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UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system 20 December 2023 UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII Refugees in an inflatable boat approach the shores of the island of Lesbos, in northern Greece. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Wednesday welcomed a key deal by members of the European Union (EU) to overhaul their joint migration system which promises a fresh and unified…

World News in Brief: WFP forced to halt some food aid in Sudan, DR Congo elections, peacekeeping chief visits CAR

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: WFP forced to halt some food aid in Sudan, DR Congo elections, peacekeeping chief visits CAR 20 December 2023 © WFP/Muna Abdelhakim Nearly 18 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger in 2023, more than double the number in 2022. The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday that it has temporarily suspended assistance in some parts of Al Jazirah State…

INTERVIEW: Ukrainian children express ‘innocent hope for peace’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Ukrainian children express ‘innocent hope for peace’ 20 December 2023 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Three siblings pose in clothes provided by UNICEF. The "innocent hope for peace" demonstrated by Ukrainian children and the determination of all citizens there to look to the future, is helping the country survive into a second winter of Russia’s full-blown invasion, according to the…

COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ amid sharp rise in global spread

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ amid sharp rise in global spread 20 December 2023 © UNICEF/Hugo Coutinho A child, wearing a mask, attends classes in rural Brazil. (file) The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of JN.1, a COVID-19 variant of interest, adding that current vaccines continue to offer protection against…

‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF 19 December 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Children look at their destroyed homes in Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip. Gaza is by far the most dangerous place in the world to be a child and deaths of youngsters from disease will likely surpass those from bombardment in the absence of a ceasefire, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on…

DPR Korea urged to ‘embrace diplomacy’ after latest ballistic missile launch

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home DPR Korea urged to ‘embrace diplomacy’ after latest ballistic missile launch 19 December 2023 © Unsplash/Micha Brändli 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国平壤的阅兵仪式。 Repeated long-range ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) represent a serious threat to international air and sea transportation, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.…

World News in Brief: DR Congo mission extended, Sudan displacement deepens, warzone death toll for journalists spikes

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: DR Congo mission extended, Sudan displacement deepens, warzone death toll for journalists spikes 19 December 2023 MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan A MONUSCO team on a community engagement mission in Uvira and Sange, South Kivu. The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year.…

Security Council continues negotiations on Gaza resolution calling for 'urgent suspension of hostilities'

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council continues negotiations on Gaza resolution calling for 'urgent suspension of hostilities' 19 December 2023 United Nations A wide view of the UN Security Council chambers as members meet on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Tuesday marked another intense day of diplomacy in the Security Council in New York, where negotiations…

Ukraine: Türk calls on Russia to silence the guns in appeal for ‘a just peace’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Türk calls on Russia to silence the guns in appeal for ‘a just peace’ 19 December 2023 © UNOCHA/Viktoriia Andriievska A resident stands in front of his apartment building in Kyiv which was in an overnight strike in December 2023. The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva was briefed by High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday who described “a litany of continuous suffering” in Ukraine…

UN envoy to Libyan leaders: Resolve impasse, do not fail the people

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy to Libyan leaders: Resolve impasse, do not fail the people 18 December 2023 © UNICEF/Mostafa Alatrib Derna, in eastern Libya, was struck by deadly storms and unprecedented floods in September 2023. Despite recent legislative progress, Libya’s political landscape remains fraught with power struggles, as key figures attach conditions to taking part in crucial talks, the UN envoy to…