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‘Nowhere is safe’ for civilians as Sudan war descends further into chaos

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Nowhere is safe’ for civilians as Sudan war descends further into chaos 18 June 2024 © UNICEF/Tariq Khalil Millions across Sudan have been driven by the conflict between rival militaries. In this file photo, a child collects water from a deep well in central Darfur. The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in Sudan as civilians continue to suffer amidst…

Systemic gender oppression in Afghanistan may amount to crimes against humanity

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Systemic gender oppression in Afghanistan may amount to crimes against humanity 18 June 2024 © UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell Girls and women across Afghanistan lack access to secondary education since the Taliban takeover. The systemic oppression against Afghan women and girls is “so severe and extensive that they appear to form a widespread and systematic attack” which could amount to…

Systematic terror, brutal atrocities rife in Myanmar: UN human rights chief

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Systematic terror, brutal atrocities rife in Myanmar: UN human rights chief 18 June 2024 UNICEF/Minzayar Oo An IDP camp in northern Myanmar. (file photo) The UN’s top human rights official said on Tuesday that Myanmar is in “agonizing pain”, suffocated by an illegitimate military regime which uses “horrific war tactics” and commits brutal atrocity crimes…

Attacks against civilians in Ukraine ‘unconscionable’, Security Council hears

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Attacks against civilians in Ukraine ‘unconscionable’, Security Council hears 18 June 2024 © ЮНИСЕФ/А. Филиппов Cотрудники службы спасения работают над ликвидацией завалов, оставшихся после удара по Полтаве. The UN’s top political affairs official on Tuesday reiterated that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited by international law. More than 170 civilians lost…

WFP increases response in West and Central Africa to address rising hunger

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WFP increases response in West and Central Africa to address rising hunger 18 June 2024 © WFP/Evelyn Fey In Mauritania, community members are engaged in a soil rehabilitation project. The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme this month in West and Central Africa in hopes of reaching 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season is under way…

World News in Brief: Weapons sales threat, More aid for Haiti, global refugee and migrant survey

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Weapons sales threat, More aid for Haiti, global refugee and migrant survey 18 June 2024 © UNICEF/Giovanni Diffidenti The ruins of a weapons storage facility in Tripoli, Libya. (file) A conference focused on small arms and light weapons is taking place at a “difficult and dangerous moment for humanity,” according to the UN Chief António Guterres.…

Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF-backed report

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF-backed report 18 June 2024 © UNICEF/Ali Junaid In Karachi, Pakistan, a woman burns trash to cook food causing air pollution. The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns on Wednesday that air pollution is increasingly impacting human health - and is now the second…

OPENING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Highlights the Cruelty of War and the Urgent Need to Find the Way Back to Peace as he Presents his Global Update at the Opening of the Fifty-Sixth Regular Session of the Human Rights Council

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home OPENING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Highlights the Cruelty of War and the Urgent Need to Find the Way Back to Peace as he Presents his Global Update at the Opening of the Fifty-Sixth Regular Session of the Human Rights Council 18 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-sixth regular session, which will be held from 18 June to 12 July, hearing Volker Türk, United Nations…

INTERVIEW: Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss 17 June 2024 UNDP/Muhanad Sameer The availability of solar energy has enabled farmers in north Sudan to continue farming Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the…

Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges 16 June 2024 © UNESCO Agriculture in volcanic soils in the Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark in Spain. As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses and communities must galvanize action to reverse the damage and protect Earth, the UN…