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‘Create a future fit for our grandchildren’, Guterres urges, ahead of gamechanger Summit

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Create a future fit for our grandchildren’, Guterres urges, ahead of gamechanger Summit 18 September 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at a press conference ahead of the General Assembly high-level week. Countries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and reform outdated international institutions…

World News in Brief: Yemen detainee appeal, Typhoon Yagi impacts, ease asylum seekers’ plight, mpox cash boost

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Yemen detainee appeal, Typhoon Yagi impacts, ease asylum seekers’ plight, mpox cash boost 18 September 2024 © WFP/Abdullah Al-Garadi Children carry WFP food rations in a makeshift camp for displaced people in Marib, Yemen. Regional directors from six UN agencies and three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Wednesday for the immediate and unconditional…

UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory 18 September 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider Result of the General Assembly vote on a draft resolution on the ICJ advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted…

WMO Press Conference

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WMO Press Conference 18 September 2024 Press Conference Announcement United in Science annual report Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-GeneralLauren Stuart, scientific coordinator 

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 17 September 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Albania on Employment Initiatives for National Minorities, Raise Questions on Labour Conditions and the Education of Roma and Egyptian Children

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Albania on Employment Initiatives for National Minorities, Raise Questions on Labour Conditions and the Education of Roma and Egyptian Children 17 September 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fourth periodic report of Albania, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s efforts…

Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression 17 September 2024 UN News/Victoria Fernandez Caracas the capital city of Venezuela. Violence used against opponents of the Venezuelan authorities has reached unprecedented levels, a top independent human rights probe alleged on Tuesday, citing arrests, sexual abuse and torture as just some of the methods used by the Government of…

Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods 17 September 2024 © UNHCR Families wade through floodwaters to access a water point at a site for internally displaced people in Dikwa in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno State. UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost their homes during recent flooding…

Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup 17 September 2024 © UNOCHA/Siegfried Modola A family arrives to safety after fleeing the restive east of Myanmar. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, issued its latest report on Myanmar on Tuesday, detailing a range of serious violations that continue to underscore the deepening crisis and lack of rule of law throughout the country.…

Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of pager explosions in Lebanon

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of pager explosions in Lebanon 17 September 2024 UN News (File) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert at a Security Council meeting. The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has called for calm following attacks across the country on Tuesday which killed at least nine people, including children, and left thousands injured - many…