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1 year ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA Press Conference 12 April 2024 Press Conference Announcement Humanitarian situation in OPT by Jamie McGoldrick upon his return from a last visit to Gaza and the completion of his three-month mission as Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. (Zoom) 

Widespread destruction across Khan Younis as Gazans ‘struggle to survive’

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Widespread destruction across Khan Younis as Gazans ‘struggle to survive’ 11 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden A UN team inspects an unexploded 1,000-pound bomb lying on a main road in Khan Younis. People in Gaza are struggling to survive, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, who was part of a team carrying out an assessment mission on Wednesday in the…

Make 2024 a ‘turning point’ for education, UN deputy chief urges

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Make 2024 a ‘turning point’ for education, UN deputy chief urges 11 April 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Addressing a high-level education on education convened by the European Union (EU) in Brussels, Amina Mohammed paid tribute in particular to the children of Gaza. The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Thursday called for a transformation in learning, stressing that receiving a good education…

General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel 11 April 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider Security Council members vote on a draft resolution on the mandate renewal of the 1718 Committee Panel of Experts monitoring the sanctions imposed by the Security Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Sharp divisions emerged on Thursday as the General Assembly debated…

Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting 11 April 2024 © UNICEF/Naing Lin Soe A local resident cleans up the extensive damage to his shop caused by Cyclone Mocha in Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that poverty is surging and the middle class in Myanmar is “disappearing” amidst worsening insecurity and conflict.…

Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears 11 April 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Rescue personnel search a bombed out building Kyiv. (file) Russian attacks on cities and towns across Ukraine, including intense and systematic targeting of the energy infrastructure, “have become a daily destructive pattern” in recent weeks, a senior UN official told the…

Stories from the UN Archive: UN-identified flying objects in space

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: UN-identified flying objects in space 11 April 2024 UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata A four-ounce Moon rock brought back by the Apollo 11 astronauts on display at UN Headquarters. (file) From the General Assembly’s first consideration of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) to welcoming astronauts fresh from a walk on the Moon, this #ThrowbackThursday, we looked back at the…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Mexico on Implementing Previous Recommendations, Ask about Implications of the Mayan Train Project on Indigenous Peoples and about Haitian Migrants

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Mexico on Implementing Previous Recommendations, Ask about Implications of the Mayan Train Project on Indigenous Peoples and about Haitian Migrants 09 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth periodic…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 09 April 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as well as spokespersons and representatives for the UN Trade and Development, the UN Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the UN Development Programme.…

Assembly President announces first-ever ‘Sustainability Week’

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Assembly President announces first-ever ‘Sustainability Week’ 09 April 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías United Nations General Assembly prepares to hold a meeting on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. (file) The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced the UN body’s inaugural Sustainability Week, encapsulating a series of high-level discussions and initiatives aimed…