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Stories from the UN Archive: Cuba’s longest ‘brief’ speech at UN

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Cuba’s longest ‘brief’ speech at UN 18 January 2024 UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata Fidel Castro of Cuba wrapping up his speech at the UN General Assembly in 1960. (file) How long was the longest ever statement delivered at the UN General Assembly? Answer: 269…

World News in Brief: Iran-Pakistan airstrikes, Sudan war crimes probe, AI and healthcare, human rights in global finance

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Iran-Pakistan airstrikes, Sudan war crimes probe, AI and healthcare, human rights in global finance 18 January 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A Sudanese refugee receives care for her baby in the east of Chad The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday said he was “deeply concerned” over tit for tat airstrikes carried out by Iran and Pakistan…

UN aid official urges increased support for Niger

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN aid official urges increased support for Niger 18 January 2024 © WFP/Abdoul Rafick Gaissa Chaibou Food aid is unloaded from a truck in Niger. (file) A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday called on the international community to step up support for communities in need in Niger, warning that limited funding and access challenges have put lives at risk…

Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief 18 January 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A 10- year-old boy looks through a hole in the wall of his house caused by an airstrike in Rafah, in the southern the Gaza Strip. (file) Medicines for Israeli hostages were reportedly allowed into Gaza for the first time on Thursday along with a consignment of relief supplies for Palestinians, under an…

Women’s rights key for Afghanistan’s economic recovery

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Women’s rights key for Afghanistan’s economic recovery 18 January 2024 © WFP/Mohammad Hasib Hazinyar A mother receives her family's last food ration from WFP in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Economic recovery in Afghanistan hinges on international support for boosting productivity and reinstating women’s rights, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a new report released on Thursday.…

Over 450,000 children institutionalized across Europe, Central Asia

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Over 450,000 children institutionalized across Europe, Central Asia 18 January 2024 © UNICEF/Kateryna Bonda A teenage girl and an eight-year-old boy with their adoptive parents in Ukraine. More than 450,000 children are living in residential care homes across Europe and Central Asia, highlighting that a “painful legacy” of neglect, abuse, exploitation and psychological trauma is far from…

Conference on Disarmament to Hold First Public Plenary of its 2024 Session on Tuesday, 23 January

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament to Hold First Public Plenary of its 2024 Session on Tuesday, 23 January 18 January 2024 Press Release  The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, will hold the first public plenary of its 2024 session on Tuesday, 23 January.  The meeting will start at 10 a.m. under the Presidency of India.  Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of…

World Braille Day 2024

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Braille Day 2024 18 January 2024 The Mezzanine, Building E, Palais des Nations, Geneva. UNOG…

UN agency urges ‘all possible support’ for Sudanese civilians

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agency urges ‘all possible support’ for Sudanese civilians 17 January 2024 © UNICEF/Adriana Zehbrauskas Women and girls collect water for their families at a camp for displaced persons in Sudan. The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday appealed for the international community to provide an urgent boost in funding and commitment to address Sudan’s…

UN coordinator for Gaza visits Egypt to ‘expedite all areas’ of aid

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN coordinator for Gaza visits Egypt to ‘expedite all areas’ of aid 17 January 2024 UN Sigrid Kaag, the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, visits Al-Arish in Egypt about 40 kilometres from the Rafah border crossing with Gaza. The UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza visited Al-Arish, Egypt, on Wednesday in efforts to scale-up assistance…