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‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day 

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day  27 December 2023 © Unsplash/Viki Mohamad A health worker in Indonesia protects herself against infection as she prepares to treat a patient. The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message on Wednesday to mark the…

Gaza crisis: southern areas ‘bursting at seams’ amid new wave of bombing and displacement

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza crisis: southern areas ‘bursting at seams’ amid new wave of bombing and displacement 27 December 2023 © WHO A healthcare worker bandages a child's foot in at a hospital in Gaza. Aid missions to supply Gaza have become increasingly difficult amid reports of continued heavy bombing of the Strip overnight by the Israeli military and intense clashes “in most areas” with Hamas fighters…

WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions 27 December 2023 © WHO People wounded in bombardments wait to be treated at Al Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City. The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners delivered fuel and other essential supplies to two hospitals in northern and southern Gaza this week, the UN agency reported on Wednesday…

Indonesia urged to protect refugees following mob attack

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Indonesia urged to protect refugees following mob attack 27 December 2023 Unsplash/Appai Jakarta, Indonesia's capital. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has appealed for action in the wake of a mob attack against refugees in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Hundreds of young people stormed a…

UNICEF deplores deadly Christmas Day attack on family in Haiti

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF deplores deadly Christmas Day attack on family in Haiti 27 December 2023 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Displaced Haitian women and children shelter in a theatre in downtown Port-au-Prince. The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has denounced a deadly Christmas Day attack by an armed group on a family in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince…

UN envoy welcomes ‘significant step’ towards ceasefire in Yemen

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy welcomes ‘significant step’ towards ceasefire in Yemen 26 December 2023 © UNOCHA/Mahmoud Fadel-YPN A child fetches clean water at a camp for displaced people in Dar Saad in Yemen. (file) The UN Special Envoy for Yemen has welcomed steps towards a ceasefire in the war-torn country, where Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi rebels have been fighting for more…

2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home 2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief 26 December 2023 © UNICEF/ Dhiraj Singh An employee works on the production line of a COVID-19 vaccine in India The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and avoidable suffering, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday…

Gaza health workers pushed to the limit amid airstrike ‘carnage’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza health workers pushed to the limit amid airstrike ‘carnage’ 26 December 2023 UN News/Ziad Taleb UNRWA's Nuseirat school in central Gaza, turned into a shelter for thousands of displaced people. the Agency provides health care to people at its shelters amid fears of the spread of infectious diseases. Overwhelmed medics in Gaza on Tuesday continued to try to save victims of missile…

World News in Brief: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza, cholera spreading in Sudan, aid for eastern Ukraine

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza, cholera spreading in Sudan, aid for eastern Ukraine 26 December 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Sigrid Kaag, on her visit to UN headquarters in New York, November 2023. A veteran Dutch diplomat and politician who previously held top UN positions has been appointed Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza, UN Secretary-General António…

Good morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s cultural history, one tape at a time

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Good morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s cultural history, one tape at a time 25 December 2023 UN Photo/Mukhtar Nuur The audio archive at Radio Mogadishu reaches back decades. Historic audio recordings covering the recent history of Somalia are being preserved for future generations thanks to UN support…