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UN firmly rejects allegations against agencies in Yemen

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN firmly rejects allegations against agencies in Yemen 11 September 2024 © UNICEF Back-to-school supplies at a UNICEF-supported school in Yemen. The United Nations on Wednesday firmly rejected allegations by the Houthis in Yemen that some UN agencies and partners have been “colluding to destroy” the country’s education system…

Summit of the Future aims to make the UN more effective

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Summit of the Future aims to make the UN more effective 11 September 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Guy Ryder, Under Secretary-General for Policy and UN lead for the Summit of the Future, briefs reporters on the programme and objectives of the summit. Negotiations continue ahead of the Summit of the Future at UN Headquarters this month, where world leaders will enhance cooperation to tackle…

South-South cooperation can help solve ‘complex development context’

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home South-South cooperation can help solve ‘complex development context’ 11 September 2024 © FAO /  Giuseppe Carotenuto CABO VERDE 2024. Farmers receive training as part of the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme Collaboration between developing countries, often known as South-South cooperation, can help to solve what a senior UN official has described as the world’s “complex…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 10 September 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and the United Nations Trade and Development. Floods in ChadJens…

Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone 10 September 2024 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi Khan Younis in Gaza has been devastated by the war. The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday on a densely populated area in an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in Gaza…

Security Council: UN calls for safe, unimpeded passage of aid to Ukraine

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: UN calls for safe, unimpeded passage of aid to Ukraine 10 September 2024 UNOCHA/Viktoriia Andriievska Consequences of a missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, when a children’s hospital and other buildings were severely damaged. The Security Council in New York on Tuesday debated the latest barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks that have targeted multiple cities…

General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve 10 September 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as a moment of silent prayer is held during the final plenary meeting of its 78th session. The 78th session of the UN General Assembly closed on Tuesday, concluding a tumultuous year in international diplomacy and underscoring the need for a collective…

Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of ‘large-scale war’

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of ‘large-scale war’ 10 September 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman A family flees a village on the frontlines in the Ariha district, northwest Syria, a frequent target for shelling. (file) Increased violence along the frontlines in Syria, with continued war crimes on all sides, is leaving civilians in the region fearful of a “large-scale war”, a new…

Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens 10 September 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium and on screens) addresses the first plenary meeting of the 79th session of the General Assembly. The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday afternoon in New York, with incoming President Philemon Yang outlining a…

WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine 10 September 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Families in Gaza are struggling to find enough food to eat. Nearly 50 million people in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe are not getting enough to eat, or double the number from before the Arab Spring over a decade ago, a senior official with the World Food…