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Shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop: UN rights chief

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop: UN rights chief 04 August 2024 © UNICEF/Zhantu Chakma Vista de Dhaka, la capital de Bangladesh. The UN’s top human rights official on Sunday called for an immediate stop to the violence in Bangladesh, which claimed scores of lives, including those of police officers, over the weekend…

UN condemns deadly suicide attack on Somalia beach

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN condemns deadly suicide attack on Somalia beach 03 August 2024 UNSOM Photo A file photo of the Lido Beach in the Mogadishu. The beach is popular among Somalis to spend time with family and friends. The United Nations has strongly condemned a suicide attack at a popular beachfront in the capital, Mogadishu, that claimed dozens of civilian lives…

UNICEF reports 32 children killed, many injured and detained in Bangladesh protests

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF reports 32 children killed, many injured and detained in Bangladesh protests 02 August 2024 © UNICEF/Claudia Berger At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained in ongoing protests in Bangladesh. (file photo) At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained during student protests that erupted in Bangladesh in July, the UN Children’s Fund (…

Gaza: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases 02 August 2024 © UNRWA People in Gaza are living in increasingly unsanitary conditions, amid the looming threat of deadly diseases. UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage. …

UN envoy urges action to address ‘growing risk of a serious escalation’ in the Middle East

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy urges action to address ‘growing risk of a serious escalation’ in the Middle East 02 August 2024 © UNICEF In Southern Lebanon, a boy walks among the ruins of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. The top UN envoy in the Middle East called on Friday for urgent action to address the “growing risk” of regional escalation following recent deadly attacks in Lebanon, the Syrian Golan…

World News in Brief: Justice for Yazidis, South Sudan abductions, food prices hold steady

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Justice for Yazidis, South Sudan abductions, food prices hold steady 02 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Manja Vidic Displaced Yazidi families on Mount Sinjar, an area of Iraq with a deeply troubling recent past. (file) Ten years after Dae'sh/ISIL attacked the Yazidi people of Sinjar, Iraq, killing, displacing and capturing men, women and children and destroying the 400,000-strong…

The orange economy: Where creativity fuels prosperity

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The orange economy: Where creativity fuels prosperity 02 August 2024 UN News/Abdelmonem Makki Dolls dressed in traditional Moroccan clothing made by a project in Morocco. What happens when you blend creativity, cultural heritage and economic growth? Up pops the vibrant world of an orange economy,…

Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows 02 August 2024 © Unsplash/Andrew Seaman 在热浪中保持凉爽对儿童尤为重要，因为他们比成年人更难调节体温。 A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to soar in line with our steadily warming planet. That’s the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), which said on Friday that…

Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares 02 August 2024 © UNICEF/Oleg Popov Members of the Roma community in Europe continue to face hardships and discrimination, with many living in poverty. In this file photo, a Roma men and children work at a junkyard in Bulgaria. Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it appears”,…

Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration 02 August 2024 © UNICEF A six-month-old baby is screened for malnutrition during a visit to the hospital in Blue Nile state, Sudan. Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people in need, now that famine has been confirmed in parts of the country.…