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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Tajikistan on the New Equality Act, Ask About Female Refugees from Afghanistan and Gender-Based Violence

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Tajikistan on the New Equality Act, Ask About Female Refugees from Afghanistan and Gender-Based Violence 31 January 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of Tajikistan, with Committee Experts commending the State for enacting the new Equality and…

Stories from the UN Archive: All-star 1950s cast visits European refugee camps

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: All-star 1950s cast visits European refugee camps 31 January 2024 UN Photo Stage and screen actor Yul Brynner, Special Consultant, and Dr. Auguste Lindt, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, attend a meeting of the UNHCR Executive Committee in Geneva in 1960. (file) Yul Brynner was a charismatic and engaging star of stage and screen, and in 1959, the United Nations…

Humanitarian response in Gaza 'completely dependent' on UNRWA, says relief chief

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian response in Gaza 'completely dependent' on UNRWA, says relief chief 31 January 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. It has been another day of intense activity across the UN as the crisis in the Middle East stemming from the war in Gaza continues, both in the region and at…

Gaza: A struggle to keep young hopes alive, amid shattered dreams

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: A struggle to keep young hopes alive, amid shattered dreams 31 January 2024 UN News Deir El Balah School in Gaza. Children in Gaza will likely lose at least a year of education, with the school year suspended and classrooms closed or turned into shelters. Ziad Taleb, a correspondent for UN News, has been talking to teachers and children at a school in the central Gaza city of Deir Al-…

Guterres: Two-State solution the only path to a just, lasting peace

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres: Two-State solution the only path to a just, lasting peace 31 January 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres addressing the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Wednesday the critical role of the UN committee on the rights of Palestinians in the face of the ongoing and…

‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA 31 January 2024 © UNRWA Food aid arrives at a UNRWA school-turned-shelter in Gaza. Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top UN humanitarians and NGO chiefs warned of the “catastrophic consequences” of defunding …

Gaza economic recovery could take decades: UN report

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza economic recovery could take decades: UN report 31 January 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Women bake bread surrounded by destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, Gaza during the recent humanitarian pause. The war in Gaza has resulted in an unprecedented level of destruction to its economy which will take tens of billions of dollars and decades to reverse, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said…

Myanmar: Military’s ‘campaign of violence’ must end, UN chief says on anniversary of coup

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Military’s ‘campaign of violence’ must end, UN chief says on anniversary of coup 31 January 2024 Unsplash/Kyle Petzer A pagoda at dawn in downtown Yangon, the commercial hub of Myanmar. On the third anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced grave concern over the deteriorating situation in the country…

World court rejects bulk of Ukraine’s terrorism charges against Russia

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World court rejects bulk of Ukraine’s terrorism charges against Russia 31 January 2024 © UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson People walk past a residential building destroyed by shelling in Donetsk in late 2017. (file) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that Russia had violated global anti-terrorism and anti-racial discrimination treaties, but rejected most of the charges Kyiv…

World News in Brief: Haiti child displacement, Hong Kong torture claims, support Sudan refugees

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Haiti child displacement, Hong Kong torture claims, support Sudan refugees 31 January 2024 WFP Children in Haiti are facing high levels of food insecurity. Escalating armed violence in Haiti has triggered a profound humanitarian crisis, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.…