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‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022 12 March 2024 © UNICEF/Patricia Willocq A five-month-old child receives a vaccine at a health centre in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone the UN announced on Wednesday with latest estimates revealing the number of children dying prematurely before their…

World News in Brief: WFP boosts aid in Chad amid Sudan crisis, Ukraine education boost, counter-terrorism, the right to privacy

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: WFP boosts aid in Chad amid Sudan crisis, Ukraine education boost, counter-terrorism, the right to privacy 12 March 2024 © WFP/Jacques David Food is distributed to Sudanese refugees in Koufron, Chad. UN humanitarians are working around the clock to pre-position aid in Chad for Sudanese refugees fleeing the violence at home before the rains come…

UN an ‘unsinkable compass’ for humanity, says top EU official

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN an ‘unsinkable compass’ for humanity, says top EU official 12 March 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union, addresses the Security Council meeting on Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security. A top European Union (EU) official on Tuesday emphasized the…

Chaos across Haiti amid high risk of famine

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Chaos across Haiti amid high risk of famine 12 March 2024 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier A group of displaced people hosted in a school in the centre of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that Haiti is on the brink of a devastating hunger crisis, with aid operations at risk of “grinding to a halt” amid rampant violence as Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned…

For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City 12 March 2024 © UNRWA Children in Gaza are being exposed to deeply distressing events and trauma. Enough aid for 25,000 people has reached Gaza City for the first time in weeks, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday, in a call for daily aid missions and better access…

Civilians in Israel and Palestine ‘cannot be abandoned’, says top UN official on sexual violence in conflict

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Civilians in Israel and Palestine ‘cannot be abandoned’, says top UN official on sexual violence in conflict 11 March 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of the UN Security Council chamber as members meet on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Amid worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual…

Ceasefire in Gaza, urges UN chief, on first day of Ramadan

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Ceasefire in Gaza, urges UN chief, on first day of Ramadan 11 March 2024 © UNRWA Gazans queuing for food A Ramadan ceasefire for Gaza must be implemented immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, the first day of the Muslim holy month. “Even though Ramadan has begun, the…

Waves of violence hit Haiti hard, as Security Council condemns gang attacks

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Waves of violence hit Haiti hard, as Security Council condemns gang attacks 11 March 2024 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier عائلات نازحة لجأت إلى مدرسة في وسط مدينة بورت أو برنس، عاصمة هايتي. Waves of violence have displaced more than 15,000 Haitians in just a week amid ongoing looting at the country’s main port, according to the latest report from the UN agency for migration, as the Security…

World News in Brief: Syria violence intensifying, heavy weapons threat in Myanmar, justice call for Thai lawyer

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Syria violence intensifying, heavy weapons threat in Myanmar, justice call for Thai lawyer 11 March 2024 © UNOCHA Aleppo city, February 2023 Syria is experiencing a wave of violence not seen in years that likely amounts to war crimes, top UN-appointed rights investigators said on Monday…

UN chief calls for global action to defend women’s rights amid disturbing trends

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls for global action to defend women’s rights amid disturbing trends 11 March 2024 © UNICEF/Francis Kokoroko Beneficiaries of a UNICEF Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) programme in Ghana. The UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted the urgent need to defend women's rights which are under threat, citing a reversal in hard-won progress, increasing violence against…