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UNICEF extends aid to children in Afghanistan affected by flash floods

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF extends aid to children in Afghanistan affected by flash floods 03 June 2024 © UNICEF/Osman Khayyam A grandmother sits with her three grandsons who were injured when flash floods hit their village in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has rushed to support tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan who are being affected by ongoing flash floods, mainly in…

Conditions in Gaza are ‘unspeakable’ as one million people flee Rafah: UNRWA

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Conditions in Gaza are ‘unspeakable’ as one million people flee Rafah: UNRWA 03 June 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Thousands of Gazan families are evacuating Rafah City after Israeli airstrikes. A staggering one million people have now fled Rafah in southern Gaza, the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday, amid fresh reports of overnight attacks in southern, central…

UN project empowers refugees in Angola

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN project empowers refugees in Angola 03 June 2024 © UNHCR / Camila I. Geraldo In the rice fields, smiling faces reflect a new sense of purpose and community. In addition to the harvest, this effort promotes resilience and autonomy in a community that seeks security and wants to provide the next generation with the tools for [...] In the lush fields of Angola’s northeastern Lunda Norte…

World News in Brief: Aid breakthrough for Haiti, police violence in Chicago, celebrating ‘pedal power’

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Aid breakthrough for Haiti, police violence in Chicago, celebrating ‘pedal power’ 03 June 2024 © WFP/Luc Junior Segur A WFP-chartered cargo plane being unloaded of its 15 MT of desperately needed medical supplies at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN humanitarians said on Monday that they have finally been able to deliver…

UN experts concerned about migrant labour exploitation in UK

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN experts concerned about migrant labour exploitation in UK 03 June 2024 UNSPLASH/Fraser Cottrell London, England Independent UN human rights experts have expressed concern about the protection risks faced by migrant workers in the United Kingdom (UK), including “deception, exorbitant recruitment fees, debt bondage, undignified living conditions, and potential deportation.”…

Iran’s uranium stockpile grows following three years of denied access

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Iran’s uranium stockpile grows following three years of denied access 03 June 2024 IAEA/Paolo Contri The Busher nuclear power plant in Iran. (file photo) Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium continues to increase, the head of the UN atomic watchdog agency said on Monday, adding that it has been three years since the agency was able to access the country…

Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza: Aid official

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza: Aid official 03 June 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah People are lining up for food at a hot meals kitchen in front of pot that serves people with what makes their only meal of the day The narrowing space left for civilians in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly limited and crowded, while dire living conditions are eroding the social fabric there, a…

At World Health Assembly, countries agree on efforts to boost pandemic preparedness

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home At World Health Assembly, countries agree on efforts to boost pandemic preparedness 02 June 2024 UN Women/Louie Pacardo Wearing a full protective suit, a women doctor leading volunteer health workers attending to COVID-19 patients and persons under investigation at a community hospital in the Philippines. (2020 photo) Countries on Saturday agreed to a set of key actions to better guide and…

Counting down the days: UN’s 218 international days explained

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Counting down the days: UN’s 218 international days explained 01 June 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Last month, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to designate 25 May as World Football Day. This month will see more global observances than there are days in June, commemorating everything from bicycles to oceans. But, how did the UN start marking global dates…

Explainer: What’s a dignity kit?

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: What’s a dignity kit? 01 June 2024 UNICEF/Prashanth Vishwanathan A teacher in India leads an awareness class about menstrual and general hygiene to her students. (file) Every month, nearly two billion women and girls menstruate, but during times of war and climate disasters, from the conflict in Gaza to the devastation caused by Cyclone Remal in Asia, UN humanitarian teams…