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Joint UN meeting tackles small arms control to foster sustainable development

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Joint UN meeting tackles small arms control to foster sustainable development 17 March 2025 UNODC Firearms confiscated during border checks. On Monday, during a meeting of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, UN officials and disarmament experts emphasized the urgent need to tackle the widespread issue of small arms and light weapons. They warned that the stakes are…

‘Is this just a long, beautiful dream?’: Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on her country’s future

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Is this just a long, beautiful dream?’: Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on her country’s future 15 March 2025 © ForSamaFilm Waad Al-Kateab stands in front of a bombed-out building in Syria. For Waad Al-Kateab, the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024 felt almost unreal. “I thought the ending of my story was dying in exile,” she told UN News.  “And it just…

‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict 15 March 2025 © 联合国儿童基金会/Christopher Herwig 在约旦的叙利亚难民收到了过冬冬季衣物。（资料图片） Marking 14 years since the start of the Syrian conflict, top UN officials raised alarm over renewed violence and growing instability, warning that without urgent action, Syria’s fragile transition could be at risk…

UN chief affirms solidarity with Bangladesh amid political transition

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief affirms solidarity with Bangladesh amid political transition 15 March 2025 United Nations UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) speaks to the media at a press conference in Dhaka alongside Md. Towhid Hossain, Foreign Adviser of Bangladesh. On a visit to Bangladesh, UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the pivotal moment the country is facing as it navigates a…

World News in Brief: Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo, global trade update, elections in CAR, Pakistan train hijack

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo, global trade update, elections in CAR, Pakistan train hijack 14 March 2025 WFP A camp in eastern DR Congo provides security for some of the millions displaced people in the country. Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced tens of thousands of families, with children particularly at risk, the UN…

No food deliveries to Gaza as border closures continue

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home No food deliveries to Gaza as border closures continue 14 March 2025 © WHO People gather at a food distribution point in Gaza City in February 2025. The UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing closure of all border crossing points, which is now in its twelfth day, the UN Spokesperson said on Friday…

‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission 14 March 2025 UN Women/Jennifer Graylock A wideview of the UN General Assembly Hall. “Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all, young leaders told the Commission on the Status of Women, as the forum wrapped up the first week of its annual session at the UN Headquarters, in New…

In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom 14 March 2025 © UNHCR/Shari Nijman UN Secretary-General António Guterres meets Rohingya refugee students at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as…

Iran protests: Human Rights Council probe condemns online, app-based repression

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Iran protests: Human Rights Council probe condemns online, app-based repression 14 March 2025 © Unsplash/Omid Armin Women and girls in Iran are required by law to follow a dress code outside their homes. The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including young children as part of a concerted effort to crush dissent, investigators mandated by…

Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia 14 March 2025 UN Photo/Helena Mulkerns Peace doves fly on the grounds of the historic Hazrat-i-Ali mosque, in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. (file) The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat a “disturbing rise” in anti-Muslim bigotry…