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World News in Brief: Houthis order US-UK staffers to leave, cholera response scales up in Somalia, teachers vital to fight against hate speech

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Houthis order US-UK staffers to leave, cholera response scales up in Somalia, teachers vital to fight against hate speech 24 January 2024 © IOM/Majed Mohammed A member of IOM’s health outreach team provides primary health care in Yemen. Houthi authorities in Yemen on Wednesday have ordered UN and other humanitarian staff holding US and UK passports to leave the country…

Bangladesh: Citing ‘dangerous decline’ of human rights, experts urge key reforms

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Bangladesh: Citing ‘dangerous decline’ of human rights, experts urge key reforms 24 January 2024 © UNICEF/Zhantu Chakma Vista de Dhaka, la capital de Bangladesh. UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Bangladesh to undertake key reforms to reverse “repressive trends” and restore dialogue…

End the war and recognize Palestine, Security Council urged

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home End the war and recognize Palestine, Security Council urged 24 January 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The UN Security Council reconvenes its meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognize the State of Palestine were the messages once more from many countries on Wednesday, taking part in the two-day Security…

Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief 24 January 2024 © UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson A Nigerien military convoy on a counter-terrorism patrol in the Sahara Desert. In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with groups such as Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates exploiting local conflicts and fragilities to serve their own ends, the UN…

First Person: In post-war Sudan, ‘I know we will fight hard to heal from the trauma’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: In post-war Sudan, ‘I know we will fight hard to heal from the trauma’ 24 January 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdee A child flees from Wad Madani, Al Jazirah state east-central Sudan following recent armed clashes there. When fighting between rival militaries erupted last April across the Sudanese capital, UN worker Mohammed Ginish went from providing humanitarian aid to…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 23 January 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Situation in GazaAbeer Etefa, World Food Programme (WFP) Senior…

Conference on Disarmament Holds First Plenary of its 2024 Session under the Presidency of India

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds First Plenary of its 2024 Session under the Presidency of India 23 January 2024 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament today held the first plenary of its 2024 session under the Presidency of India, hearing addresses by the President of the Conference and a number of States.  The Conference adopted its agenda for the session.Ambassador Anupam Ray of India, President of the…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend the Russian Federation on the Reduction in Child Mortality Rates, Ask about Propaganda in Schools and the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Children

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend the Russian Federation on the Reduction in Child Mortality Rates, Ask about Propaganda in Schools and the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Children 23 January 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of the Russian Federation, commending the State on…

Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there’s ‘no way in and out’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there’s ‘no way in and out’ 23 January 2024 © UNICEF/Abed Zaqout A 3-year-old boy recovers after having his leg amputated following a direct missile strike on his home in Nuseirat city in the central Gaza Strip. (file) Amid continuing heavy fighting in Gaza on Tuesday morning, including reported attacks on hospitals in the southern city of Khan…

Iran urged to halt ‘horrific wave of executions’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran urged to halt ‘horrific wave of executions’ 23 January 2024 © Unsplash/Hosein Charbaghi A view of Tehran, Iran's capital city. The United Nations on Tuesday underlined its condemnation of capital punishment following Iran's execution of a young man who was sentenced to death in connection with widespread protests…