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251 million children still out of school worldwide, UNESCO reports

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 251 million children still out of school worldwide, UNESCO reports 31 October 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfati Girls who fled their homes in war-torn Sudan take part in a digital learning session in Kassala state. Despite decades of educational progress and international commitments, a quarter of a billion children and youth remain out of school worldwide, UN education agency UNESCO…

Ukraine: UN official urges restraint, renews call for just and lasting peace

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN official urges restraint, renews call for just and lasting peace 31 October 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council. A senior UN disarmament official on Thursday called on all parties to the conflict in Ukraine to exercise restraint and avoid actions that could…

Director-General's remarks on the occasion of the 2024 Rotaract UN Day

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks on the occasion of the 2024 Rotaract UN Day 31 October 2024 Tatiana Valovaya 2024 Rotaract UN Day“Future Global Leaders in Action”Thursday, 31 October 2024, at 10.00 a.m.Room XVIII, Palais des Nations Ladies and gentlemen,A warm welcome to the Palais des Nations, one of the largest diplomatic centres in the world. We are very glad to have you all here today.It is wonderful to see so many motivated and passionate young people of many…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kuwait on Positive Measures to Prevent Torture, Raise Questions on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Death Penalty

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kuwait on Positive Measures to Prevent Torture, Raise Questions on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Death Penalty 30 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Kuwait, with Committee Experts commending the State on positive measures introduced to combat torture, while raising…

Middle East crisis: Live updates on 30 October from the UN and the region

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates on 30 October from the UN and the region 30 October 2024 © UNRWA Bread is handed out to people in Deir Al-Balah in the central part of the Gaza Strip. Live updates through the day featured the latest breaking news from UN Headquarters and the field, with human rights experts and top UN officials addressing the crisis roiling across the Middle East as conflict…

War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field 30 October 2024 © UNOCHA/Dmytro Filipskyy A clear-up operation is underway following an overnight strike in Kharkiv City, Ukraine. The UN Security Council met in emergency session on Ukraine on Wednesday amid unconfirmed reports that troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) – more commonly known as North…

People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres 30 October 2024 UN News/Brianna Rowe Plastic waste collects in a river in Trinidad. Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some 20 million waste-pickers, UN Secretary-…

UN rights chief urges Bangladesh to sustain ‘unprecedented’ momentum for change

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief urges Bangladesh to sustain ‘unprecedented’ momentum for change 30 October 2024 © UNOHCHR/Anthony Headley High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk meets Bangladeshi students and looks at some of the grafitti that emerged during protests near Dhaka University during demonstrations in July. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance…

Stories from the UN Archive: What UNRWA built

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: What UNRWA built 30 October 2024 UN Photo/JG People in the Gaza Strip collect relief supplies delivered by boat in 1957. Education, health care, humanitarian and social services, camps for displaced people, including in times of armed conflict. These are just some of the services that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has been…

General Assembly renews long-standing call for end to US embargo against Cuba

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly renews long-standing call for end to US embargo against Cuba 30 October 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider UN General Assembly votes on the draft resolution on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its economic, commercial, and…