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World News in Brief: UN chief shocked by Czech mass shooting, UNICEF appeal for West and Central Africa, world leaders urged to heed climate science

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN chief shocked by Czech mass shooting, UNICEF appeal for West and Central Africa, world leaders urged to heed climate science 22 December 2023 Public Domain Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. The UN Secretary-General has reiterated his full solidarity with the people and Government of the Czech Republic in the wake of the mass shooting at the Charles…

Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO 22 December 2023 © UNDP/Gwenn Dubourthoumieu Bed nets protect against mosquitoes that carry diseases like malaria nd dengue fever. This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.…

Gaza crisis: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza crisis: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief 22 December 2023 © WHO Displaced Palestinians wait for food at Al-Shaboura camp, in Rafah. As the Security Council prepared to meet once again in New York on Friday for a long-delayed vote on a pause in fighting to allow more aid into Gaza, UN rights chief Volker Türk added his voice to deep concerns over the…

Humanitarian ceasefire only way to end Gaza ‘nightmare’: Guterres

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian ceasefire only way to end Gaza ‘nightmare’: Guterres 22 December 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) briefs reporters on the situation in Gaza. At right is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed hope that a Security Council resolution to get more aid into Gaza, adopted on…

Security Council adopts key resolution on Gaza crisis

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council adopts key resolution on Gaza crisis 22 December 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A view of the UN Security Council as members vote in favour of the draft resolution on the situation in the Middle East on 22 December 2023. The Security Council has adopted a resolution on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, with 13 votes in favour, and the US and Russia abstaining. The resolution, among…

Stories from the UN Archive: Audrey Hepburn on children’s rights

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Audrey Hepburn on children’s rights 21 December 2023 UN Photo/John Isaac In 1989, the UN General Assembly adopted a Convention on the Rights of the Child without a vote. Seated from left to right are Under-Secretary-General for Human Rights Jan Martenson, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Audrey Hepburn and UNICEF chief James Grant. Following the Second World War,…

UPDATED: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down, amid rising 'catastrophic' hunger levels

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UPDATED: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down, amid rising 'catastrophic' hunger levels 21 December 2023 © UNICEF/Abed Zaqout A 3-year-old boy, whose house was bombed, recovers in Nasser hospital after the amputation of part of his right leg. There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery and…

Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages 21 December 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías (File photo) Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia. (21 August 2019) The UN expert working to end rape during wartime remains gravely concerned…

World News in Brief: Latest Sudan fighting displaces thousands, second malaria vaccine, Russian dissidents ‘disappeared’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Latest Sudan fighting displaces thousands, second malaria vaccine, Russian dissidents ‘disappeared’ 21 December 2023 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga Children who have fled with their families from Sudan eat food provided by WFP at a centre in South Sudan. The latest surge in fighting in Sudan has displaced up to 300,000 people as conflict spread to the country’s second largest…

‘Genuine progress’ towards political solution, essential to end war in Syria: UN envoy

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Genuine progress’ towards political solution, essential to end war in Syria: UN envoy 21 December 2023 © UNICEF/OCHA/Madevi Sun-Suon Syria was struck by devastating earthquakes in early 2023, displacing communities and worsening the humanitarian situation across the country. The year 2023 has presented more challenges for Syria, marked by devastating earthquakes, escalating humanitarian…