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General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel 11 April 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider Security Council members vote on a draft resolution on the mandate renewal of the 1718 Committee Panel of Experts monitoring the sanctions imposed by the Security Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Sharp divisions emerged on Thursday as the General Assembly debated…

Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting 11 April 2024 © UNICEF/Naing Lin Soe A local resident cleans up the extensive damage to his shop caused by Cyclone Mocha in Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that poverty is surging and the middle class in Myanmar is “disappearing” amidst worsening insecurity and conflict.…

Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears 11 April 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Rescue personnel search a bombed out building Kyiv. (file) Russian attacks on cities and towns across Ukraine, including intense and systematic targeting of the energy infrastructure, “have become a daily destructive pattern” in recent weeks, a senior UN official told the…

Stories from the UN Archive: UN-identified flying objects in space

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: UN-identified flying objects in space 11 April 2024 UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata A four-ounce Moon rock brought back by the Apollo 11 astronauts on display at UN Headquarters. (file) From the General Assembly’s first consideration of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) to welcoming astronauts fresh from a walk on the Moon, this #ThrowbackThursday, we looked back at the…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Mexico on Implementing Previous Recommendations, Ask about Implications of the Mayan Train Project on Indigenous Peoples and about Haitian Migrants

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Mexico on Implementing Previous Recommendations, Ask about Implications of the Mayan Train Project on Indigenous Peoples and about Haitian Migrants 09 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth periodic…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 09 April 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as well as spokespersons and representatives for the UN Trade and Development, the UN Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the UN Development Programme.…

Assembly President announces first-ever ‘Sustainability Week’

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Assembly President announces first-ever ‘Sustainability Week’ 09 April 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías United Nations General Assembly prepares to hold a meeting on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. (file) The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced the UN body’s inaugural Sustainability Week, encapsulating a series of high-level discussions and initiatives aimed…

Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report 09 April 2024 © WHO/Sri Lanka Preventing hepatitis B infection through immunization in infancy substantially reduces chronic infections and cases of liver cancer and cirrhosis in adulthood. The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to a report by…

‘Fear and loss’ multiplies in Sudan exodus

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Fear and loss’ multiplies in Sudan exodus 09 April 2024 © WFP/Jacques David Food is distributed to Sudanese refugees in Koufron, Chad. Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war between rival militaries erupted last April, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday…

Colombia serves as ‘a model’ for countries using dialogue to forge peace

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Colombia serves as ‘a model’ for countries using dialogue to forge peace 09 April 2024 UN Photo/Santiago Puentes Viana Women's organisations in Colombia promote the importance of gender equality. Colombia has reached an “important juncture” in advancing peace after decades of war, but efforts to sustain the current momentum must be redoubled, the head of a UN mission in the country told…