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World leaders adopt pivotal UN Pact for the Future

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World leaders adopt pivotal UN Pact for the Future 22 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Un Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium and) addresses the opening of the Summit of the Future. World leaders are at UN Headquarters in New York this Sunday where they adopted the potentially game-changing Pact for the Future by consensus, with a small group of just seven countries holding out…

New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future 21 September 2024 © Unsplash/Ben White The Summit of the Future is aiming to chart a more equitable path for coming generations. Hundreds of youth, celebrities and world leaders converged at UN Headquarters in New York on Saturday for the second of two “action days” on the eve of the landmark Summit of the Future…

Sudan: UN chief alarmed at full-scale assault on El Fasher

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN chief alarmed at full-scale assault on El Fasher 21 September 2024 © UNICEF/Osman Rajab Les combats au Soudan ont entraîné le déplacement de nombreuses familles en quête de sécurité. (archives) The UN Secretary-General is gravely alarmed by reports of a full-scale assault on El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric said on Saturday…

Sowing peace, one agribusiness at a time: Colombian farmers reclaim their land and livelihoods

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sowing peace, one agribusiness at a time: Colombian farmers reclaim their land and livelihoods 21 September 2024 Laura Quinones Saray Zuñiga sits on a swing at the eco-park built thanks the FAO-Sweden project. In the heart of Colombia, where the scars of conflict run deep, a remarkable transformation is taking place. Farmers, once displaced and dispossessed, are reclaiming their land,…

AI-powered art puts ‘digital environmentalism’ on display at UN Headquarters

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home AI-powered art puts ‘digital environmentalism’ on display at UN Headquarters 21 September 2024 UN News/Conor Lennon AI Artwork exhibit "Large Nature Model: Coral" by Refik Anadol at UN Headquarters. A groundbreaking art installation at UN Headquarters by renowned media artist Refik Anadol leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of the…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 20 September 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Trade and Development, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Human Rights Council.Human Rights Council UpdatePascal Sim for…

Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa 20 September 2024 © NIAID Colorized transmission electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles (red), found within an infected cell (blue), that had been cultured in the laboratory. The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread…

Lebanon: WHO appeals for more support for civilians as crises intensify

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: WHO appeals for more support for civilians as crises intensify 20 September 2024 联合国 联合国车辆通过黎巴嫩南部 The international community must come to the aid of Lebanon in the face of back-to-back crises and spillover from the war in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the country said on Friday, as reports emerged of more Israeli airstrikes in the south.…

Security Council holds emergency session over Lebanon; region ‘on the brink of catastrophe’

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council holds emergency session over Lebanon; region ‘on the brink of catastrophe’ 20 September 2024 OCHA/Lebanon Tayr Harfa village in southern Lebanon was affected by the hostilities across the Blue Line. The Security Council met in emergency session on Friday following Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut and in the south, which have left at least a dozen dead. It comes…

Middle East: Regional crisis risks engulfing Syria, UN envoy warns

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East: Regional crisis risks engulfing Syria, UN envoy warns 20 September 2024 UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. The escalating regional tensions are drawing Syria deeper into conflict, the UN Special Envoy for the country warned on Tuesday, citing recent Israeli…