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Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in France, Albania, Malawi, Uruguay and Nicaragua

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in France, Albania, Malawi, Uruguay and Nicaragua 16 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions on the…

‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake 16 October 2023 © UNICEF/Khayyam A scene of utter devastation in a village in Zinda Jan district, Afghanistan. Almost all homes in the village were destroyed in the October earthquakes. A powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan again on Sunday, making it the fourth to hit the impoverished region since 7 October,…

Sudan: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces 16 October 2023 © UNICEF/Adriana Zehbrauskas Children play in a child-friendly space at a refugee camp in South Darfur, Sudan. An independent UN human rights expert on Monday expressed concern about the increased risk of recruitment and use of children by armed forces and armed groups in Sudan, as the months-long war between…

Gaza: ‘History is watching’ warns UN relief chief, saying aid access is key priority

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘History is watching’ warns UN relief chief, saying aid access is key priority 16 October 2023 © UNICEF/Hassan Islyeh The Al-Rimal neighbourhood in the north of Gaza has been devastated by airstrikes. Every effort continues to be made by the United Nations and partners to get aid supplies into Gaza following the Israeli order to evacuate the north of the enclave, the UN’s emergency…

Explainer: What’s inside aid convoy at Gaza crossing

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: What’s inside aid convoy at Gaza crossing 16 October 2023 ©UNICEF/Mohamed Ragaa شاحنات محملة بالمساعدات الإنسانية في مدينة العريش المصرية على بعد نحو 30 كيلومترا من معبر رفح على الحدود مع غزة. Less than a kilometre from Gaza, pallets of food, fuel, water, and medicine are among the hundreds of tonnes of lifesaving aid packed into a long convoy of trucks idling on the Egyptian…

Security Council rejects Russian resolution on Gaza

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council rejects Russian resolution on Gaza 16 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza. The UN Security Council on Monday night in New York failed to adopt a resolution proposed by Russia that would have called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which has been ravaged by almost 10 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas…

World News in Brief: UN ‘committed’ to aid Ukraine, blue helmets exit northern Mali, Chad update

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN ‘committed’ to aid Ukraine, blue helmets exit northern Mali, Chad update 16 October 2023 © UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu Many civilians died in the village of Hroza in eastern Ukraine following an attack. Ukrainian civilians are committed to staying in their homes near the frontline, as the Russian invasion continues - and the UN “is committed to staying with them…

Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost 16 October 2023 © UNDP/Tamara Tschentscher Container ships at the Mombasa Port in Kenya. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for increased action to deliver $500 billion a year in affordable, long-term financing to developing countries at the eighth World Investment Forum held in Abu Dhabi…

Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’ 16 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Abdoulaye Bathily (on screen), Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefs the Council meeting on the situation in the country. Humanitarians delivering aid in the wake of Libya’s “…

OCHA press conference

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA press conference 16 October 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation in Chad Violet Kakyomya, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Chad H.E.  Madeleine Alingué, Secretary of State, Economic properity and international partnerships, Chad H.E. Laoukein Kourayo Medard, State Minister, Minister of Production and Agricole Transformation.Chad