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Gaza: rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military 15 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden A vehicle is driven through the destruction in Khan Younis. As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East following Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel, independent human rights experts said that the alleged use of…

Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign 15 April 2024 Office of the UN Youth Envoy/Joel Sheakoski Youth Adviser Jevanic Henry speaks at the ECOSOC Youth Forum With the ‘promise of a better world’ in mind the UN Youth Office has launched an new advocacy campaign – “World Leaders: It’s Time to Let #YouthLead” – calling for greater youth representation in…

Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief Türk

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief Türk 15 April 2024 © UNICEF/Spalton An aerial view of children and their families standing near temporary shelters at the Khamsa Dagiga site for displaced people in Zelingei Town, Central Darfur, Sudan. (file) A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the situation could easily worsen…

Yemen’s plight echoes broader Middle East crisis, says UN Envoy

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen’s plight echoes broader Middle East crisis, says UN Envoy 15 April 2024 © IOM/Rami Ibrahim Stranded migrants are living in harsh conditions in western Yemen. As tensions worsen across the Middle East region, Yemen’s plight has become increasingly intertwined with wider geopolitical dynamics, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Monday…

‘Concerted global push’ for Sudan ceasefire is essential: Guterres

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Concerted global push’ for Sudan ceasefire is essential: Guterres 15 April 2024 © WFP/World Relief People wait for the distribution of emergency food and nutrition assistance in West Darfur. “The world is forgetting about the people of Sudan” the UN chief warned on Monday, calling for a boost in humanitarian funding and a global push for peace to end a year of brutal fighting between rival…

World News in Brief: ‘Reckless attacks’ on Ukraine nuclear plant must cease, Chibok abductions 10 years on, action against plant pests

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ‘Reckless attacks’ on Ukraine nuclear plant must cease, Chibok abductions 10 years on, action against plant pests 15 April 2024 © IAEA IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (centre) visits the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (file photo). A recent spate of “reckless attacks” on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine must end immediately…

UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture 15 April 2024 UN News\Vibhu Mishra A daily-wage earner carrying goods on his back at a market in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly on Monday led the clarion call for urgent reform of the global financial system, notably how to approach debt relief on behalf of the billions of…

Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Ninth Session in Geneva and Re-Elects Claude Heller as its Chairperson

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Ninth Session in Geneva and Re-Elects Claude Heller as its Chairperson 15 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-ninth session, which is being held in Geneva from 15 April to 10 May, during which it will review efforts by Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein and North Macedonia to implement the provisions of the…

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

1 year ago International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 15 April 2024  PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME10:00-11:00          …

First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti 14 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Des personnes qui ont fui leur domicile à cause de la violence vivent désormais dans un ancien théâtre du centre-ville de Port-au-Prince, en Haïti. People affected by gang wars in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have been describing to the UN how their lives have been…