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Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza

4 days 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza 23 April 2025 © WHO A man carries possessions through the ruins of Gaza. Amid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing an escalating public health crisis as aid remains blocked and medical supplies dwindle…

Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts

4 days 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts 23 April 2025 © UNICEF/U.S. CDC A young girl receives the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination at a health clinic in Katsina, Nigeria. Vaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is now under threat.…

Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide

4 days 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide 23 April 2025 UNDP Uruguay A young girl uses a computer to study, highlighting the power of digital learning to open up new opportunities for children everywhere. As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of women and girls remain excluded from…

Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO

4 days 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO 23 April 2025 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh Teenage pregnancy reflects enduring "fundamental inequalities" in society, with serious physical and psychological repercussions for girls and young women, the UN health agency insists. Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which…

AI lightens the workload – but risks remain, labour agency warns

4 days 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home AI lightens the workload – but risks remain, labour agency warns 23 April 2025 © ILO/Marcel Crozet A man works in a packaging factory in Cairo, Egypt. Artificial intelligence, robotics, and digitalization are rapidly reshaping how we work – but they’re a source of unexpected risks too.…

Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo

4 days 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo 23 April 2025 © UNFPA DRC/Junior Mayindu A 17-year-old survivor of rape sits with her baby in the eastern DR Congo. The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, particularly for women and children, who face an increased risk of conflict-related sexual…

World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30

4 days 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30 23 April 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (on screen) addresses world leaders at a virtual meeting on climate action. At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 days 12 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 22 April 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization.Rising Hunger and malnutrition in Ethiopia…

Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace deal

5 days 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace deal 22 April 2025 © NRC/Milena Ayala People who have fled armed conflict seek refuge at a temporary shelter in Catatumbo region of northeastern Colombia. Colombia must harmonize peace policies and security policies, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.…

Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble

5 days 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble 22 April 2025 UN News A bulldozer removes the rubble of a destroyed house in Gaza City, searching for people missing under the debris. Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast…