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Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering 28 October 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA continues to offer support to people in Gaza. Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates Israel’s obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe…

Committee against Torture Opens Eighty-First Session in Geneva

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens Eighty-First Session in Geneva 28 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning opened its eighty-first session, which is being held in Geneva from 28 October to 22 November, during which it will review efforts by Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or…

WMO Press Conference

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WMO Press Conference 28 October 2024 Press Conference Announcement Annual WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin Ko Barrett, WMO Deputy Secretary-General Oksana Tarasova, Senior scientific officer, WMO

UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza 27 October 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the press on the situation in Sudan. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed shock at the “harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza amid an ongoing intense Israeli military operation, his Spokesperson said on…

UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran 26 October 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media at UN Headquarters in New York (file photo). He said on Wednesday it was everyone's The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the Middle East, following overnight attacks…

‘Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,’ warns UN’s top humanitarian official

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,’ warns UN’s top humanitarian official 26 October 2024 UN Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near Al-Aqsa Hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. The UN’s top humanitarian official warned on Saturday that the entire population of northern Gaza is at risk of dying, calling for an…

Sudan: UN official decries attacks against civilians in Al Jazirah state

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN official decries attacks against civilians in Al Jazirah state 26 October 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih Fighting across Sudan has displaced millions from their homes and caused a severe humanitarian crisis. The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has raised alarm over a sharp escalation of violence in a region near the capital, Khartoum, where recent attacks reportedly…

Drought or flooding? No match for this climate-friendly bean

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Drought or flooding? No match for this climate-friendly bean 26 October 2024 © FAO/Felipe Rodríguez The Guajiro bean has fed Wayúu Indigenous Peoples of South America for centuries. There is no word for climate change in Wayunaikki, the language of the Wayúu Indigenous Peoples of South America, but since the crisis is battering their communities, they may just have found a key to resilience…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-Ninth Session in Geneva

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-Ninth Session in Geneva 25 October 2024 Press Release The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its eighty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia.The concluding observations adopted by…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 25 October 2024 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 International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and United Nations Children's Fund.Lebanon Exodus Update…