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World News in Brief: Progress on transfats, Ukraine war update, General Assembly President in China

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Progress on transfats, Ukraine war update, General Assembly President in China 29 January 2024 © Unsplash/Nathan Dumlao Industrially produced trans fat is commonly found in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils and spreads. Five countries have been awarded for their efforts towards eliminating mass-produced trans fats in food, the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration routes

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration routes 29 January 2024 © UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson Life vests abandoned by refugees line the shore near the town of Mithymna, on the island of Lesbos, in the north Aegean region of Greece (file). Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the central and eastern Mediterranean so far this year – more than twice the number…

World confronts an ‘ugly and inescapable truth’ in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World confronts an ‘ugly and inescapable truth’ in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor 29 January 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Karim Khan (on screen), Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), briefs members UN Security Council on the Sudan and South Sudan. The international community’s failure to execute warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and subsequent lack of…

Peacekeepers and civilians killed during clashes in disputed Abyei region

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Peacekeepers and civilians killed during clashes in disputed Abyei region 29 January 2024 UNISFA A medical member of the UNISFA Pakistan Battalion provides treatment and medicines to the local community in Um Khae, Abyei. Continuing intercommunal clashes in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan have left more than 50 people dead including two peacekeepers, the UN said on…

UN chief to meet UNRWA donors, as major charities call for continued support

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief to meet UNRWA donors, as major charities call for continued support 29 January 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Displaced people walk from the north of Gaza towards the south, as ambulances head in the other direction. (file) Secretary-General António Guterres is due to meet with major donors to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday, as major non-governmental…

From The Field: Story of an aid worker trying to survive in Gaza

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home From The Field: Story of an aid worker trying to survive in Gaza 28 January 2024 © UNOCHA Hala, a displaced mother and humanitarian worker, fled her home in Gaza to stay in Rafah. A humanitarian worker in Gaza has been documenting her struggles after being displaced on numerous occasions as she and her family flee ongoing bombardments by Israeli forces…

UN chief urges countries to reverse UNRWA funding suspension

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges countries to reverse UNRWA funding suspension 28 January 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres. (file) Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed to the countries that suspended funding to the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) to reconsider their decisions, to ensure continuity of its vital humanitarian operations…

Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division 27 January 2024 UN Photo/JC McIlwaine Close-up of a photograph of Anne Frank, part of the exhibit ‘Monument of Good Deeds: Dreams and Hopes of Children During the Holocaust,’ which was held in 2012 at UN Headquarters. In remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call for…

Lifesaving programmes in peril, UNRWA chief urges countries to reconsider funding suspension

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Lifesaving programmes in peril, UNRWA chief urges countries to reconsider funding suspension 27 January 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini visits colleagues in Gaza. (file) The head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Saturday that some countries’ decisions to halt funding will jeopardize its lifesaving programmes, urging them to reconsider…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 26 January 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Health Organization. …