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Ukraine war: Political affairs chief warns against rhetoric fuelling ‘already dangerous conflict’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine war: Political affairs chief warns against rhetoric fuelling ‘already dangerous conflict’ 25 January 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security. The UN “is not in a position” to verify reports surrounding the crash of a Russian aircraft…

Gaza: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians 25 January 2024 © UNICEF/Abed Zaqout Palestinian women mourn the loss of a family member at Al-Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Attacks on buildings in Gaza where terrified civilians are sheltering are “abhorrent and must stop immediately”, a top UN humanitarian official insisted on…

World News in Brief: ICJ to release emergency measures over Israel genocide allegations, Libya flood repair bill, leprosy stigma continues

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ICJ to release emergency measures over Israel genocide allegations, Libya flood repair bill, leprosy stigma continues 25 January 2024 ICJ-CIJ/ Frank van Beek The International Court of Justice hears the case of South Africa v. Israel. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is due to issue an emergency measures order on Friday relating to South Africa’s accusations of…

The Red Sea shipping crisis is having a ‘dramatic’ impact, warns logistics chief

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home The Red Sea shipping crisis is having a ‘dramatic’ impact, warns logistics chief 25 January 2024 © Unsplash/Angus Gray Attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have severely disrupted international shipping. (file) Attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and supply chains, already reeling under the impacts of the war in Ukraine and climate…

Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative 25 January 2024 © UNICEF/Abdulazeem Mohamed Children displaced by conflict in Sudan are now living in Atbara. War in Sudan is putting the future of its 24 million youngest citizens at risk, the Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the country has warned.…

UN representative on sexual violence in conflict to visit Israel and West Bank

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN representative on sexual violence in conflict to visit Israel and West Bank 25 January 2024 UN News/Matt Wells Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. (3 May 2019) The UN expert working to eliminate rape during wartime has been invited to Israel by the Government to gather information on sexual violence reportedly committed in the…

Director-General's remarks at the Conference on Disarmament First Plenary Meeting

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Conference on Disarmament First Plenary Meeting 25 January 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Conference on Disarmament First Plenary MeetingThursday, 25 January 2024, at 10:00Room XIX, Palais des Nations Mr. President, Ambassador Ray,Excellencies,Distinguished delegates,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a pleasure to address you at the opening of this year’s Conference on Disarmament. Let me begin by wishing all of you a Happy New Year. This year…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Lithuania’s Legislation on Violence against Children, Ask About Measures to Prevent the Abandonment of New-Borns and Reduce Child Poverty

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Lithuania’s Legislation on Violence against Children, Ask About Measures to Prevent the Abandonment of New-Borns and Reduce Child Poverty 24 January 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Lithuania, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…

Displacement misery continues for Gazans, UN humanitarians warn

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Displacement misery continues for Gazans, UN humanitarians warn 24 January 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A young boy looks out of a tent in a camp in Khan Younis where is he now living. (file) The UN Security Council will hold a second day of debate on Wednesday in search of an end to the devastating conflict in Gaza amid growing tensions in the Middle East, as UN humanitarians reiterated grave…

Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza 24 January 2024 UN News Many displaced people are living in tents in Tal Al-Sultan neighbourhood, in the southern Gaza Strip. Nine people were killed and 75 injured on Wednesday in a direct hit on a training centre turned shelter in southern Gaza run by UNRWA, the UN agency that assists Palestinians, according to initial reports…