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Explainer: Five practical tools for keeping peace

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: Five practical tools for keeping peace 29 May 2024 © UNICEF/Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi A UN soldier from the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission stands guard as a UN helicopter delivers aid and humanitarian personnel to Rhoe IDP camp, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1948, the United Nations took a pivotal step by deploying peacekeepers to support countries in their journey…

More climate funding needed to ‘transition from rhetoric to decisive action’

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home More climate funding needed to ‘transition from rhetoric to decisive action’ 29 May 2024 © UNICEF/Lasse Bak Mejlvang Workers construct barriers to combat sea erosion along the coastline of Tuvalu. Climate action taken so far to help fund efforts in cash-strapped small island developing States (SIDS) “does not measure up to what has been said” in the wake of COP28 in Dubai last year…

Stories from the UN Archive: Keeping the peace over decades

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Keeping the peace over decades 29 May 2024 UN Photo Members of the UN Military Observer Group meet with Indian and Pakistani officers on the ceasefire line in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1955. (file) UN Member States have been deploying “Blue Helmets” (or peacekeepers) since 1948, so on the occasion of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, marked…

UNICEF reports surge in violence against children in Africa’s central Sahel

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF reports surge in violence against children in Africa’s central Sahel 29 May 2024 © UNICEF Niger/Islamane Abdou Violence and insecurity has driven thousands of families from their homes in central Sahel. Pictured here, a displaced mother and her child who have sought shelter in Niger. Violence against children in the central Sahel region of Africa surged dramatically in the last…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 28 May 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the International Organization for Migration, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies/World Weather…

Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities 28 May 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden Much of Khan Younis in Gaza lies in ruins. (file) Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organizations have expressed deep concern over the “inhuman” detention of suspected Palestinian fighters in the enclave by Israeli authorities, alleging…

UN hub reaches remote Pacific islanders: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN hub reaches remote Pacific islanders: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 28 May 2024 © Eunie Kim Micronesia is in the North Pacific Ocean. The communities of thousands of tiny Pacific islands are the frontline gamechangers tackling the climate crisis, and a hub based in Micronesia now hosts more than a dozen UN agencies that together are helping address some of their most pressing needs as…

Gaza: Rafah camp attack heightens focus on dwindling health resources

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Rafah camp attack heightens focus on dwindling health resources 28 May 2024 © UNRWA The people of Gaza continue to be forcibly displaced. Since the military offensive on Rafah started 6 May, over 630,000 people have been forced to flee the area. UN agencies on Tuesday reiterated their call for an urgent ceasefire and humanitarian access in Gaza following Israeli air strikes on Sunday…

UN supports Papua New Guinea following deadly landslide

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN supports Papua New Guinea following deadly landslide 28 May 2024 UNDP Rescue workers at the site of the the May 25 landslide in northern Papua New Guinea. The United Nations continues to assist authorities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with search and rescue efforts four days after the massive landslide in Enga province, where some 2,000 people are feared dead and accessing survivors remains…

World News in Brief: Menstrual hygiene day, Guterres condemns DPRK missile launch, conflict in Sudan

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Menstrual hygiene day, Guterres condemns DPRK missile launch, conflict in Sudan 28 May 2024 UNICEF/Henry Bongyereirwe Even further, 427 million children are unable to access sanitation services that are “single-sex and usable at school”; meanwhile one in five schools lacks sanitation services altogether. Today marks Menstrual Hygiene Day and a joint report from the World…