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UN supports response as Cyclone Remal batters communities in Bangladesh, India

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN supports response as Cyclone Remal batters communities in Bangladesh, India 28 May 2024 © UNICEF Three flags signifying "great danger" and "severe storm imminent" in village of Panjupara, Bangladesh, as Cyclone Remal is about to make landfall on 26 May 2024. UN teams are working alongside authorities and relief partners to assist communities battered by a tropical…

Gender equality, youth aspirations keys to sustainable peace, Security Council hears

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gender equality, youth aspirations keys to sustainable peace, Security Council hears 28 May 2024 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas A wide view of the UN Security Council meeting on the role of women and youth in the maintenance of international peace and security. Gender equality and the aspirations of young people are crucial for ensuring sustainable peace and security, the UN’s top political and…

Indian peacekeeper is UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Indian peacekeeper is UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year 28 May 2024 MONUSCO Major Radhika Sen, Indian military peacekeeper serving with the UN Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), wins the 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. An Indian peacekeeper deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), who…

SIDS drowning in debt and ‘running on empty’, warns Guterres in Antigua

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home SIDS drowning in debt and ‘running on empty’, warns Guterres in Antigua 28 May 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A view of Antigua and Barbuda, the host of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4). International financing is the fuel for sustainable development, but small island States are “running on empty”, drowning in debt and rising sea levels due to…

Gaza: UN officials condemn Israeli airstrikes on camp for displaced

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN officials condemn Israeli airstrikes on camp for displaced 27 May 2024 WFP International Medical Corps Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza. Senior UN officials have condemned Israeli air strikes on Sunday that hit a camp for displaced people in Rafah, southern Gaza, reportedly claiming over 35 Palestinian lives, including women and children…

Small island development ‘a test case’ for climate and financial justice, says Guterres

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Small island development ‘a test case’ for climate and financial justice, says Guterres 27 May 2024 © UNICEF/Roger LeMoyne A view of St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, the host of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4). Good morning from the blue waters and lush green hills of the Caribbean where earlier we were reporting live from the…

Papua New Guinea landslide: 670 feared dead, says UN migration agency

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Papua New Guinea landslide: 670 feared dead, says UN migration agency 26 May 2024 IOM/ Mohamud Omer Hundreds were buried in a landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea, on May 24, 2024 Friday’s landslide in the north of Papua New Guinea is likely to have been far more deadly than first thought, Serhan Aktoprak, the country head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said…

In Antigua, island youth build ‘wall of commitment’ to turn tide against climate crisis

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Antigua, island youth build ‘wall of commitment’ to turn tide against climate crisis 26 May 2024 UN News/ Matthew Wells Delegates to the SIDS Global and Youth Action Summit including Adelaide Nafoi of Samoa (second from left) after completing their section of the “wall of commitment”. It may be built out of recyclable cardboard boxes, but when world leaders officially open the Fourth…

Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official 25 May 2024 UN Ukraine An attack by Russian armed forces on a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv on Saturday, 25 May An attack by Russian armed forces on a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv on Saturday reportedly killed at least four people and injured around 40. Denise Brown, the UN Humanitarian coordinator…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Rwanda’s Majority Female Parliament, Ask about Efforts to Support Trafficking Victims and Promote Girls’ Right to Education

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Rwanda’s Majority Female Parliament, Ask about Efforts to Support Trafficking Victims and Promote Girls’ Right to Education 24 May 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Rwanda, with Committee Experts congratulating the…