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Two billion women without access to social protection

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Two billion women without access to social protection 15 October 2024 Ⓒ WFP/Arete/Siegfried Modola Uganda. Christine, 30, speaks to a group of mothers and other Nutricash beneficiaries A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and girls, leaving them more vulnerable to poverty worldwide…

Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strike

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strike 15 October 2024 © UNICEF The aftermath of airstrikes in a suburb of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. With no let-up to the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict, the UN human rights office on Tuesday called for an independent probe into an Israeli airstrike that hit an apartment block in northern Lebanon a day earlier that…

Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election 15 October 2024 © UNICEF/Velasquez Children walk past street graffiti in Caracas, Venezuela. (file) Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the country shows, citing arbitrary detentions, torture and violence against children. …

World News in Brief: ‘Historic drought’ in southern Africa, human rights in Tunisia, accountability essential for Pakistan mineworker killings

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ‘Historic drought’ in southern Africa, human rights in Tunisia, accountability essential for Pakistan mineworker killings 15 October 2024 © UNICEF/Rutendo Bamhare A child in Zimbabwe is checked for malnutrition. Nearly six and a half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an “historic drought” linked to last year’s El Niño, UN humanitarians said on…

Ukraine: Time to recognise ‘tremendous potential’ of demining

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Time to recognise ‘tremendous potential’ of demining 15 October 2024 © UNDP Ukraine Ukraine is now the most mined country in the world following Russia's full-scale invasion. The critical funding gap for mine action in Ukraine, estimated at over $34 billion, holds “tremendous potential” for the nation when connected with sustainability efforts, say the authors of a new…

UNICEF seeks $165 million for therapeutic food to combat ‘silent killer’

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF seeks $165 million for therapeutic food to combat ‘silent killer’ 15 October 2024 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal Mothers and their children attend a nutrition centre in Tawila in North Darfur State, Sudan. Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to treat the condition, which…

Despite regional escalation, peace is still possible in Yemen: UN envoy

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Despite regional escalation, peace is still possible in Yemen: UN envoy 15 October 2024 © IOM/Haithm Abdulbaqi A woman in Yemen walks through an area devastated by floods. Yemen is at risk of being dragged further into the rising conflict in the Middle East, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council on Tuesday.…

‘Historic progress’ for Colombia peace process – but challenges remain

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Historic progress’ for Colombia peace process – but challenges remain 15 October 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, briefs the Security Council meeting on the mission. Ahead of the eighth anniversary of Colombia’s peace agreement next month which ended a five-decades-long…

Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Chile, Canada, Japan, Cuba and Benin

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Chile, Canada, Japan, Cuba and Benin 14 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of civil society organizations on the situation of women’s rights in Chile, Canada, Japan, Cuba and Benin, whose…

Director-General's message on the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the Geneva Peace Week

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's message on the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the Geneva Peace Week 14 October 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Opening Ceremony of the Geneva Peace Week 2024“What is Peace?”Monday, 14 October 2024, at 4.30 p.m.Room XX, Palais des Nations Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues and friends,Welcome to the Opening Ceremony of Geneva Peace Week 2024, at the Palais des Nations, in this beautiful room known as the “Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations…