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SIDS go forward with ‘new sense of hope, solidarity and determination’

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home SIDS go forward with ‘new sense of hope, solidarity and determination’ 30 May 2024 UN News/Matt Wells Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (second left) at the closing of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island States (SIDS4) in Antigua and Barbuda. The roadmap towards achieving resilient prosperity for small island States adopted on Thursday in Antigua and Barbuda “marks the…

World News in Brief: Hunger grows in Haiti, Gaza aid blocked, World Potato Day

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Hunger grows in Haiti, Gaza aid blocked, World Potato Day 30 May 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph في هايتي، يواجه ما يقرب من 1.6 مليون شخص مستويات حادة من انعدام الأمن الغذائي، مما يزيد من خطر الهزال وسوء التغذية بين الأطفال. As people in Haiti continue to deal with growing hunger, UN agencies are striving to deliver goods and services to populations in need…

Human rights experts highlight threats to journalists covering Iran

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights experts highlight threats to journalists covering Iran 30 May 2024 联合国图片/Sylvain Liechti 教科文组织表示，新闻记者仍是一个危险的职业。与往年一样，2018-19年间，电视记者和本地媒体记者仍是暴力事件最主要的受害者。 UN independent human rights experts on Thursday condemned violence, threats and intimidation against Persian language journalists for their critical reporting on Iran…

Top UN officials urge comprehensive approach to Syria’s protracted crisis

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN officials urge comprehensive approach to Syria’s protracted crisis 30 May 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman A family flees a village on the frontlines in the Ariha district, northwest Syria, a frequent target for shelling. (file) Syria remains plagued by a severe and complex security and humanitarian situation against a backdrop of a broader political impasse, senior UN officials told…

Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut ‘one after another’

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut ‘one after another’ 30 May 2024 UN News Mawasi-Rafah, west of Rafah. With no let up in reported street battles and Israeli bombardment across Gaza on Thursday, UN humanitarians warned that the flow of vital lifesaving aid into the enclave has fallen by more than two thirds since the Israeli military stepped…

Cabo Verde beats back climate change through South-South cooperation

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Cabo Verde beats back climate change through South-South cooperation 30 May 2024 © FAO / Giuseppe Carotenuto In Cabo Verde, a farmer receives expert training as part of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme. The small island developing State of Cabo Verde is fighting back against climate change with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).…

Gaza: UN Middle East envoy reiterates call for ceasefire, hostage release agreement

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN Middle East envoy reiterates call for ceasefire, hostage release agreement 29 May 2024 UN Photo/Ariana Lindquist Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. (file) The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Wednesday urgently called for an immediate return to negotiations, the release of hostages and a humanitarian ceasefire in the…

Global unemployment set to decline slightly this year: UN labour agency

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Global unemployment set to decline slightly this year: UN labour agency 29 May 2024 © ILO/Marcel Crozet Garment workers stand next to a line of sewing machines in a clothing plant in Lesotho. Global unemployment numbers will fall modestly this year, but unequal access to jobs is still a problem worldwide, particularly for women in poorer countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO…

Funding is needed to support Sudanese refugees in Chad: UNHCR

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Funding is needed to support Sudanese refugees in Chad: UNHCR 29 May 2024 © UNHCR/Ying Hu Sudanese refugees are living in makeshift shelters in the border town of Adre after fleeing to Chad due to violence and hunger. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling on partners to assist them in supporting about 185,000 Sudanese who have journeyed into Chad and are trying to escape dangerous borders…

Gaza medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low: WHO

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low: WHO 29 May 2024 © WHO Patient with severe acute malnutrition and dehydration at a field hospital in south Gaza - 24 April 2024 Vital medical supplies are fast running out in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, the UN health agency warned on Wednesday, amid reports of continuing Israeli bombing and hostilities in the…