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Diplomacy key to ending crisis in eastern DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Diplomacy key to ending crisis in eastern DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief 31 January 2025 © WFP/Moses Sawasawa A woman walks through the streets with children in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The head of UN Peace Operations has underscored the need for continued diplomatic efforts to end the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and avert the…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Sixteenth Informal Meeting with States

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Sixteenth Informal Meeting with States 30 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its sixteenth informal meeting with States.  Committee Experts discussed the Committee’s draft general comment on realising children’s rights through access to justice and effective remedies, its communication and simplified reporting procedures…

Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country 30 January 2025 © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf A man stands outside his family's rehabilitated home in southern rural Aleppo, Syria. Humanitarians warned on Thursday that Syria continues to face major security and aid challenges in the northeast and beyond, in the uncertain aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad regime…

UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect 30 January 2025 UNRWA UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect.…

World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws in spotlight

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws in spotlight 30 January 2025 UN News/ Conor Lennon A street in central Kampala, Uganda The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family.…

Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City 30 January 2025 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Families begin their journey back home from the south of Gaza to Gaza City and the northern areas People continue to stream back into Gaza City in the wake of the temporary ceasefire across the Strip, with some 500,000 reportedly returning so far, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on…

Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’ 30 January 2025 MONUSCO/Aubin Mukoni UN peacekeepers patrol Goma in the eastern DR Congo after the city is overrun by rebel forces. After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels – with humanitarian needs…

Myanmar: UN chief urges return to civilian rule as crisis worsens

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: UN chief urges return to civilian rule as crisis worsens 30 January 2025 © UNICEF/Minzayar Oo A child who lost his left leg after accidentally stepping on a landmine in his family's paddy fields in central Myanmar. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday said Myanmar’s military must relinquish power to allow a return to civilian rule through an inclusive democratic transition, as…

African schools gear up for the AI revolution

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home African schools gear up for the AI revolution 30 January 2025 UN Women/Geno Ochieng Girls attend a robotics bootcamp in Rwanda. The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting them on the radar of African governments and entrepreneurs keen to develop home-grown digital solutions to improving education.…

Director-General's remarks at the Plenary Meeting of the 2025 Session of the Conference on Disarmament

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Plenary Meeting of the 2025 Session of the Conference on Disarmament 30 January 2025 Tatiana Valovaya 2025 Session of the Conference on DisarmamentThursday, 30 January 2025 at 10.00 a.m.Tempus, Palais des Nations Mr. President, (Ambassador Bencini)Excellencies,Distinguished delegates,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a pleasure to address you at the beginning of the 2025 session of the Conference on Disarmament. Let me begin by wishing…