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The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN chief

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN chief 25 July 2024 © ILO/Bobot Go Construction workers walk along a road in Daan Hari, Philippines. The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues unabated…

Security Council debates weapon transfers to Ukraine

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council debates weapon transfers to Ukraine 25 July 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security. The transfer of arms to Ukraine was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Thursday in the latest meeting convened by…

World News in Brief: Rights experts urge US to protect peaceful assembly rights, attacks against Ahmadis in Pakistan, sustainability push at Paris Olympics

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Rights experts urge US to protect peaceful assembly rights, attacks against Ahmadis in Pakistan, sustainability push at Paris Olympics 25 July 2024 UN News Columbia University in New York City. (file photo) UN independent human rights experts on Thursday expressed deep concern over a “massive crackdown” on pro-Palestinian student protests at various universities in the…

New ECOSOC President to focus on safe migration, AI for sustainable development

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New ECOSOC President to focus on safe migration, AI for sustainable development 25 July 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Ambassador Robert Rae of Canada, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). A veteran Canadian politician and diplomat was on Thursday elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which lies at the centre of the Organization’s efforts to advance…

World News in Brief: Rights chief ‘horrified’ at deadly PNG violence, Lebanon-Israel ‘knife edge’, Sudan refugees suffer sexual violence

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Rights chief ‘horrified’ at deadly PNG violence, Lebanon-Israel ‘knife edge’, Sudan refugees suffer sexual violence 24 July 2024 © IOM/Peter Murorera IOM, local authorities conduct an assessment in displacement-affected community in Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Recent attacks on three villages in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, resulted in at least 26…

UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors’

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors’ 24 July 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba The escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip is having a catastrophic impact on children. The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement in the security situation in Gaza, where dangerous operating conditions and attacks against…

Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF 24 July 2024 © Unsplash/Derek Thomson Rising heat across Europe and Central Asia kills nearly 400 children a year, according to latest data. Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children’s…

Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report 24 July 2024 © UNICEF/Tiécoura N’Daou Almost a quarter of Mali's population suffers from moderate or acute food insecurity. Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going hungry in 2023, equivalent to one in 11 people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the…

Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources 24 July 2024 © UNRWA Some 1.9 million people – nine in 10 in Gaza – have been forcibly uprooted since 7 October. (file) About 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military there, UN humanitarians have said, intensifying pressure on meagre food, water and…

Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 23 July 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals.Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, Committee Expert and Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations under article 19 of the Convention…