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Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities 04 December 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of UNITAD, briefs the Security Council The UN team investigating crimes committed by Da’esh terrorist group has issued its latest report documenting the terrorist group’s atrocities in Iraq, laying the groundwork for future prosecutions…

COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis 03 December 2023 © UNICEF/Saiyna Bashir Triggered by torrential monsoon rains, the 2022 floods submerged one third of Pakistan. Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Sunday said the topic was long overdue for discussion as climate inaction is costing lives and impacting health…

Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue 03 December 2023 © UNICEF/Abed Zaqout Palestinian women mourn the loss of a family member at Al-Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for the violence to end and a long-term political solution between…

COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres 03 December 2023 © Unsplash/Patrick Hendry The burning of fossil fuels is driving climate change. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what’s needed to meaningfully tackle the climate…

Tackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at COP28

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Tackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at COP28 02 December 2023 © UNICEF/Mungunkhishig Batbaatar A boy waiting for his school bus in the Songinokhairkhan district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where air pollution levels are dangerously high. Delegates at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday called for stronger and more resilient global health…

COP28: Extraction of minerals needed for green energy must be ‘sustainable and just’, says Guterres

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: Extraction of minerals needed for green energy must be ‘sustainable and just’, says Guterres 02 December 2023 UN News/Laura Quiñones Suriname is the most forested country in the world, but its pristine rainforests are being threatened, among others, by mining for gold, bauxite and kaolin. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to…

World News in Brief: Engagement with Sudan, Red Sea vessel attacks, SDGs disabilities promise

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Engagement with Sudan, Red Sea vessel attacks, SDGs disabilities promise 02 December 2023 © UNICEF/Abdulazeem Mohamed Children displaced by conflict in Sudan are now living in Atbara. UN engagement with Sudan will continue in the wake of the decision to terminate its political mission in the country, the Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said in a…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 01 December 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office for the…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Welcome Efforts by São Tomé and Príncipe to Hold the Dialogue, Ask about a National Human Rights Institute and Support Offered to Migrant Workers Abroad

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Welcome Efforts by São Tomé and Príncipe to Hold the Dialogue, Ask about a National Human Rights Institute and Support Offered to Migrant Workers Abroad 01 December 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of São Tomé and…

COP28: As ‘humanity’s fate hangs in the balance’, UN chief calls for urgent action to prevent planetary crash

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: As ‘humanity’s fate hangs in the balance’, UN chief calls for urgent action to prevent planetary crash 01 December 2023 COP28/Walaa Alshaer Attendees at the Indonesia Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Earth’s vital signs are failing and to prevent planetary crash and burn, “we need…cooperation and political will”, UN…