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World News in Brief: UN aid chief on Rafah, Gaza fuel shortage, rising hunger in Haiti

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN aid chief on Rafah, Gaza fuel shortage, rising hunger in Haiti 24 May 2024 © UNRWA The UN estimates that over 810,000 people have fled Rafah in the past two weeks. Global uproar calling for an end to the Israeli incursion in Rafah “has grown too loud to ignore”, UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Friday, in a fresh appeal for a ceasefire in…

Nations agree landmark treaty on traditional knowledge, protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nations agree landmark treaty on traditional knowledge, protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights 24 May 2024 © UNICEF/Lebon Chansard ZIAVOULA Indigenous Peoples possess valuable knowledge passed down through generations. Pictured here, a community in the Republic of the Congo. Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – a specialized UN agency – on Friday agreed to a…

Gaza: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah 24 May 2024 © UNRWA A child walks through the rubble in Rafah. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries…

Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state 24 May 2024 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Htet Des enfants jouant dans le camp de personnes déplacées musulmanes de Thet Kel Pyin à Sittwe, la capitale de l'État de Rakhine (archive) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for an end to renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where reports have emerged of…

WMO warns of up to seven major hurricanes in North Atlantic in 2024

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO warns of up to seven major hurricanes in North Atlantic in 2024 24 May 2024 IRIN/Ben Parker Destruction left behind in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on the island of Dominica. (file) The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a warning for an “above average” hurricane season in the North Atlantic in 2024. Based on data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy 24 May 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Baby at a health clinic in Androy, Madagascar Data crunched by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more than a decade of gains in life expectancy, reinforcing the need for countries to agree on a global pandemic…

Sudan: Deteriorating situation in El Fasher, health system collapsing nationwide

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Deteriorating situation in El Fasher, health system collapsing nationwide 24 May 2024 © UNICEF/Mohamed Zakaria Children shelter in the shade in Tambasi centre in El Fasher, North Darfur. The humanitarian situation for some 800,000 civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and surrounding areas in North Darfur continues to deteriorate amid ongoing clashes between rival military forces, the UN…

Security Council denounces attacks against aid workers, UN personnel

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council denounces attacks against aid workers, UN personnel 24 May 2024 UN Nigeria UN vehicles destroyed in an attack by armed fighters in the town of Monguno in Borno state, Nigeria. (file) The United Nations Security Council on Friday strongly condemned rising attacks on humanitarian workers and UN personnel, urging all conflict parties to ensure their safety and access…

Civilians in Ukraine describe continued Russian attacks in northeastern regions

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Civilians in Ukraine describe continued Russian attacks in northeastern regions 24 May 2024 © IOM Aftermath of attack in the city center of Kharkiv, Ukraine. Civilians in the northeast of Ukraine are experiencing escalated hostilities as Russian armed forces have taken control of several villages, according to testimonies received by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Brazil’s Maria da Penha Law on Gender-Based Violence, Ask about Measures to Address Violence against Women and Promote Indigenous and Quilombola Women’s Land Rights

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Brazil’s Maria da Penha Law on Gender-Based Violence, Ask about Measures to Address Violence against Women and Promote Indigenous and Quilombola Women’s Land Rights 23 May 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the combined eighth and ninth…