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Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "17 Faces of Action" on the occasion of the World Women's Forum

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "17 Faces of Action" on the occasion of the World Women's Forum 22 August 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of Action”Thursday, 22 August 2024, at 5.00 p.m.Chinggis Khaan National Museum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends,It is my great pleasure to join you for the inauguration of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of Action…

Gaza: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes 22 August 2024 © UNRWA Families continue to shelter in school buildings in the Gaza Strip. UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are running out and deteriorating in Gaza, while humanitarians condemned new strikes on schools sheltering people displaced by the war.…

UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans 22 August 2024 UN Photo/Kiara Worth UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets a local community member from Lalomanu, Samoa. Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital development funding and…

Driving Progress: Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Driving Progress: Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries 22 August 2024 World Bank/Dominic Chavez Men unload sacks of onions from a truck in Bamako, Mali, a landlocked developing country. Their lack of direct access to the vital trade links often result in landlocked countries paying high transport and transit costs. Leaders from landlocked developing countries…

Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All 22 August 2024 WFP/Deborah Nguyen A woman and her baby stand in the rubble of Cyclone Idai, that struck central Mozambique in 2019. Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people on the planet are protected against weather-related hazards through early warning systems, the World…

Middle East: Security Council urged to find path away from ‘vicious cycles of despair’

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East: Security Council urged to find path away from ‘vicious cycles of despair’ 22 August 2024 © UNRWA Gazans respond to evacuation orders issued by the Israeli authorities. The Security Council met on Thursday to hear from top officials about the situation on the ground in the Middle East, a region roiling from the ongoing war in Gaza as the conflict enters its 11th month. Council…

Nepal: New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Nepal: New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth 22 August 2024 Unsplash/Sujitabh Chaudhary Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. The adoption of new transitional justice legislation in Nepal marks an important step in the nation’s long journey towards accountability and reconciliation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said Thursday.…

World News in Brief: UN chief condemns religious hate, threats to freedom in Sri Lanka, four young people executed in Somalia, human rights office for Caribbean

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN chief condemns religious hate, threats to freedom in Sri Lanka, four young people executed in Somalia, human rights office for Caribbean 22 August 2024 OCHA/Yaye Nabo Sène A group of people advocate against hate and discrimination based on ethnicity and religion in the Central African Republic. (2017) As the world marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims…

Haiti: Millions of lives on the brink amid multiple crises

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Millions of lives on the brink amid multiple crises 22 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A UN staff member provides medical care to a displaced woman and children. Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released UN report…

Director-General's remarks at the World Women's Forum

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the World Women's Forum 22 August 2024 Tatiana Valovaya World Women’s ForumPlenary session “Towards a Green Future” Thursday, 22 August 2024 at 10.00 a.m.“Ikh Mongol” Hall, State Palace, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Your Excellency Mr. Khurelsukh [President of Mongolia], Your Excellency Ms. Battsetseg [Minister for Foreign Affairs], Deputy Secretary-General [Ms. Amina J. Mohammed],Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, …