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World News in Brief: Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa 06 November 2023 儿基会/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdee 在苏丹的杰济拉州，一名儿童正在接受营养不良筛查。 Sudan’s children need immediate support from the international community to prevent the country from becoming “another forgotten humanitarian catastrophe” said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday…

Women in Islam: Mohammed calls for action on education, empowerment and peace

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Women in Islam: Mohammed calls for action on education, empowerment and peace 06 November 2023 UN Saudi Arabia/Shady Ahmed Tantwe UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the International Conference on Women in Islam in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Even though women have made extraordinary contributions to Islamic civilization, in many countries they are still being left behind, UN…

Gaza: ‘Unfolding catastrophe’ makes humanitarian ceasefire more urgent

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Unfolding catastrophe’ makes humanitarian ceasefire more urgent 06 November 2023 © WHO People displaced by the conflict in Gaza collect water in the Khan Younis refugee camp. As the conflict intensifies in Gaza, with risk of spillover to the wider region, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday underlined the need to support a $1.2 billion humanitarian appeal to help nearly…

Nepal quake: UN response continues, as aftershocks leave families traumatized

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nepal quake: UN response continues, as aftershocks leave families traumatized 06 November 2023 © UNICEF/Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi A boy sifts through the rubble of his earthquake-hit home in Rukum (West), Nepal. UN agencies in Nepal continue their response to the deadly earthquake that struck western parts of the country over the weekend, claiming 153 lives, injuring over 330 and forcing…

Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei 06 November 2023 UN Photo/Stuart Price The war in Sudan has forced many to flee to Abyei seeking refuge. The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan and “effectively put on hold” talks over disputed Abyei, senior UN officials told the…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Denmark Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 06 November 2023 Presentation of Credentials Ib Petersen, the new Permanent Representative of Denmark 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.…

WFP appeals for urgent expanded Gaza access with food supplies ‘dangerously low’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP appeals for urgent expanded Gaza access with food supplies ‘dangerously low’ 05 November 2023 WFP Video WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain. The head of the UN’s emergency food relief agency on Sunday issued an urgent appeal from the Rafah border crossing for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as critical food supplies in the ravaged enclave reach dangerously low levels…

Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey 05 November 2023 UNODC Opium poppy field in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (file) Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals…

UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal 04 November 2023 Courtesy: PK Shahi, Legal Officer, Bheri Municipality, Jajarkot Homes damaged by the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck western Nepal on 3 November. Photo courtesy, Prakash Kumar Shahi, Legal Officer, Bheri Municipality, Jajarkot United Nations teams in Nepal are responding to the devastating earthquake in the west of…

Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza 04 November 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres. (file) UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “horrified” by a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Friday, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire…