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Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator 13 December 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba People in Rafah city in the Gaza Strip flee a missile attack. A ceasefire in Gaza is “the only way forward” and “in the interest of everybody” as the war there threatens peace and security for both Palestinians and Israelis for years or even decades to come, the UN’s top…

COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable 13 December 2023 COP28/Christopher Pike COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber (centre), UN climate chief Simon Stiell (fourth from left) and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Nations at…

Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’ 13 December 2023 © UNHCR/Ahmed Al-Mayadeen A displaced family receive relief items at a site in Lahaj governerate, Yemen. A record 114 million forcibly displaced around the world represents a “crisis of humanity”, UN refugee agency (UNHCR) chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday as the Global Refugee Forum got underway in Geneva…

World News in Brief: Kyiv under attack, Sudan peace talks, progress on hunger in Europe

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Kyiv under attack, Sudan peace talks, progress on hunger in Europe 13 December 2023 © UN News/Anna Radomska Kyiv is once again the focus of Russian missile attacks. (file) Humanitarians in Ukraine mobilized emergency assistance for citizens of Kyiv on Wednesday morning following the third attack in less than a week by Russia forces which left dozens injured, including…

‘Rebuild a foundation of hope’ for global human rights: Türk

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Rebuild a foundation of hope’ for global human rights: Türk 12 December 2023 UN News/Anton Uspensky An event marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, takes place at the UN in Geneva. World leaders gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), calling for new guardrails to protect…

‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO 12 December 2023 © WHO An injured Palestinian child is rushed to Al Shifa hospital in Gaza. (file) The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, highlighting the disastrous consequences of ongoing Israeli bombardment for…

World News in Brief: Investing in primary healthcare, record hunger in West and Central Africa, UNICEF emergency appeal

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Investing in primary healthcare, record hunger in West and Central Africa, UNICEF emergency appeal 12 December 2023 © FAO/Luis Tato Une femme récolte les feuilles et les fruits d'un arbre dans un village du centre-sud du Niger. Half of the world’s population is not fully covered by essential health services and two billion people are impoverished because they…

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer 12 December 2023 © UNODC A poppy field in the flowering stage in eastern Shan state, Myanmar. Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and widening conflict between the military and armed groups…

INTERVIEW: ‘Climate of division’ creating more challenging environment for UN peacekeeping

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: ‘Climate of division’ creating more challenging environment for UN peacekeeping 12 December 2023 MINUSMA UN peacekeepers from Chad arrive in Gao bringing an end to the UN's presence in the Kidal region of northern Mali. UN peacekeeping missions in Sub-Saharan Africa are operating under more challenging political and security conditions due to a multiplication of crises and a…

UN General Assembly votes by large majority for immediate humanitarian ceasefire during emergency session

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly votes by large majority for immediate humanitarian ceasefire during emergency session 12 December 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe UN General Assembly adopts a resolution on “Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” during the 45th plenary meeting of the resumed 10th Emergency Special Session. The UN General Assembly met on Tuesday afternoon in…