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Afghan girls' voices for education echo loudly through new global campaign

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghan girls' voices for education echo loudly through new global campaign 15 August 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin Young girls study at a school in Mazar-i-Sharīf, Balkh Province, Afghanistan. The UN fund that ensures children can continue learning during emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), launched a campaign on Tuesday to elevate the voices of young Afghan…

Keep pressuring Taliban amid ‘unparalleled assault’ on women’s rights

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Keep pressuring Taliban amid ‘unparalleled assault’ on women’s rights 15 August 2023 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani Women wait at a maternal health hospital, the only one of its type in Afghanistan. The head of the UN agency that champions gender equality on Tuesday urged the international community  to continue pressing for change in Afghanistan, accusing the Taliban of imposing “the most…

Sudan: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights'

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights' 15 August 2023 UN Photo/Albert González Farran People continue to be displaced by conflict in Sudan. After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be taken to end the conflict which is having a “devastating impact” on people's lives, health…

Rights experts denounce idea of ‘reformed’ Taliban two years after return to power

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts denounce idea of ‘reformed’ Taliban two years after return to power 14 August 2023 © WFP/Sadeq Naseri A family in a village in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan eat food received from the UN. More than 30 independent UN human rights experts have called for the international community to recommit to support the people of Afghanistan, in a statement issued on Monday marking two…

Disability rights threatened by bad working conditions for carers: independent expert

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Disability rights threatened by bad working conditions for carers: independent expert 14 August 2023 © Unsplash/Zhuo Cheng You El trabajo de cuidados no remunerado recae sobre las mujeres. Discussions about the “future of care in the 21st century” must prioritize working conditions and career opportunities – or else disability rights will be in jeopardy, a UN-appointed independent rights…

UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger 14 August 2023 © FAO/Luis Tato Women in Niger are practicing the sustainable harvesting of forest resources. (file) The United Nations continues to deliver aid in Niger, nearly three weeks since President Mohamed Bazoum was seized by some of his guards in a power grab…

Top UN aid official in Ukraine condemns latest wave of indiscriminate attacks

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN aid official in Ukraine condemns latest wave of indiscriminate attacks 14 August 2023 © UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu The port city of Mykolaiv, in the south of Ukraine, is being targeted with renewed shelling. An escalation of Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine has brought more death and injuries to southern regions while hampering aid operations, the UN’s top humanitarian official…

From ashes to riches: Profiting from peatland in Indonesia

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home From ashes to riches: Profiting from peatland in Indonesia 13 August 2023 UN Indonesia/Kiky Wuysang A farmer tends her crops on a peatland area in coastal West Kalimantan. Farmers in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan on the island of Borneo are adapting their agricultural techniques with a more climate-friendly approach by ending the burning of land thanks to an initiative by…

As record warming tests climate goals, young people’s ‘green skills’ may help save the planet

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home As record warming tests climate goals, young people’s ‘green skills’ may help save the planet 12 August 2023 Laura Quinones Activists stage massive protest at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh demanding leaders to address vital issues realted to agriculture, adaptation and climate resilience. Young climate advocates will tell leaders at a UN summit next month that they are out of options: government…

International Youth Day: Battling the stigmatization of teen pregnancy in Thailand

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Youth Day: Battling the stigmatization of teen pregnancy in Thailand 11 August 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Aorn receives a massage at the Khon Wai Sai centre in northern Thailand. Young mothers in Thailand are receiving support to overcome the challenges they face in a country where teenage pregnancy is still taboo.…