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Stake out Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Stake out Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva 06 February 2025 Press Conference Announcement Statement regarding Israel’s disengagement from the Human Rights Council. H.E. Mr. Daniel MERON, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN Office at Geneva 

Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO 06 February 2025 © Unsplash/Timo Wielink An autonomous vehicle on the streets of San Francisco. Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some of the future transport solutions that inventors all over the world are striving to make a reality, while patents for combustion engines are “flatlining”, the UN…

Gaza: 10,000 aid trucks reached enclave since ceasefire began

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: 10,000 aid trucks reached enclave since ceasefire began 06 February 2025 UN News A massive UN-led aid surge is underway to people in Gaza. The humanitarian community’s plan to flood Gaza with lifesaving aid passed an important milestone on Thursday with the news that more than 10,000 relief lorries have entered the enclave since the ceasefire began on 19 January…

It’s official: January was the warmest on record

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home It’s official: January was the warmest on record 06 February 2025 © Unsplash/Craig Manners January 2025 was the warmest since records began, at 1.75°C above the pre-industrial level. The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service…

Guterres appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo 06 February 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة، أنطونيو غوتيريش. Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday in a briefing to journalists in New York.…

Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns 06 February 2025 © UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin A kindergarten teacher helps a child with a face mask before outdoor activities in Nalaikh, Mongolia. More than 100 children under the age of five die every day in East Asia and the Pacific due to air pollution, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in a new analysis…

Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe 06 February 2025 © UNOCHA/MohanadZayat More than two million displaced Syrians continue to live in temporary shelters. Widespread pillaging and the destruction of property in Syria by all parties to the conflict have largely gone unpunished and likely amount to war crimes, top independent rights investigators reporting…

‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says 06 February 2025 Courtesy of State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action, Kenya Kenyans celebrate following the signing of commitments by councils of elders to end female genital mutilation in the Samburu and Mount Elgon regions. As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation…

Sudan: Top aid official warns against escalating violence in two states

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Top aid official warns against escalating violence in two states 06 February 2025 © UNOCHA/Ala Kheir Millions of people have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan due to the ongoing conflict. South Kordofan and Blue Nile states in Sudan are on the brink of catastrophe as violence continues to escalate at an alarming rate, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on…

Iraq: How the world helped Mosul rise from the rubble of war

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Iraq: How the world helped Mosul rise from the rubble of war 06 February 2025 © UNESCO UNESCO helped support the reconstruction of Mosul, which has revived the once war-ravaged skyline of Iraq's second largest city. Terrorist fighters with ISIL/Da’esh invaded Iraq’s second city of Mosul in 2014, destroying centuries-old landmarks in a bid to erase its history and impose a bleak and…