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First Person: Guest editing UN News’s first live blog takeover

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Guest editing UN News’s first live blog takeover 09 June 2024 Courtesy of Nick Herd Nick Herd is a Canadian activist, actor and talk show host. Activist, actor and talk show host Nick Herd will be leading the UN News team as its first ever guest editor on Tuesday, when people from around the world gather at UN Headquarters to take part in the largest global meeting on issues…

Gaza: Deaths and devastation during hostage rescue operation show ‘seismic trauma’ of ongoing war

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Deaths and devastation during hostage rescue operation show ‘seismic trauma’ of ongoing war 09 June 2024 © UNRWA More than 35 displaced people were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit an UNRWA-run school in Nuseirat, Central Gaza. The scenes of devastation witnessed in the aftermath of Israel’s military operation to release hostages from the Nuseirat refugee camp proves that each day…

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts 08 June 2024 UN Photo/Albert González Farran Sheij Aldine, a member of the Sudanese Association for Disabled People, rides a special motorbike provided by the organization in North Darfur, Sudan. (file) Imagine daily life without your sight, hearing or a limb or living with the challenges of neurodiversity or paralysis. That…

Director-General's remarks at the GCSP "New Issues in Security" course

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the GCSP "New Issues in Security" course 07 June 2024 Tatiana Valovaya   GCSP “New Issues in Security” course Friday, 7 June 2024, at 2.00 p.m.Visitors’ service Room, Building E, Door 39, Palais des Nations Delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Kira Kruglikova, Director, Division of Administration, United Nations Office at Geneva Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to…

Amid Gaza war, children now work so families can survive: ILO

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Amid Gaza war, children now work so families can survive: ILO 07 June 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Children in Gaza collect cardboard to light fires for cooking. Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, ILO, warned on Friday that families there now send their children to work just to survive, as unemployment nears a staggering 80 per cent…

Terrorism, humanitarian crises threaten stability of West Africa: UN deputy chief

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Terrorism, humanitarian crises threaten stability of West Africa: UN deputy chief 07 June 2024 © UNICEF/KC Nwakalor Millions remain displaced across Nigeria due to conflict, climate change impacts and natural disasters. In this file photo, a girl carries water to her shelter at an IDP camp in the country's northeast. Rapidly evolving global political, social, environmental and security…

‘Unimaginable trauma’ haunts Sudan’s displaced while violence, famine threaten millions

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Unimaginable trauma’ haunts Sudan’s displaced while violence, famine threaten millions 07 June 2024 © WFP/Abubaker Garelnabei A woman feeds a child at a school used as a gathering point for displaced people in Port Sudan. (file) Horrific violence and the risk of famine continue to stalk the people of Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday, as they echoed condemnation by UN Secretary-…

World Oceans Day event highlights immediate protection measures needed

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World Oceans Day event highlights immediate protection measures needed 07 June 2024 © Henley Spiers Marine biologists tend to a coral nursery at COMO Cocoa Island, Maldives. UN World Oceans Day, celebrated on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York, focused on “opening minds, igniting senses, and inspiring possibilities” to protect marine life worldwide.…

World News in Brief: UN staff detained in Yemen, cyclone threat for Haiti, rights chief Lao PDR, climate change

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN staff detained in Yemen, cyclone threat for Haiti, rights chief Lao PDR, climate change 07 June 2024 UNICEF/Abdulhaleem The port of Hudaydah in crisis-ridden Yemen. (file) UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed on Friday that Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen have detained 11 UN national staff working for the Organization there…

Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating toll of Kharkiv attacks

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating toll of Kharkiv attacks 07 June 2024 © IOM Aftermath of attack in the city center of Kharkiv, Ukraine. A recent escalation in fighting in Ukraine, particularly in the Kharkiv region, has left nearly 200 people dead, displaced thousands more and further crippled critical infrastructure, with implications for global food security, a senior UN…