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World Humanitarian Day: What it means to be an aid worker today

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Humanitarian Day: What it means to be an aid worker today 19 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi A humanitarian worker provides information to a family arriving at a humanitarian hub in Zaporizhzhia, after evacuating from Donetska Oblast in Ukraine in 2022. (file) As the aid worker community commemorated fallen colleagues at solemn ceremonies marking World Humanitarian Day on Monday,…

Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence 19 August 2024 © WFP WFP prepares food for distribution in Forbaranga, West Darfur. On Monday, UN authorities in Sudan confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been approved to cross the border from Chad through the Adre crossing…

Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen 19 August 2024 © UNICEF/Anas ALhjj Boys study in what used to be their classroom in Al Khair school, in Taiz governorate, Yemen. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Monday for Houthi rebels in Yemen to immediately and unconditionally release UN staff, humanitarians, diplomatic personnel and others who…

New Permanent Representative of Latvia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Latvia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 19 August 2024 Presentation of Credentials Ivars Pundurs, the new Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva…

New Permanent Representative of Sweden Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Sweden Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 19 August 2024 Presentation of Credentials Magnus Hellgren, the new Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Hellgren…

UN and partners report acute malnutrition surge in Government-controlled areas of Yemen

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN and partners report acute malnutrition surge in Government-controlled areas of Yemen 18 August 2024 © WFP/Annabel Symington A mother gives therapeutical food to her son at a WFP nutrition clinic in Yemen. Acute malnutrition is escalating among children in Government-controlled areas in Yemen, UN agencies and partners said in a report published on Sunday…

Put people at the centre of urban policies, says new UN-Habitat chief

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Put people at the centre of urban policies, says new UN-Habitat chief 18 August 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Anacláudia Rossbach, new Executive Director of UN-Habitat The new head of the UN agency working to make cities more sustainable is optimistic about how urban planning can meet people’s need for adequate housing - while also protecting the planet. …

Ukraine: Deteriorating safety at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant following drone blast nearby

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Deteriorating safety at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant following drone blast nearby 17 August 2024 Ⓒ IAEA The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Safety at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road near the site’s perimeter, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday…

Sudan: UN chief welcomes decision to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN chief welcomes decision to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery 17 August 2024 © WFP Food is distributed by WFP in Forbaranga, West Darfur. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the decision by the Sudanese authorities to reopen a crucial corridor for aid to enter the war-ravaged country, his spokesperson said on Saturday…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Belarus’ Strategies to Promote Interethnic Peace, Ask About the Stripping of Citizens’ Nationality and the Dissolution of Ethnic Minority Associations

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Belarus’ Strategies to Promote Interethnic Peace, Ask About the Stripping of Citizens’ Nationality and the Dissolution of Ethnic Minority Associations 16 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth periodic…