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UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025 21 November 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh Chad is among the countries hosting refugees forced to flee from Sudan by the ongoing war between rival militaries. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical needs and implement sustainable solutions for millions of refugees,…

Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights 21 November 2024 UNEP/Cyril Villemain Local people from Watamu, Kenya, work with Local Ocean Conservation to pick up plastic on the beach. Independent UN human rights experts said on Thursday that the forthcoming global plastic pollution treaty must ensure accountability at every stage of the plastic lifecycle, warning…

Middle East live updates for 20 November: US vetoes Security Council resolution on Gaza

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East live updates for 20 November: US vetoes Security Council resolution on Gaza 20 November 2024 © UNRWA A missile strikes Rafah in southern Gaza. As the conflict continues in Gaza and Lebanon, the United States vetoed the latest resolution on Gaza in the UN Security Council in New York which demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire as well as the release of all…

Baku talks heat up: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in COP29 spotlight

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Baku talks heat up: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in COP29 spotlight 20 November 2024 UN Climate Change/Habib Samadov In the ‘Green Room’ at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, models of green cities and other climate solutions-based exhibits are on display. As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are eagerly awaiting…

Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report warns

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report warns 20 November 2024 © UNICEF/Pham Ha Duy Linh Children play in their neighborhood near the Red River, which is flooded following Typhoon Yagi in September 2024, in Hanoi, Vietnam. The future of childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ as three major global forces reshape children’s lives, according to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s…

United States vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home United States vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council 20 November 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider A wide view of the UN Security Council as members vote on a draft resolution during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an immediate and…

Haiti: ‘Very critical situation on the ground,’ warns Humanitarian Coordinator

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: ‘Very critical situation on the ground,’ warns Humanitarian Coordinator 20 November 2024 WHO/David Lorens Displaced by escalating violence, families in Haiti carry their belongings as they flee their homes in search of safety. Gang violence in Haiti continues to escalate, displacing thousands from Port-au-Prince and straining already limited aid resources, according to the UN…

Haiti at a ‘dire crossroads’, Security Council hears

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti at a ‘dire crossroads’, Security Council hears 20 November 2024 © WFP/Luc Junior Segur Children sleep in a school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where their families have taken refuge from gang violence. Haiti is at a dire crossroads, with extreme levels of gang violence continuing to degrade State authority with “no improvement in sight”, a senior UN political affairs official told the…

Stories from the UN Archive: Beckham’s goals for children

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Beckham’s goals for children 20 November 2024 UNICEF/Modola UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham shares a laugh with 15-year-old school girl Sripun at her home in Semarang, Indonesia. England football legend David Beckham has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for almost two decades. On this year’s World Children’s Day, marked…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 19 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization, and the International Telecommunication Union.…