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Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’ 14 August 2024 © UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell A female-run radio station is bringing education and awareness of rights to women and girls in Afghanistan. The de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have almost wiped out two decades of steady progress for education” there, putting the future of an entire generation in jeopardy…

Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank 14 August 2024 © UNRWA A person carries water through the streets in a West Bank town. The situation there is gradually worsening. The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now in its 10th month, the UN Office for the…

No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections 14 August 2024 UNMISS People crossing over a newly constructed bridge in Tambura South Sudan. The new, UNMISS-funded Yubu bridge is a sturdy one. Many, many people can stand on it at the same time. The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but the date remains elusive, the Secretary-General’s…

WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern 14 August 2024 © CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery Monkeypox is a rare but dangerous infection similar to the now eradicated smallpox virus. The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following…

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

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Belgium Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 14 August 2024 Presentation of Credentials Christophe Payot, the new Permanent Representative of Belgium 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…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Statelessness Policy, Ask Questions on the Education of Roma Children and Attacks on Returnees

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Statelessness Policy, Ask Questions on the Education of Roma Children and Attacks on Returnees 13 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fourteenth and fifteenth periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 13 August 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Human Rights, and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.Worsening situation in SudanMohamed Refaat,…

Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency 13 August 2024 © WHO/Eugene Kabambi The African region has been experiencing an unprecedented increase in mpox cases since the beginning of 2024. Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease has surfaced for the first time, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on…

Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire 13 August 2024 © UNRWA An UNRWA-run school, which was converted into a shelter, was severely damaged by previous strikes. (file) As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more for an immediate ceasefire and conditions which would allow full…

Afghanistan: Taliban rule has erased women from public life, sparked mental health crisis

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Taliban rule has erased women from public life, sparked mental health crisis 13 August 2024 © UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell An Afghan mother holds her daughter, staring at the light from behind her obscured window. Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to the “striking” erasure of women from public life, which is also reflected at the community and household levels, a…