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World News in Brief: 17 million Yemenis need health support, cholera in Somalia, OCHA chief stepping down, Haiti crisis update

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: 17 million Yemenis need health support, cholera in Somalia, OCHA chief stepping down, Haiti crisis update 25 March 2024 © IOM/Rami Ibrahim A young child is provided with health care in Aden, Yemen. Conflict in Yemen entered its 10th year on Monday, as UN humanitarians issued a warning that over half the country’s populations are in desperate need of aid.…

UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade 25 March 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Shackles used to bind slaves on display at the Transatlantic Slave Trade exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York. (file) Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday paid tribute to the millions of men, women and children who suffered as a…

UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock 25 March 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A view of Security Council members voting in favour of the resolution. The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in war-ravaged Gaza during Ramadan and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages…

Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator 25 March 2024 © UNRWA Famine is imminent in Gaza, where one in three children under age two in the north are acutely malnourished and at least 23 have already died of malnutrition. Israel’s ongoing restrictions and its new ban on aid deliveries by the largest United Nations agency on the ground in war-torn Gaza are already…

Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan 25 March 2024 United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, votes on the resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan. The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for…

‘We must push for lasting peace in Gaza’, UN chief insists as starvation threat nears

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘We must push for lasting peace in Gaza’, UN chief insists as starvation threat nears 25 March 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten During his Ramadan solidarity visit to Egypt, António Guterres visits El-Arish General Hospital to meet Palestinians from Gaza receiving care.  With “starvation bearing down” on Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday repeated his call for a sustainable…

Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza 24 March 2024 © UNRWA One in three children under age two in northern Gaza are acutely malnourished. Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza…

At Rafah border crossing to Gaza, UN’s Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home At Rafah border crossing to Gaza, UN’s Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire 23 March 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza that it is time for a ceasefire and for an "ironclad commitment by Israel" to allow…

Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on 23 March 2024 UN News UN Headquarters shuts off its lights for the Earth Hour in 2023. (file) The largest global environment movement is happening on Saturday, when the UN invites people around the world to shut the lights to remember the planetary crisis during Earth Hour as young partners find new ways to drive climate action…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Thirtieth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Sweden and Zambia

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Thirtieth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Sweden and Zambia 22 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its thirtieth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa…