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Gaza: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting 16 July 2024 © UNRWA Amid continued forced displacement and destruction, UNRWA is providing crucial support to families across Gaza. (file) Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from a humanitarian hub, UN agencies said on Tuesday, as thousands continue to face…

Guterres renews call for accountability 10 years after ‘tragic downing’ of flight MH17

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres renews call for accountability 10 years after ‘tragic downing’ of flight MH17 16 July 2024 OSCE/Evgeniy Maloletka Members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine examine the MH17 crash site in July 2014. Photo: OSCE/Evgeniy Maloletka UN Secretary-General António Guterres is remembering the 298 people killed in “the…

World News in Brief: Sudan displacement ‘grim milestone’, UN deputy chief in West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire joins UN water treaty

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sudan displacement ‘grim milestone’, UN deputy chief in West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire joins UN water treaty 16 July 2024 © UNICEF/Osman Rajab Families arrive at a school in Gedaref after fleeing Sinja in southern Sudan. More than 10 million people in Sudan have been displaced since war erupted last April, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday, citing the…

Polarised Security Council debates meaning of multilateralism

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Polarised Security Council debates meaning of multilateralism 16 July 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Sergey Lavrov (third from left at table), Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of July, chairs the Security Council meeting The current polarised international political landscape was on raw display at the United Nations Security…

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

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Spain Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 16 July 2024 Presentation of Credentials Marcos Gómez Martínez, the new Permanent Representative of Spain 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…

South Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO 15 July 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih Children collect clean water from a pipe connected to their household. Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated now by the war in neighbouring Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday…

The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts 15 July 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten The iconic blue whale looms over the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History. Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and waste, according to the new Global Foresight…

Global call to equip youth with skills for a peaceful and sustainable future

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Global call to equip youth with skills for a peaceful and sustainable future 15 July 2024 UNIDO Two engineering students at a training centre in Zambia. (file photo) The UN Secretary-General has underscored the need to empower young people globally with the skills they need to shape a more peaceful, sustainable future for all…

The Gambia: UN salutes ‘monumental achievement’ as lawmakers uphold FGM ban

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home The Gambia: UN salutes ‘monumental achievement’ as lawmakers uphold FGM ban 15 July 2024 UNFPA Gambian schoolgirls attend a UNFPA campaign to end female genital mutilation (file). Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), calling it a critical win for women’s and girls’ rights.…

Gaza: Fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies 15 July 2024 United Nations People survey the damage after a school was bombarded in central Gaza. New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians and partners continued to treat the victims of a deadly strike on Al Mawasi in southwest Gaza on Saturday that…