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UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan 21 March 2025 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih The looting of critical supplies from a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, risks worsening the humanitarian crisis in the region. (file photo) The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in the…

WORLD WATER DAY: The ‘cold hard truth’

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home WORLD WATER DAY: The ‘cold hard truth’ 21 March 2025 Climate Visuals Countdown/Turpin Samuel A fisher tries to prevent his net from being dragged down by an iceberg in the Greenland. Melting glaciers, climate crises and access to clean water are some of the messages emerging ahead of World Water Day and on the first ever World Day for Glaciers. UN News app users can follow our coverage here…

Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing: UN aid teams

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing: UN aid teams 21 March 2025 © ЮНФПА Палестинские дети пробираются через завалы после авиаударов. Israel’s renewed bombing campaign and intensifying ground operation in Gaza are reversing gains achieved during the brief ceasefire, UN humanitarians inside the devastated enclave said on Friday…

Running to bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraine’s schoolchildren

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Running to bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraine’s schoolchildren 21 March 2025 © UNICEF/Christina Pashkina A kindergarten at Chuhuiv, Ukraine, lies in ruins. Classes cut short by air raid sirens have become a routine part of school life for many Ukrainian youngsters in the three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, a new UN report published on Friday details…

Director-General's remarks at the event to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the event to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 March 2025 Tatiana Valovaya International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Friday, 21 March 2025 at 12.00 p.m.Room III, Palais des Nations  Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,Dear colleagues,It is my great pleasure to welcome you today to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial…

World Down Syndrome Day 2025

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World Down Syndrome Day 2025 21 March 2025 Palais des Nations World Down Syndrome Day at the United Nations…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Hold Day of General Discussion on the Right of Persons with Disabilities to Participate in Political and Public Life

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Hold Day of General Discussion on the Right of Persons with Disabilities to Participate in Political and Public Life 20 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held a day of general discussion today on the right of persons with disabilities to participate in political and public life. The…

In Dialogue with Peru, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Ask Questions on the 2024 Law on Crimes against Humanity and its Impact on Investigations into Enforced Disappearances

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Peru, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Ask Questions on the 2024 Law on Crimes against Humanity and its Impact on Investigations into Enforced Disappearances 20 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the report of Peru on a stand-alone request for additional information under article 29 (4) of the International Convention…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the Central African Republic’s Willingness to Review Laws and Practices, Ask about Arbitrary Detentions and Enforced Disappearances in Conflict Settings

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the Central African Republic’s Willingness to Review Laws and Practices, Ask about Arbitrary Detentions and Enforced Disappearances in Conflict Settings 20 March 2025 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the efforts of the Central African Republic to implement the International Convention on the…

Syria's humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Syria's humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict 20 March 2025 © UNICEF/Khalil Ashawi A girl walks amid widespread destruction in Aleppo, Syria, left behind after 14 years of war. The legacy of the Syrian conflict, which saw the overthrow of the Assad regime in December last year, is that 16.5 million people are in dire need of assistance, making it one of the…