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UN and Red Cross call for restrictions on autonomous weapon systems to protect humanity

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN and Red Cross call for restrictions on autonomous weapon systems to protect humanity 05 October 2023 Crown Copyright A UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is pictured airborne over Afghanistan. The UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are calling on political leaders to urgently establish new international rules on autonomous weapon systems, to protect humanity…

World News in Brief: 'Horrifying' attack on Ukrainian village, autonomous weapons ban, Sudan crisis

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: 'Horrifying' attack on Ukrainian village, autonomous weapons ban, Sudan crisis 05 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mykola Synelnykov Many municipal recreation facilities like gyms, tennis courts and swimming pools have been severely damaged or destroyed in Kyiv and Kharkiv. The top UN humanitarian official in Ukraine has condemned a Russian strike on Thursday that ripped…

Sudan conflict creates world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis: UN aid official

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan conflict creates world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis: UN aid official 05 October 2023 © UNICEF/Donaig Le Du Refugees from Sudan wait to collect aid items in a border village in Chad. As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday that the conflict has created “the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis” which threatens to…

Hottest September on record puts 2023 on track to be warmest year ever

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hottest September on record puts 2023 on track to be warmest year ever 05 October 2023 © WMO/Alfred Lee Scientists say there are effective options to adapt to human-caused climate change. This September was the hottest one ever and 2023 is firmly set to be the warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data from the European Union’s…

Weather-related disasters displace 43.1 million children in six years, UNICEF reports

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Weather-related disasters displace 43.1 million children in six years, UNICEF reports 05 October 2023 © UNICEF/Donaig Le Du A group of refugees from Sudan rest under a tree after crossing into Chad. Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday…

1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home 1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn 05 October 2023 © UNICEF/Ali Bahumaid A premature baby receives care at a hospital in Al-Mukalla City in Yemen. An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report on Thursday…

Syria: Deadly military academy attack ‘horrific reminder’ of need to de-escalate

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Deadly military academy attack ‘horrific reminder’ of need to de-escalate 05 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Geir O. Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria (file) UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Thursday appealed for restraint following a deadly drone attack on a military graduation ceremony in Homs, and amid rising violence in the war-ravaged…

Karabakh crisis: UN response continues

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Karabakh crisis: UN response continues 05 October 2023 © IOM People fleeing Karabakh rest and receive humanitarian aid in Goris, Armenia. UN teams on the ground in Armenia are providing vital support to help address the needs of over 100,000 refugees who recently fled the Karabakh region. The UN…

Geneva Alliance against Racism Signing Ceremony

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Geneva Alliance against Racism Signing Ceremony 05 October 2023 Palais des Nations, Room H-207 Human Rights Geneva Alliance against Racism Signing Ceremony…

OCHA press conference

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA press conference 05 October 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan