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Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks 24 November 2023 © UNHCR/Blaise Sanyila People who have fled clashes and violence in North Kivu seek refuge in Rusayo, in the DR Congo. Humanitarians are urgently scaling up aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where an escalating crisis is again unfolding, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the UN Children’s Fund…

Gaza: Start of truce feeds hopes for respite, access to people in need

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Start of truce feeds hopes for respite, access to people in need 24 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A five-year-old boy drinks bottled water delivered by UNICEF in the Khan Younis camp. Trucks with relief supplies continued to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt on Friday after the entry into force of a four-day pause in fighting, UN humanitarians said…

From the Field: A destroyed Ukrainian village rebuilds

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home From the Field: A destroyed Ukrainian village rebuilds 24 November 2023 UN Ukraine Human rights officers examine a kitchen where a rocket landed in Posad-Pokrovske in the Kherson region of Ukraine. On a sunny day, Ivan, a burly retired welder in his fifties, stood in front of his ruined house in Posad-Pokrovske, in the Kherson region of Ukraine…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Morocco’s Global Activities to Promote the Convention, Ask about Measures to Prevent Hate Speech and to Preserve Amazigh Language and Culture

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Morocco’s Global Activities to Promote the Convention, Ask about Measures to Prevent Hate Speech and to Preserve Amazigh Language and Culture 23 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the…

With Gaza truce on horizon, UN relief teams stand ready to ramp up aid

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home With Gaza truce on horizon, UN relief teams stand ready to ramp up aid 23 November 2023 © UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour Palestinian women walk through the rubble of the Nasr neighbourhood of Gaza City. (file) Humanitarian agencies preparing to go into Gaza continued to build up stocks of desperately needed aid for the war-torn enclave on Thursday, amid delays in the implementation of a temporary…

Stories from the UN Archive: Feminist icon calls out violence against women

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Feminist icon calls out violence against women 23 November 2023 UN Photo/Teddy Chen Gloria Steinem, co-founder of Ms. magazine, makes a statement at the UN Women’s rally at UN Headquarters in 1975. A feminist activist and acclaimed writer from the United States, Gloria Steinem has been on the front lines of social activism for decades and received countless…

World News in Brief: Aid cut threat for Afghan deportees, saving Rohingya lives at sea, China respiratory illness spike, new rail transport treaty

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Aid cut threat for Afghan deportees, saving Rohingya lives at sea, China respiratory illness spike, new rail transport treaty 23 November 2023 Mehrab Afridi An Afghan refugee entering a registration center of Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) set up near the border town of Torkham. Emergency support for thousands of Afghan families…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bolivia on Measures to Incorporate Indigenous Populations in Society, Ask about Redress for Indigenous Victims of Violence and Consultations with Indigenous Populations on Indust

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bolivia on Measures to Incorporate Indigenous Populations in Society, Ask about Redress for Indigenous Victims of Violence and Consultations with Indigenous Populations on Industrial Projects 22 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee…

Gaza: UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact 22 November 2023 WHO Extensive destruction is seen in the Gaza strip following Israeli airstrikes on 10 October 2023. A deal on Wednesday to release hostages taken during the Hamas terror attack on Israel has been welcomed by UN chief António Guterres, who added that the UN stood ready to “maximize” the positive humanitarian…

Step up investment to end violence against women and girls: UN deputy chief

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Step up investment to end violence against women and girls: UN deputy chief 22 November 2023 UN Indonesia Deputy Secretary-General Amina Jane Mohammed meets with counselors at Yahasan Pulih, an Indonesian civil society organisations that works with victims and survivors of gender-based violence, in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 22, 2022. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed has called for…