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From Declaration to action: Antimicrobial resistance initiatives centre stage at Jeddah conference

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home From Declaration to action: Antimicrobial resistance initiatives centre stage at Jeddah conference 14 November 2024 Minsitry of Health/Saudi Arabia The entrance to the Forth Global High-Level Minsterial Conference on AMR. Antimicrobial resistance initiatives are back in the spotlight as stakeholders gather in Jeddah, on the Saudi Arabian coast, a few months after a high-level meeting in New…

World News in Brief: Haiti crisis, measles surge, global torture accord turns 40

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Haiti crisis, measles surge, global torture accord turns 40 14 November 2024 © UNICEF/Ralph Tedy Erol Children displaced by gang violence in Haiti wait in line for food. Insecurity and overlapping crises afflicting Haiti are continuing to fuel a dire humanitarian situation across the Caribbean nation, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday…

Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’ 14 November 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson The Thai navy has been operating joint patrols in the Mekong region with counterparts from China, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam. (file) Marking the inaugural International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organised Crime…

Humanitarian lifeline for Sudan secured for three more months

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian lifeline for Sudan secured for three more months 14 November 2024 © UNICEF/Annadjib Ramadane Mahamat Réfugiés soudanais à Adre, un poste frontière entre le Soudan et le Tchad qui constitue une aide vitale pour des millions de personnes au Soudan. (fichier) The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has welcomed the Government’s decision to extend the use of the Adre border…

COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action 14 November 2024 © UN Office for Partnerships Participants of the meeting of youth activists with UN Secretary General in Baku at COP29. As negotiations over how to tackle climate change head into their fifth day in Baku, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Mongolia for Committing to Abolish the Death Penalty, Raise Questions on Interrogation Rooms and Extradition Agreements

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Mongolia for Committing to Abolish the Death Penalty, Raise Questions on Interrogation Rooms and Extradition Agreements 13 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Mongolia.  Committee Experts commended Mongolia for its commitment to abolishing the death penalty, while raising…

Public execution in Afghanistan condemned as ‘clear human rights violation’

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Public execution in Afghanistan condemned as ‘clear human rights violation’ 13 November 2024 UN Photo/Christophe Verhellen Headquarters of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul. A public execution carried out in a sports stadium in Afghanistan drew condemnation from senior UN officials on Wednesday, who demanded an immediate end to such practices by the ruling Taliban…

UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations 13 November 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA and partners completed the second round of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, but access to the north remains blocked for the final phase. The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is living through the “darkest moment” of its 75 year history, Commissioner-General…

Adolescents face mounting pressure at school, decline in family support

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Adolescents face mounting pressure at school, decline in family support 13 November 2024 © Unsplash/Taylor Flowe Children in their classroom at school. Adolescents across Europe, Central Asia and Canada say they face rising school pressure and diminishing support from families and friends, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health Behaviour in School-…

COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor 13 November 2024 © UNICEF/Patrick Brown Children work at a mine in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to manage the demand for minerals essential to producing electric vehicles and solar panels without…