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Director-General's remarks on the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks on the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 25 March 2025 Tatiana Valovaya  International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2025Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 1.00 p.m.Room XXIV, Palais des NationsRemarks delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Kira Kruglikova, Director, Division of Administration,United Nations Office at Geneva …

Director-General's remarks for the Opening of the Exhibition "Portraits of Resilience"

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks for the Opening of the Exhibition "Portraits of Resilience" 25 March 2025 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the exhibition “Portraits of Resilience”organized by the Permanent Missions of France and the United KingdomTuesday, 25 March 2025 at 1.00 p.m.Bar Serpent, E Building, Palais des NationsRemarks delivered by Ms. Lidiya Grigoreva, Cheffe de Cabinet, Office of the Director-General, United Nations Office at GenevaExcellencies, Ladies…

Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war 25 March 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Noman A young child in Yemen who is recovering from malnutrition plays with a vehicle tyre. In Yemen, a decade of conflict has proved catastrophic for the country’s children living under the threat of airstrikes and staggeringly high malnutrition rates, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on…

Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns 25 March 2025 UNICEF/Zammit Newborns at a maternity and childrens hospital in in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low – but this achievement is under threat due to a chronic lack of investment in routine humanitarian work and…

Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’ 25 March 2025 UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz Details from the permanent memorial in acknowledgement of the tragedy and in consideration of the legacy of slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said…

‘Fragility and hope’ mark new era in Syria amid ongoing violence and aid struggles

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Fragility and hope’ mark new era in Syria amid ongoing violence and aid struggles 25 March 2025 UN Envoy for Syria/Tahseen Saour The Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen (centre), talks to the media at Sednaya prison. UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing to the devastating violence on the coast earlier this month, which marked a grim…

Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals 25 March 2025 UNOCHA/Shahrokh Pazhman A border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. (file) The year 2024 marked the deadliest on record for migrants in Asia, with at least 2,514 lives lost along the region’s perilous migration routes, according to new data from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM…

World News in Brief: Alarm over Türkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergency

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Alarm over Türkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergency 25 March 2025 Unsplash/Fatih The skyline of Istanbul in Türkiye. The city's mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been removed from office and charged with corruption. Over 90 people have been detained by authorities during subsequent protests. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed major concern on…

Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief 25 March 2025 UN OCHA/Giles Clarke Soldiers of the Niger army patrol on the border with Nigeria in the south of the country. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and…

Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis 25 March 2025 © UNICEF People who fled violence in the eastern DR Congo gather in Cibitoke in northwestern Burundi. With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid operations are stretched to the limit, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on…