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Lebanon: UNIFIL concerned by attacks on Lebanese Armed Forces

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: UNIFIL concerned by attacks on Lebanese Armed Forces 25 November 2024 © UNIFIL Bombing has damaged infrastructure in south Lebanon, making some roads impassable. The United Nations remains concerned by the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon between Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Force (IDF), as well as the widespread destruction and death across the Blue Line, the Secretary-…

‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women 25 November 2024 Gustavo Martínez Contreras Women march in Mexico City to protest against femicides. On the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, world leaders and advocates gathered at the UN Headquarters to confront a stark reality: violence against women and girls remains a…

Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations 25 November 2024 UN News/Eileen Travers Young people from 150 groups from around the world met at the UN Alliance of Civilizations Youth Forum in Cascais, Portugal. Youth took centre stage on opening day at the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum on Monday, with young directors recognised for their films at an international festival…

World News in Brief: Floods compound misery in Gaza, UN relief chief in Sudan, civilians under attack in Syria

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Floods compound misery in Gaza, UN relief chief in Sudan, civilians under attack in Syria 25 November 2024 © UNRWA In Gaza, the first rains of the winter season mean even more suffering where half a million people are at risk in areas of flooding. Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding across displacement sites in Gaza, further compounding the humanitarian crisis, the…

No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council 25 November 2024 © UNRWA Women and children queue for bread at a bakery in Khan Younis. As Gaza teeters on the brink of collapse, a senior UN official on Monday renewed urgent calls for an immediate ceasefire and action to address the humanitarian crisis…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fourteenth Session in Geneva

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fourteenth Session in Geneva 25 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and fourteenth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Armenia, Ecuador, Greece, Kenya, Monaco and Saudi Arabia.  The Committee heard from a…

What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now?

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now? 24 November 2024 Circus Zambia Circus Zambia, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working for social change, is among the delegations attending the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum. Wars grind on in Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan, Ukraine and beyond amid starvation and famine alerts and a sinister spike in online and…

Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent 24 November 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A family displaced by violence lives in a partially constructed school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The number of children being recruited into armed groups in Haiti has increased by 70 per cent over the past year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)  said on Monday.  The unprecedented spike…

Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations 23 November 2024 ONU News/ Felipe de Carvalho Residents of Orlalan Village, Timor-Leste simulate a landslide rescue operation Timor-Leste, a young island nation in Southeast Asia, is particularly vulnerable to the ravages of the climate crisis. A combination of technology, community knowledge and UN…

The trial that brought down a warlord

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home The trial that brought down a warlord 23 November 2024 Vincent Tremeau Photographed for the UN’s One Day I Will exhibit in 2016, Elia, from DR Congo, said he doesn’t know his exact age, but wants to be a soldier. (file) How do you bring a war criminal to justice? UN Video reported on the case of Sheka, the infamous leader of a feared armed group that raped and ravaged civilians in the…