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Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations 23 November 2024 ONU News/ Felipe de Carvalho Residents of Orlalan Village, Timor-Leste simulate a landslide rescue operation Timor-Leste, a young island nation in Southeast Asia, is particularly vulnerable to the ravages of the climate crisis. A combination of technology, community knowledge and UN…

The trial that brought down a warlord

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home The trial that brought down a warlord 23 November 2024 Vincent Tremeau Photographed for the UN’s One Day I Will exhibit in 2016, Elia, from DR Congo, said he doesn’t know his exact age, but wants to be a soldier. (file) How do you bring a war criminal to justice? UN Video reported on the case of Sheka, the infamous leader of a feared armed group that raped and ravaged civilians in the…

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas leadership: what happens next?

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas leadership: what happens next? 23 November 2024 International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants citing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’ 23 November 2024 UNFCCC/Kiara Worth Wide shot of the plenary hall at the UN climate conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change as UN climate talks came to a contentious end early Sunday…

Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’ 23 November 2024 © UNOCHA video Beit Lahia New School, affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which has been transformed into a shelter. Families fleeing from besieged areas of northern Gaza are leaving homes and shelters with just the shirts on their backs, Louise…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the…

Committee against Torture Concludes Eighty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Concludes Eighty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand 22 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning closed its eighty-first session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand on their…

World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned 22 November 2024 © UNICEF/Mirindi Johnson A young patient is receiving treatment at the UNICEF-supported mpox isolation and treatment unit at Kavumu Hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo, on 10 September 2024. The mpox outbreak continues to constitute a public health emergency of…

Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic 22 November 2024 © UNICEF/Minzayar Oo A 14-year-old boy in eastern Myanmar who lost his right leg and suffered deep injuries to his left leg and both hands, after stepping on a landmine while searching for his family’s injured cow. Myanmar has become the world’s deadliest country for landmine and unexploded ordnance…

WFP requires $16.9 billion in 2025 as hunger reaches alarming highs

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP requires $16.9 billion in 2025 as hunger reaches alarming highs 22 November 2024 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga En Rupchai (estado de Unity), Sudán del Sur, la gente recoge alimentos lanzados desde un avión. The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday called for some $16.9 billion to address the escalating global hunger crisis – or roughly what the world spends on coffee in just two weeks…