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Tackling climate mis/disinformation: ‘An urgent frontier for action’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Tackling climate mis/disinformation: ‘An urgent frontier for action’ 30 October 2023 United Nations (from left) Paul Goodloe, meteorologist, The Weather Channel; Jake Dubbins, co-founder, Conscious Advertising Network, member of Climate Action Against Disinformation; Vanessa Nakate, climate activist, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador; Charlotte Scaddan, [...] Climate impacts are accelerating with…

Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert 29 October 2023 UN News Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied. The crisis sparked by the Hamas terrorist attack and ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip is a "political and humanitarian catastrophe of epic…

Situation in Gaza ‘growing more desperate by the hour’, says UN chief Guterres

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Situation in Gaza ‘growing more desperate by the hour’, says UN chief Guterres 29 October 2023 UN Nepal UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media in Kathmandu, Nepal. UN Secretary-General António Guterres began his official visit to Nepal by extending deep condolences to the families of the 10 Nepalese students killed in the terror attacks by Hamas in Israel, and once again…

UN seeks end to ‘colossal’ humanitarian tragedy as Sudan’s military factions resume Saudi-hosted talks

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN seeks end to ‘colossal’ humanitarian tragedy as Sudan’s military factions resume Saudi-hosted talks 29 October 2023 UN Photo/Albert González Farran People continue to be displaced by conflict in Sudan. The United Nations has welcomed the resumption of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to end the months-long conflict between the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force which lefts…

Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’ 29 October 2023 © WFP/Amira Moussa A worker unloads ready-to-eat rations from a truck close to Alexandria, Egypt, in preparation for delivery to Gaza. Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after thousands of desperate people stormed UN-operated warehouses and…

Amid ‘unprecedented escalation’ in Gaza, UN calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Amid ‘unprecedented escalation’ in Gaza, UN calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire 28 October 2023 WHO The bombing of the Gaza Strip is continuing. The United Nations on Saturday ramped up appeals for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after another night of ground incursions and intense bombardment by Israeli forces left healthcare facilities without electricity and civilians across the…

Türkiye: Rebuilding lives in quake-affected communities

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Türkiye: Rebuilding lives in quake-affected communities 28 October 2023 © IOM/Olga Borzenkova Emel stands by the door of her new home – a 32-square-metre container she moved into with her husband and four children after living in a tent for three months. The ancient city of Antakya, in Türkiye’s southeastern province of Hatay, was once a hub of history, culture and diversity. Today, it bears…

Pakistan urged to halt Afghan deportations to avoid ‘human rights catastrophe’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Pakistan urged to halt Afghan deportations to avoid ‘human rights catastrophe’ 27 October 2023 © UNOCHA/Sayed Habib Bidel A displaced family carries their belongings in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Pakistan’s plan to deport “undocumented” foreign nationals will disproportionately affect more than 1.4 million Afghans in the country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, expressing…

Gaza: Testimonies highlight grim plight of civilians expecting to die

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Testimonies highlight grim plight of civilians expecting to die 27 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour The Al Shati refugee camp in Gaza has been hit by air strikes. The UN’s top human rights official issued a new appeal on Friday for an end to the Israel-Palestine crisis and the release of all hostages, amid rising civilian deaths and reports that children's names have been written…

Explainer: What is a UN General Assembly emergency special session and why it matters

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: What is a UN General Assembly emergency special session and why it matters 27 October 2023 UN Photo The first ever emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on the Middle East takes place in 1956. As the UN’s 193 Member States meet on how to address the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis, we took a look at how the current rarely convened General Assembly emergency…