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UN reiterates call to release staffers detained in Yemen

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN reiterates call to release staffers detained in Yemen 15 August 2024 UNFPA A girl walks through the rubble of war in Sana'a, Yemen. Ansar Allah in Yemen must immediately release 13 UN staff and dozens of personnel from civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other entities, who have been arbitrarily detained for more than two months, two senior officials told the…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Swift Response by the United Kingdom to Investigate Recent Racist Riots, Ask about Compensation for “Windrush” Scandal Victims and Immigration Law Reform

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Swift Response by the United Kingdom to Investigate Recent Racist Riots, Ask about Compensation for “Windrush” Scandal Victims and Immigration Law Reform 14 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic…

Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams 14 August 2024 © UNRWA A family walks through the damaged streets of Gaza. The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive response to the serious health threat, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday…

Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns 14 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Bilal Al-Hammoud Water is poured on a child to help him cope with scorching heat in Syria. One in five children – or 466 million –  live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents’ generation, according to a new…

Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’ 14 August 2024 © UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell A female-run radio station is bringing education and awareness of rights to women and girls in Afghanistan. The de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have almost wiped out two decades of steady progress for education” there, putting the future of an entire generation in jeopardy…

Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank 14 August 2024 © UNRWA A person carries water through the streets in a West Bank town. The situation there is gradually worsening. The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now in its 10th month, the UN Office for the…

No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections 14 August 2024 UNMISS People crossing over a newly constructed bridge in Tambura South Sudan. The new, UNMISS-funded Yubu bridge is a sturdy one. Many, many people can stand on it at the same time. The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but the date remains elusive, the Secretary-General’s…

WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern 14 August 2024 © CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery Monkeypox is a rare but dangerous infection similar to the now eradicated smallpox virus. The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following…

New Permanent Representative of Belgium Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Belgium Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 14 August 2024 Presentation of Credentials Christophe Payot, the new Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Statelessness Policy, Ask Questions on the Education of Roma Children and Attacks on Returnees

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Statelessness Policy, Ask Questions on the Education of Roma Children and Attacks on Returnees 13 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fourteenth and fifteenth periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with…