucks does not apply to the Organization. Still, concerns remain regarding humanitarian aid…

General Assembly debates Security Council’s rising veto use

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly debates Security Council’s rising veto use 23 April 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Ambassador Robert A. Wood of the United States votes against the draft resolution on Gaza in the Security Council. The General Assembly on Tuesday debated veto power in the Security Council on the eve of the second anniversary of a special measure adopted to monitor its use, following on the heels…

UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch 23 April 2024 © UN Women/Ryan Brown Deyanira Cordoba is one of many coffee-growing women of Tablón de Gómez, in the Nariño region of Colombia. Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants showing what they’…

UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations 23 April 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe فيليب لازاريني، المفوض العام لوكالة إغاثة وتشغيل لاجئي فلسطين (الأونروا). The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday reiterated that he welcomed the recommendations of a much-awaited report on its efforts to ensure neutrality and to respond to allegations of…

Director-General's remarks at the Celebration of the Chinese Language Day 2024

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Celebration of the Chinese Language Day 2024 23 April 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Chinese Language Day 2024 23 April 2024, at 12:00Room XX, Palais des Nations  Ambassador Chen Xu, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,  Dear friends,   Good morning.  你好 [Ní hǎo].  Welcome to the Chinese Language Day 2024 at the Palais des Nations.  First of all, I would like to sincerely thank…

Secretary-General calls for UN 2.0 to tackle 21st century challenges

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Secretary-General calls for UN 2.0 to tackle 21st century challenges 22 April 2024 UN Photo/Cia Pak The Sustainable Development Goals projected onto UN Headquarters, New York, in 2015 Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday emphasised the need for a “strengthened and updated” United Nations to better reach and support people around the world…