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Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’ 31 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour A five-year-old boy holds up his cat amidst the wreckage of his home in Gaza. Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more than a million face dire shortages of essentials and a lifetime of trauma ahead, UN humanitarians said…

UN calls for global action to turn cities into engines of sustainable development

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN calls for global action to turn cities into engines of sustainable development 31 October 2023 © UN-Habitat/Kirsten Milhahn The Korali informal settlement in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka. Marking World Cities Day on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General emphasised the vital role cities play in sustainable development as catalysts for economic growth and innovation…

New Permanent Representative of Malaysia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Malaysia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 31 October 2023 Presentation of Credentials Dato' Nadzirah binti Osman, the new Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to…

UN Security Council meets on Israel-Palestine crisis; nowhere safe in Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Security Council meets on Israel-Palestine crisis; nowhere safe in Gaza 30 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of the UN Security Council chambers as members meet on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Following four failed efforts to reach consensus on a Gaza resolution, the UN Security Council met in emergency session again on Monday…

Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians 30 October 2023 © WHO A man injured in a missile attack is rushed for treatment in Naser hospital in Khan Younis. UPDATED: With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday highlighted the mounting pressure on north Gaza hospitals where patients and health workers remain, amid reports of expanded Israeli…

Immediate de-escalation ‘only antidote’ to conflict in Syria

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Immediate de-escalation ‘only antidote’ to conflict in Syria 30 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Geir Pedersen (right, on screen), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, brief UN Security Council members on the situation in th [...] The UN Special Envoy for Syria on…

World News in Brief: ICC slams ‘unacceptable threats’, DR Congo displacement, UNEP ‘Champions of the Earth’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ICC slams ‘unacceptable threats’, DR Congo displacement, UNEP ‘Champions of the Earth’ 30 October 2023 © Yevhen Nosenko A playground lies in ruins near in the village of Groza in eastern Ukraine. The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday hit back at Russia’s recent decision to issue arrest warrants against senior judges, describing the move…

Upcoming COP28 summit must ‘respond decisively’ to gaps in global climate action

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Upcoming COP28 summit must ‘respond decisively’ to gaps in global climate action 30 October 2023 UN/Zumrad Normatova UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the preparatory meeting ahead of the UN climate conference (COP28) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Next month’s UN climate summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must respond decisively to the gaps in the intranational…

‘Stop the madness’ of climate change, UN chief declares

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Stop the madness’ of climate change, UN chief declares 30 October 2023 UN Photo/Narendra Shrestha UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits Syangbpoche in Solukhumbu district, Nepal. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the world to “stop the madness” of climate change as he visited the Everest region in Nepal where melting glaciers are putting entire communities at…

Tackling climate mis/disinformation: ‘An urgent frontier for action’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Tackling climate mis/disinformation: ‘An urgent frontier for action’ 30 October 2023 United Nations (from left) Paul Goodloe, meteorologist, The Weather Channel; Jake Dubbins, co-founder, Conscious Advertising Network, member of Climate Action Against Disinformation; Vanessa Nakate, climate activist, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador; Charlotte Scaddan, [...] Climate impacts are accelerating with…