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Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Cyprus’ Spending on Education, Raise Questions on Handling of Refugee Applications and the Recognition of Diplomas Issued by Turkish Cypriot Authorities

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Cyprus’ Spending on Education, Raise Questions on Handling of Refugee Applications and the Recognition of Diplomas Issued by Turkish Cypriot Authorities 18 September 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the seventh periodic report of Cyprus, with Committee Experts commending the…

Afghanistan: UN warns of growing crisis under increasingly authoritarian Taliban rule

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: UN warns of growing crisis under increasingly authoritarian Taliban rule 18 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva addresses the Security Council meeting on Afghanistan. Concerns for women and the overall state of humanitarian rights in Afghanistan are growing following further legal…

UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon 18 September 2024 © World Bank/Dominic Chavez A shopping district in Beirut, Lebanon. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an end to the escalation in violence in the Middle East amid reports of a fresh wave of electronic device detonations in Lebanon which caused further deaths and injuries.…

What to expect at the United Nations general debate

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home What to expect at the United Nations general debate 18 September 2024 UN Photo/Cia Pak UN Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) addresses the opening of 78th session of the General Assembly annual debate. (file) It’s the busiest and probably most high-profile week at UN Headquarters in New York, where leaders from across the world come together to discuss global issues or highlight…

Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher 18 September 2024 © WFP/Leni Kinzli A boy walks in the Al Salaam camp for displaced people in North Darfur. A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival military factions across the country, is heightening the risk of atrocities, including violence against women, and worsening the…

Climate crisis: Satellites and AI offer hope for global action, says UN weather agency

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Climate crisis: Satellites and AI offer hope for global action, says UN weather agency 18 September 2024 © UNMISS/Nektarios Markogiannis Cows are driven along a flooded road in South Sudan. Amid renewed warnings from leading climate scientists that global warming could reach 3C above pre-industrial levels this century, the head of the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) insisted on…

‘Create a future fit for our grandchildren’, Guterres urges, ahead of gamechanger Summit

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Create a future fit for our grandchildren’, Guterres urges, ahead of gamechanger Summit 18 September 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at a press conference ahead of the General Assembly high-level week. Countries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and reform outdated international institutions…

World News in Brief: Yemen detainee appeal, Typhoon Yagi impacts, ease asylum seekers’ plight, mpox cash boost

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Yemen detainee appeal, Typhoon Yagi impacts, ease asylum seekers’ plight, mpox cash boost 18 September 2024 © WFP/Abdullah Al-Garadi Children carry WFP food rations in a makeshift camp for displaced people in Marib, Yemen. Regional directors from six UN agencies and three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Wednesday for the immediate and unconditional…

UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory 18 September 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider Result of the General Assembly vote on a draft resolution on the ICJ advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted…

WMO Press Conference

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WMO Press Conference 18 September 2024 Press Conference Announcement United in Science annual report Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-GeneralLauren Stuart, scientific coordinator