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One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirth

1 week 3 days 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…

Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality

1 week 3 days 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…

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

1 week 3 days 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…

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

1 week 4 days 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…

UN deplores deadly attack on city in central Ukraine

1 week 4 days 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

1 week 4 days 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…

Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum

1 week 5 days 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…

Myanmar quake: Airstrikes persist as UN pushes aid efforts

1 week 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar quake: Airstrikes persist as UN pushes aid efforts 04 April 2025 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Hte The aftermath of the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Amid ongoing military airstrikes and growing humanitarian needs following last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the UN has intensified calls for immediate, unhindered aid access to assist millions…

UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism

1 week 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism 04 April 2025 UNIC Rio Freddy Glatt performs the Hadlakat Nerot, a Jewish candle-lighting ceremony at dusk for the start of Shabbat. Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of a major action plan to combat the scourge – aimed at enhancing monitoring and response across the whole UN system…

‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat

1 week 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat 04 April 2025 UN Photo/Martine Perret Deminers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (file) More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for the …