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Lebanon war: Essential services in south facing collapse, warns UN

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon war: Essential services in south facing collapse, warns UN 16 October 2024 © UNHCR/Ayham Al Kady Thousands of people fleeing Israeli airstrikes arrive in Syria from Lebanon. Deadly Israeli airstrikes hit targets across Lebanon on Wednesday, prompting renewed condemnation from top UN negotiators and humanitarians, who warned that essential services in the south of the country are…

World News in Brief: Sudan’s refugee crisis, UNRWA Gaza update, violence rising in South Sudan, call to halt latest US executions

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sudan’s refugee crisis, UNRWA Gaza update, violence rising in South Sudan, call to halt latest US executions 16 October 2024 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga Sudanese refugees gather at the Joda crossing on the South Sudan border. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the continued displacement crisis in Sudan, with…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Chile’s Laws on Violence against Women, Ask about Measures to Prevent Trafficking of Children and Sexual Abuse of Girls

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Chile’s Laws on Violence against Women, Ask about Measures to Prevent Trafficking of Children and Sexual Abuse of Girls 15 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Chile, with Committee Experts praising the State’s laws on violence…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 15 October 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations…

Two billion women without access to social protection

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Two billion women without access to social protection 15 October 2024 Ⓒ WFP/Arete/Siegfried Modola Uganda. Christine, 30, speaks to a group of mothers and other Nutricash beneficiaries A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and girls, leaving them more vulnerable to poverty worldwide…

Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strike

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strike 15 October 2024 © UNICEF The aftermath of airstrikes in a suburb of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. With no let-up to the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict, the UN human rights office on Tuesday called for an independent probe into an Israeli airstrike that hit an apartment block in northern Lebanon a day earlier that…

Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election 15 October 2024 © UNICEF/Velasquez Children walk past street graffiti in Caracas, Venezuela. (file) Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the country shows, citing arbitrary detentions, torture and violence against children. …

World News in Brief: ‘Historic drought’ in southern Africa, human rights in Tunisia, accountability essential for Pakistan mineworker killings

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ‘Historic drought’ in southern Africa, human rights in Tunisia, accountability essential for Pakistan mineworker killings 15 October 2024 © UNICEF/Rutendo Bamhare A child in Zimbabwe is checked for malnutrition. Nearly six and a half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an “historic drought” linked to last year’s El Niño, UN humanitarians said on…

Ukraine: Time to recognise ‘tremendous potential’ of demining

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Time to recognise ‘tremendous potential’ of demining 15 October 2024 © UNDP Ukraine Ukraine is now the most mined country in the world following Russia's full-scale invasion. The critical funding gap for mine action in Ukraine, estimated at over $34 billion, holds “tremendous potential” for the nation when connected with sustainability efforts, say the authors of a new…

UNICEF seeks $165 million for therapeutic food to combat ‘silent killer’

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF seeks $165 million for therapeutic food to combat ‘silent killer’ 15 October 2024 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal Mothers and their children attend a nutrition centre in Tawila in North Darfur State, Sudan. Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to treat the condition, which…