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UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere 04 March 2025 © UNEP/Ahmed Nayim Yussuf UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed AGRA In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying global food systems and advancing sustainable development, setting the stage for the upcoming fourth…

Gaza: Deep concern for civilians as aid crossings remain shut

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Deep concern for civilians as aid crossings remain shut 04 March 2025 UN News Large parts of Gaza have been reduced to rubble. UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that the continued closure of key border crossings into Gaza is putting civilian lives at risk, just as they begin to recover from months of war, deprivation and hunger…

Drought and dire hunger loom in Somalia, warns UN food agency WFP

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Drought and dire hunger loom in Somalia, warns UN food agency WFP 04 March 2025 © WFP/Michael Tewelde Up to 4.4 million people in Somalia could face acute hunger by June. “The time to step up is now” for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 million young children at risk of acute malnutrition, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday…

UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria 04 March 2025 UN Photo/Gernot Payer Polish peacekeepers patrol as part of the UNDOF observer force which supervises the area of separation between Israel and Syria (file). The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Tuesday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the…

Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres 04 March 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel Gazans continue to return to their destroyed homes. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday stressed that the “true foundation” of recovery and reconstruction in Gaza must be based on a clear and agreed political framework, not just bricks and mortar…

IPU Press Conference

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home IPU Press Conference 04 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement New report on Women in Parliament Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary-GeneralMariana Mutzenberg, IPU gender programme

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirty-Second Session

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirty-Second Session 03 March 2025 Meeting Summaries Six New Committee Members Make Solemn DeclarationThe Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its thirty-second session, during which it will review the reports of Canada, Dominican Republic, European Union, Palau, Tuvalu and Viet Nam. Andrea Ori, Chief of the Groups…

OHCHR Press Conference

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 03 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Hostage-taking as torture - annual thematic report to the Human Rights Council of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Embargoed until 4 March, after she delivers her statement to the HRC (Exact time to be confirmed) Dr. Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment…

US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure 03 March 2025 © UNFPA Ukraine UNFPA’s mobile psychosocial support teams travel across Ukraine, including to the front lines, offering immediate emergency interventions as well as access to longer-term assistance. Some 640,000 women and girls in Ukraine will be affected by cuts to psychosocial support, gender-based…

‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief 03 March 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel A boy sits amongst the destruction of the Al-Touam neighbourhood in the northern Gaza Strip. As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to Ukraine, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday urged the…