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Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes 01 December 2023 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra A man takes his children across bombed land in the Gaza Strip during the temporary humanitarian pause. (file) As Secretary-General António Guterres spoke of his deep regret about the resumption of military operations in Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians vowed to stay and help all those in…

World News in Brief: Gaza aid, support for Afghan returnees, end modern slavery

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Gaza aid, support for Afghan returnees, end modern slavery 01 December 2023 © UNRWA Humanitarian aid is delivered to UNRWA shelters in the northern Gaza Strip. Any continuation in the recent increase in aid delivery to the Gaza Strip is uncertain now that fighting has resumed, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Friday…

Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action 01 December 2023 © UNICEF/Pouget Sand flows from a child's hand like through an hourglass. In southwestern Ethiopia, drought worsened by climate change is threatening crops and livestock, pushing the population to the brink. A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two years which…

In Dialogue with Viet Nam, Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the National Assembly, Ask about the Criminalisation of Political Defectors and of Religious Activities by M

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Viet Nam, Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the National Assembly, Ask about the Criminalisation of Political Defectors and of Religious Activities by Minorities 30 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Commend Kyrgyzstan on Trafficking Legislation, Ask about Kyrgyz Migrants in Russia and the Children of Migrant Parents

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Commend Kyrgyzstan on Trafficking Legislation, Ask about Kyrgyz Migrants in Russia and the Children of Migrant Parents 30 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Kyrgyzstan, with Committee Experts…

Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action 30 November 2023 © UNICEF/Ulet Ifansasti A man crosses parched farmland in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the COP28 conference which opened in Dubai on Thursday must get us out of “deep trouble”, UN chief António…

World News in Brief: New relief window in Gaza, sexual violence in Sudan, new action against chemical weapons

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: New relief window in Gaza, sexual violence in Sudan, new action against chemical weapons 30 November 2023 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Residents of Gaza move their possessions during the temporary humanitarian pause. A last-minute extension of the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas on Thursday offered hope that UN humanitarians and aid partners will be able to…

World AIDS Day celebrates communities working to end the disease

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World AIDS Day celebrates communities working to end the disease 30 November 2023 © UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucker Phiona works as a Peer Mother at a health centre in Uganda, she helps train and support mothers to deliver HIV-free babies. The leadership of communities affected by HIV has been vital in driving progress to end the epidemic, UN health agency WHO said on the eve of World AIDS Day,…

Civil society an ‘unwavering force’ for peace: UN official

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Civil society an ‘unwavering force’ for peace: UN official 30 November 2023 UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein Voters inspecting ballot papers on election day in Montserrado in October 2005. Civil society organizations are on the “frontlines” of peacebuilding, a senior UN official said on Thursday, as the Organization convened the inaugural dialogue with grassroots organizations aimed at building and…

Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’ 30 November 2023 UN News/Anton Uspensky The Moskva River in central Moscow on a summer night UN human rights chief Volker Türk has deplored the decision by Russia’s highest court to outlaw what it called “the international LGBT movement” and brand it as “extremist” - a move he feared could lead to gay and…