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Afghanistan: Aid efforts rapidly expand as post-quake death toll rises

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Aid efforts rapidly expand as post-quake death toll rises 08 October 2023 © UNICEF/Rebecca Phwitiko UNICEF staff are providing support following the earthquake in Herat province in Afghanistan. The death toll from the major earthquake that pummelled western Afghanistan soared to more than 1,000 overnight as rescue operations continued to fan out over affected villages, UN…

Middle East crisis: UN engages parties as Security Council meets

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: UN engages parties as Security Council meets 08 October 2023 UN News/Ziad Taleb A building is engulfed in flames in central Gaza. Top UN officials engaged key actors amid the spiraling Israeli-Palestinian conflict while UN peacekeepers detected rocket and artillery fire exchanged across the Israel-Lebanon border ahead of Sunday’s Security Council emergency closed-door…

First Person: How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis 07 October 2023 UNDP Climate UNDP is supporting forest projects which protect water sources. Honduras is scrambling to solve ever worsening water shortages in its capital, Tegucigalpa. The answer lies in restoring and conserving the country’s forests…

Armenia: UN launches urgent appeal to help refugees fleeing Karabakh

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Armenia: UN launches urgent appeal to help refugees fleeing Karabakh 07 October 2023 © IOM People fleeing Karabakh rest and receive humanitarian aid in Goris, Armenia, close to the border. The UN and its partners launched on Saturday an emergency response plan to help 136,000 refugees, appealing for $97 million to respond to urgent needs of those who fled the Karabakh region and their hosts…

UN officials strongly condemn deadly attacks in Israel

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN officials strongly condemn deadly attacks in Israel 07 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Top UN officials were “in close contact with all concerned to urge maximum restraint” following “horrific scenes of violence” that left dozens dead and hundreds wounded in Israeli cities near the Gaza Strip amid rocket attacks by armed Palestinian militants…

UN agencies call on Pakistan to protect Afghan refugees

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies call on Pakistan to protect Afghan refugees 07 October 2023 © UNOCHA/Sayed Habib Bidel A displaced family carries their belongings in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Following Pakistan’s announcement to repatriate Afghan nationals, the UN’s refugee and migration agencies together appealed to Islamabad on Saturday to continue protecting those who sought safety in the country and could be…

World News in Brief: Middle East crisis, Afghan quake, Karabakh refugee appeal

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Middle East crisis, Afghan quake, Karabakh refugee appeal 07 October 2023 © Ziad Taleb Destruction to buildings in Gaza due to the Israeli airstrikes. (file) Top UN officials and agencies alongside many world leaders appealed for a rapid de-escalation of the deadly conflict that erupted early Saturday in Israeli border towns near the Gaza Strip…

Earthquake kills at least 100 in Herat, Afghanistan

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Earthquake kills at least 100 in Herat, Afghanistan 07 October 2023 IOM/Léo Torréton Afghanistan is one of the world's most vulnerable countries. A major earthquake struck Herat, Afghanistan early Saturday killing at least 100 people and triggering a spate of rescue and assessment missions by UN agencies, partners, and the de facto authorities…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Agenda Item Nine on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Forms of Intolerance, Follow-Up to and Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Agenda Item Nine on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Forms of Intolerance, Follow-Up to and Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action 06 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued the general debate under agenda item nine on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 06 October 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Office of the High…