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The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79 04 October 2024 UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Delegations begin to arrive for opening of the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. Every September when UN Headquarters in New York is swamped – massive motorcades, intense security, snipers on rooftops and world leaders descending along with throngs of diplomats,…

Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius 03 October 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth of Mauritius addresses the General Assembly meeting on the request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Maurit [...] The United Kingdom announced on…

Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict 03 October 2024 © PAM Le conflit en Syrie a entraîné le déplacement de milliers de personnes. (archives) Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of being trafficked similarly increases, including in transitional periods, a new UN study has revealed.…

Somalia: UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Somalia: UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges 03 October 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe James Swan, Acting Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the country. Authorities in Somalia remain focused on national priorities, and the battle against Al-Shabaab…

Lebanon: UN peacekeepers to stay the course amid escalating hostilities

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: UN peacekeepers to stay the course amid escalating hostilities 03 October 2024 UN/Haidar Fahs UNIFIL peacekeeper on patrol in south Lebanon. (File) Peacekeepers positioned along the “Blue Line” of separation between Israel and Lebanon remain committed to their mandate, and will remain in place until conditions allow, the UN’s peacekeeping chief said on Thursday…

Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’ 03 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Haidar Un hombre trepa por un edificio destruido en los suburbios del sur de Beirut, Líbano. People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile…

Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge 03 October 2024 © UNICEF/Proscovia Nakibuuka Clashes and insecurity in Sudan continues to force people to flee their homes in search of safety. The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, to take…

WMO partnership to highlight damaging impact of climate change on winter sports

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WMO partnership to highlight damaging impact of climate change on winter sports 03 October 2024 © Unsplash/Joan Oger Skiers ride the lifts in a resort in the French Alps. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced on Thursday they are partnering to raise awareness about climate change’s harmful effects on winter sports and…

World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Ukraine, justice must be served over custody deaths, FIFA urged to challenge law-breaking by Israeli clubs

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Ukraine, justice must be served over custody deaths, FIFA urged to challenge law-breaking by Israeli clubs 03 October 2024 © UNOCHA/Dmytro Filipskyy People survey the damage caused by a missile attack on a building in Kharkiv City, Ukraine. Russian shelling has hit another apartment block in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv, UN aid teams said on…

Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "The Sovereign Order of Malta today"

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "The Sovereign Order of Malta today" 03 October 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the photo exhibition “The Sovereign Order of Malta today” Thursday, 3 October 2024 at 12.00 p.m.Room XVIII, Palais des Nations  Your Most Eminent Highness,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the opening of this photo exhibition “The Sovereign Order of Malta Today…