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From the Field: Transforming lives in Darién jungle

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home From the Field: Transforming lives in Darién jungle 19 November 2023 © IOM/Gema Cortés IOM provides assistance to migrants at two reception centres in the Darién region. A rising number of migrants are attempting the dangerous journey across the Darién jungle spanning the Colombia-Panama border. For Etzaida Rios, 35, the impact of providing hope and help runs deep…

‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza 19 November 2023 WHO WHO has led a second UN and @PalestineRCS mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza today (19 November). 31 very sick babies were evacuated, along with 6 health workers and 10 staff family members. Spikes in casualties, attacks on schools and shelters, including the death of a UN worker, and…

Embracing Accessibility: Celebrating World Toilet Day with a Focus on Disability Inclusion

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Embracing Accessibility: Celebrating World Toilet Day with a Focus on Disability Inclusion 19 November 2023…

Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital 18 November 2023 WHO Aid is delivered to the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza. Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) led a "very high risk" mission to Al-Shifa Hospital amid reports of fresh…

World Toilet Day, flush with innovations for safer sanitation

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Toilet Day, flush with innovations for safer sanitation 18 November 2023 © UNICEF/Colombia Fermín was the first person in his community to create a toilet, thanks to a campaign by UNICEF Colombia and the Baxter International Foundation. Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the world on World Toilet Day, marked on 19 November…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 17 November 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Food and Agricultural Organization. WHO Announcements…

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief 17 November 2023 WHO Palestinian civil defence responders search the rubble of a building in the aftermath of an air strike in the Gaza Strip. (file) Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top humanitarian official told Member States on Friday, reporting that 41,000 houses…

Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa 17 November 2023 © UNHCR/Mohamed Maalim Women walk through the flooded Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya. Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, putting lives and livelihoods at risk, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.…

Myanmar: Intense fighting spreads to cities, as civilians seek shelter

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Intense fighting spreads to cities, as civilians seek shelter 17 November 2023 UNOCHA/Siegfried Modola A family walks through Kayah State, in southeastern on their way to safety across the border to Thailand. The conflict between ethnic armed groups and the Myanmar military has expanded to the country’s eastern and western regions, with urban areas increasingly affected by intense…

Gaza: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns 17 November 2023 © WHO Much of Gaza lies in ruins following weeks of bombardment. The UN health agency, WHO, on Friday issued a new warning about the desperate situation for people in Gaza, with the number of medical facilities operational “clearly not enough to support the endless needs” created by more…