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Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder’s boost for World Braille Day

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder’s boost for World Braille Day 04 January 2024 UN Photo/JC McIlwaine “Someone being sighted doesn’t mean that they should be blind to those things in the world that we need to fix,” said Stevie Wonder. Music legend Stevie Wonder had a strong and powerful message marking the 10th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with…

Gaza crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays and obstacles

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays and obstacles 04 January 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba 4,000 blankets are delivered to two hospitals in southern Gaza in December. (file) Amid reports of continued Israeli airstrikes overnight in southern and central Gaza and more rocket fire into Israel from the enclave, UN teams said on Thursday they have been unable to deliver urgently needed…

Flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key 04 January 2024 © IMF/Yam G-Jun Prices at the Osh Bazaar in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic are rising due to inflation. The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024…

First Person: Christmas under rocket fire in Ukraine

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Christmas under rocket fire in Ukraine 04 January 2024 © UNOCHA/Oleksii Holenkov A maternity care facility in Dnipro was severely damaged in air strikes over the festive period. In Ukraine, there was no respite from war over the holiday period, neither for the country’s citizens, nor the UN workers attempting to deliver aid and support, a senior official for the UN migration…

World News in Brief: Griffiths demands end to ‘ruinous’ Sudan conflict, Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange, Iran bombings latest

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Griffiths demands end to ‘ruinous’ Sudan conflict, Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange, Iran bombings latest 04 January 2024 © UNICEF/UNI492302/Mohamdeen Children and families flee by foot from Wad Madani, Al Jazirah state following recent fighting. The international community must take “decisive and immediate action” to bring nearly nine months of brutal civil war in Sudan…

Gaza war: ‘Intense ground battles’ reported, hospital hit kills five

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza war: ‘Intense ground battles’ reported, hospital hit kills five 03 January 2024 © UNICEF/Abed Zagout People clamour for food in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip Continuing airstrikes were reported across Gaza on Wednesday and “intense ground battles” between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters in refugee camps in central areas that have reportedly left many dead…

World News in Brief: Child deaths in Ukraine, alarm over US death row ‘experiment’, Timor Leste nutrition boost

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Child deaths in Ukraine, alarm over US death row ‘experiment’, Timor Leste nutrition boost 03 January 2024 © UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu Denise Brown (centre), UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine, visits Hroza, where a Russian strike killed 59 civilians as they gathered at a cafe on 5 October 2023. Two children have reportedly been killed and at least 15…

Guterres strongly condemns attack in Iran; over 80 reportedly killed

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres strongly condemns attack in Iran; over 80 reportedly killed 03 January 2024 © Unsplash/Mahdi Karbakhsh Ravari The city of Kerman is in southeastern Iran. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack in Iran which has reportedly killed more than 80 people taking part in a commemoration for a former top military general in the eastern city of…

Security Council meets over Red Sea attacks amid growing threat of spillover from Gaza war

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council meets over Red Sea attacks amid growing threat of spillover from Gaza war 03 January 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Members of the Security-Council gather for a meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security in the Red Sea. The UN Security Council on Wednesday held its first open meeting on the continuing attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, which are…

The price of peace and development: Paying for the UN

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home The price of peace and development: Paying for the UN 03 January 2024 © UNOCHA/Ayub Ahmed In 2023, the UN responded to crises across the world including floods in Somalia. The UN is tasked with tackling many urgent issues of global importance, from humanitarian crises to peacekeeping operations and the climate crisis. This all comes at a cost, but not as much as you might think. With the…