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Waiting would be ‘death sentence’ for millions on brink of starvation: Relief chief

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Waiting would be ‘death sentence’ for millions on brink of starvation: Relief chief 12 June 2024 © OMS Un paciente de siete años con desnutrición aguda grave y deshidratación fue trasladado a un hospital de campaña en el sur de Gaza en abril, en medio de una inminente hambruna en el norte. Millions of people are teetering on the brink of starvation as conflict rages across many corners of…

Ukraine Recovery Conference: UN sounds alarm over humanitarian funding

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine Recovery Conference: UN sounds alarm over humanitarian funding 12 June 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Children in Borodianka, Ukraine, study under lamplight in a shelter. The UN is becoming increasingly concerned over falling levels of humanitarian funding for civilians across war-torn Ukraine, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) told delegates to the Ukraine Recovery…

Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR 12 June 2024 © UNICEF/Mahamat Mariam Djimé Adam, 33, is sitting in the yard of Adre’s secondary school in Chad. She arrived from Sudan with her 8 children. "We were attacked in our home, my husband was killed and all our belongings were taken. I managed to escape with my children This year and last have seen historically high…

Tunisian change maker invents a sustainable vehicle

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Tunisian change maker invents a sustainable vehicle 12 June 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Khadija Jallouli, a youth representative from Tunisia, addresses the Conference of States Parties (COSP17). Khadija Jallouli, a young Tunisian entrepreneur with a disability, has called for redoubling international efforts aimed at integrating people with disabilities and involving them in decisions related…

Life in DPR Korea still ‘daily struggle devoid of hope’ warns human rights chief

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Life in DPR Korea still ‘daily struggle devoid of hope’ warns human rights chief 12 June 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Volker Türk (on screen), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The international community must continue to pay close attention to the troubling human rights situation in the…

Director-General's remarks at the Meeting with Fellows of the United Nations President of the General Assembly Fellowship Programme

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Meeting with Fellows of the United Nations President of the General Assembly Fellowship Programme 11 June 2024 Tatiana Valovaya  Meeting with the Fellows of the United Nations President of the General Assembly Fellowship Programme Tuesday, 11 June 2024, at 11.30 a.m. Building H, Palais des Nations Dear Fellows,It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations, at the heart of International Geneva. I am…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 11 June 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, and the United…

Yemen: UN chief demands release of aid workers held by Houthis

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: UN chief demands release of aid workers held by Houthis 11 June 2024 © UNICEF/Waleed Qadari Years of conflict have left millions across Yemen in need of humanitarian aid and protection. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for the immediate release of all United Nations staff held in Yemen by the de facto Houthi authorities, following the detention of 13 of the…

From AI to war zones, UN hosts largest global meeting on disability issues

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home From AI to war zones, UN hosts largest global meeting on disability issues 11 June 2024 United Nations Disability is an opportunity to celebrate differences and re-imagine a world that is inclusive for everyone. Welcome to this first ever guest-edited UN News live page. We’re reporting from the opening day of the 17th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP17) to the game-changing…

Over 180 migrants dead or missing in latest tragedy off Yemen, UN agency reports

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Over 180 migrants dead or missing in latest tragedy off Yemen, UN agency reports 11 June 2024 © IOM Djibouti A boat carrying migrants that sank off the coast of northeastern Djibouti in April 2024. Since 2014, over 480 migrants have drowned trying to cross the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Horn of Africa. At least 49 migrants have been killed, including many women and children, and a…