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New Permanent Representative of Suriname Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Suriname Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 09 January 2024 Presentation of Credentials Aroen Kumar Jadoenathmisier, the new Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to…

New Permanent Observer of the West African Economic and Monetary Union Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Observer of the West African Economic and Monetary Union Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 January 2024 Presentation of Credentials  Ousmane Kone, the new Permanent Observer of the West African Economic and Monetary Union to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-…

New Permanent Representative of Jamaica Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Jamaica Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 January 2024 Presentation of Credentials Richard Brown, the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr.…

Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO 08 January 2024 © WHO People wounded in bombardments are treated at Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City. On day 93 of the war in Gaza, amid reports of relentless and heavy Israeli bombardment, UN humanitarians issued new reports of “significant casualties, particularly among women and children” and pleaded for overwhelmed medical…

World News in Brief, Bangladesh democracy call, accountability for Israeli victims of sexual violence, plastic pollution in the Antarctic, powering Ukraine

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief, Bangladesh democracy call, accountability for Israeli victims of sexual violence, plastic pollution in the Antarctic, powering Ukraine 08 January 2024 © World Bank/KM Asad The Sodorghat port terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, The UN human rights chief on Monday called on the newly elected Government of Bangladesh to take steps to renew the country’s commitment to democracy…

New Permanent Representative of Japan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Japan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 January 2024 Presentation of Credentials Atsuyuki Oike, the new Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.…

Trans in Türkiye: The UN ‘breathed life back into my dreams’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Trans in Türkiye: The UN ‘breathed life back into my dreams’ 06 January 2024 © IOM/Enver Mohammed Shiraz was referred to the migrant centre that provides comprehensive assistance to vulnerable individuals. Shiraz, a 23-year-old trans woman from Alexandria, Egypt, attempted suicide when she was not accepted by her family. Today, with support from the UN migration agency (IOM), she sees a…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 05 January 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health Organization. Monthly update on global food commodity prices (FAO Food Price Index)Monika…

Nearly 600 attacks on healthcare in Gaza and West Bank since war began: WHO

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nearly 600 attacks on healthcare in Gaza and West Bank since war began: WHO 05 January 2024 © UNICEF/Abed Zaqout A mother cares for her daughter at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the south of Gaza. Hospitals and other vital medical infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank have been attacked nearly 600 times since war erupted in the enclave in response to the Hamas-led terror attack in…

World News in Brief: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’, COVID spreading fast again, food prices fall

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’, COVID spreading fast again, food prices fall 05 January 2024 © UNICEF/Hafiz Al Asad A student hygiene ambassador demonstrates how to properly wash hands at a school in Makassar, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The UN’s relief chief on Friday warned that “Gaza has simply become uninhabitable” and demanded Israeli forces and…