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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 26 July 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Response to landslides in EthiopiaJens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency 26 July 2024 © IOM/Djibouti Hundreds of people are believed to have packed onto one unsuitable vessel in the latest tragedy, UN humanitarians say. News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of the desperation people on the move continue to face as they attempt to…

WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children 26 July 2024 © UNRWA A young girl collects water in the Gaza Strip. The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the discovery of the highly infectious disease in sewage samples…

Global education fund announces $2.5 million grant for Haiti

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global education fund announces $2.5 million grant for Haiti 26 July 2024 © UNICEF/Ralph Tedy Erol A schoolgirl in Port-au-Prince holds up a sign in French which reads 'peace'. A UN-backed global fund that supports education in emergencies will provide $2.5 million to ensure that thousands of children affected by gang violence in Haiti can attend school in safety.…

UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin 26 July 2024 © IOC/Greg Martin UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Paris ahead of the opening of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics get underway in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António…

World News in Brief: Historic Palestine monastery on World Heritage in Danger List, rights office condemnation as Ghana upholds anti-gay law, free jailed Russian activist

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Historic Palestine monastery on World Heritage in Danger List, rights office condemnation as Ghana upholds anti-gay law, free jailed Russian activist 26 July 2024 © UNESCO Floor mosaic inside the monastery of Saint Hilarion. The World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Friday that the Monastery of Saint…

Gaza: Evacuation orders displace thousands, disrupt aid operations

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Evacuation orders displace thousands, disrupt aid operations 26 July 2024 © UNRWA In Khan Younis, thousands of people are fleeing for their lives again. Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah following the latest evacuation orders in Gaza, the UN said on Friday.…

Oil tanker sinks, hundreds of thousands affected as ‘super typhoon’ batters Philippines

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Oil tanker sinks, hundreds of thousands affected as ‘super typhoon’ batters Philippines 26 July 2024 © UNICEF/Larry Monserate Piojo Parents carry their children as they walk on a flooded street in Quezon City, Philippines. Over 1.5 million people have been affected in the Philippines, where a state of calamity was declared this week in Metro Manila and nearby areas, as Super Typhoon Gaemi…

‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council 26 July 2024 © UNRWA People in Gaza are living in increasingly unsanitary conditions, amid the looming threat of deadly diseases. Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat to aid workers, urging immediate action prevent further…

Committee against Torture Concludes Eightieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Concludes Eightieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye 26 July 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning closed its eightieth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye on their efforts to…