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International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

6 days 20 hours hence International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. 14 April 2025 Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room (Room XX), Palais des Nations…

With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans

5 hours 37 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans 07 April 2025 © UNFPA A man stands on the rubble of a former home in Gaza. Amid the ongoing Israeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, aid teams warned on Monday that civilians trapped there face multiple daily challenges as relief supplies run critically low…

Ukraine: Mine contamination is lethal legacy of Russia’s invasion

5 hours 37 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Mine contamination is lethal legacy of Russia’s invasion 07 April 2025 UNDP Ukraine/Oleksandr Simonenko A deminer for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine sweeps the ground for unexploded ordnance and landmines. An estimated 100 million people in more than 60 countries and territories live under the threat of landmines and explosive ordnance – with war-torn Ukraine now the most…

UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine 06 April 2025 Volker Türk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Sunday for an investigation into the Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih which reportedly killed 18 people, including nine children…

Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality 06 April 2025 © UNICEF/Ruhani Kaur A woman in Udaipur, India, heads to a clinic with her son for a antenatal check-up. One woman continues to die during pregnancy and childbirth every two minutes on average worldwide – that's 712 each and every day…

One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirth

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirth 06 April 2025 © UNICEF/Kristina Müller Twin girls born at seventh months are taken care of at a health centre in Gitega province, Burundi. Monday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women and girls…

UN deplores deadly attack on city in central Ukraine

2 days 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN deplores deadly attack on city in central Ukraine 05 April 2025 © Relief Coordination Centre A building in Izyum, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine lies in ruins after being struck by a missile. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine has strongly condemned a missile strike in Kryvyi Rih on Friday which killed more than a dozen people, including at least nine children, and left several…

More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month: UNICEF

2 days 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month: UNICEF 05 April 2025 UN News Palestinian children sit among the rubble of destroyed homes in Jabalia Camp, north of Gaza. The blockade of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip is having dire consequences for more than a million children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Saturday…

AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: Why new thinking is needed on disarmament

2 days 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: Why new thinking is needed on disarmament 05 April 2025 © Unsplash/Igor Omilaev The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on international peace and security. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) race needs to slow down and IT firms should instead be focusing on the bigger picture to ensure that the technology is not misused on…

Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum

3 days 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum 04 April 2025 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih A mother holds the bullet that was removed from her eight-year-old daughter after she was hit at her home on the outskirts of capital Khartoum. The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often forced to face unspeakable abuse,” a…