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UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions 24 March 2025 UN Photo/Michael Ali UN peacekeepers patrol Mutwanga in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions widen and transnational threats multiply, Secretary-General António…

Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse 24 March 2025 © UNFPA Two Gazans walk through a bomb site following renewed attacks on the enclave. The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes – but pledged that “the UN is not leaving” the…

South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns 24 March 2025 © WFP/Peter Louis Displaced people in Renk County, Upper Nile State, South Sudan. (file) South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) warned on Monday…

UNAIDS Press Conference

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UNAIDS Press Conference 24 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Impact of US funding cuts on the HIV response Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director  Angeli Achrekar, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director 

Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AI

4 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AI 23 March 2025 © Unsplash/С. Джонсон Только 20 процентов населения мира говорит дома на английском, но на этом языке представлена почти половина обучающих данных для основных моделей ИИ. For two years, one international organization under the umbrella of the UN has been leading a relentless campaign in the corridors of global…

3-week Gaza aid ban ‘collective punishment’: UNRWA chief

4 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home 3-week Gaza aid ban ‘collective punishment’: UNRWA chief 23 March 2025 © UNFPA الموت والدمار في غزة بعد الغارات الجوية في الصباح الباكر يوم 18 مارس. The tight Israeli blockade of humanitarian supplies is pushing Gaza closer to an acute hunger crisis, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), said on Sunday…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 21 March 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, and the International Federation…

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

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Georgia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 21 March 2025 Presentation of Credentials Revaz Lominadze, the new Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment, Mr.…

Director-General's message for the 2025 Geneva Digital Atlas

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's message for the 2025 Geneva Digital Atlas 21 March 2025 Tatiana Valovaya 2025 Geneva Digital AtlasMessage for the 2025 Edition (to be published in April)Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends:Greetings from the Palais des Nations, a center of multilateral diplomacy where history meets the present and inspires innovation for a more peaceful and sustainable world.This year we celebrate an important milestone — the 20th anniversary of the World Summit on the…

Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis 21 March 2025 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A UNICEF team delivers health and nutrition supplies, including vaccines, to communities in northeast Ethiopia. Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced…