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World entering a ‘humanitarian doom loop’, warns UN food aid official

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home World entering a ‘humanitarian doom loop’, warns UN food aid official 28 July 2023 © FAO/Eilaf Abdelbasit Sudan is among the places worst affected by acute hunger and food insecurity. Russia has not offered any free grain to the UN food relief agency so far, and its policy of buying supplies from Ukraine has been based on its competitive price and quality, a senior WFP official said on…

UN missions battle old and emerging threats to protect civilians

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN missions battle old and emerging threats to protect civilians 28 July 2023 UN Photo/Michael Ali UN peacekeepers patrol Mutwanga in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Heads of UN peacekeeping forces on Thursday highlighted the work of ‘blue helmets’ in some of the most challenging environments, protecting those in need not only from war and terror but also increasingly from…

UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence 28 July 2023 © UNHCR/Insa Wawa Diatta Women and children who have fled violence in Burkina Faso seek help in Côte d'Ivoire. Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring countries and not sent back, amid a spike in violence and horrifying rights abuses, the…

During visit to Greece, UN official calls for enhanced refugee protection

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home During visit to Greece, UN official calls for enhanced refugee protection 28 July 2023 © UNHCR/Socrates Baltagiannis UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs (left) meets a group of asylum seekers on Samos island, Greece. The Assistant High Commissioner for Protection with the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, Gillian Triggs, concluded a four-day visit to Greece on Friday,…

OHCHR condemns executions in Kuwait and Singapore, pushes for global ban

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR condemns executions in Kuwait and Singapore, pushes for global ban 28 July 2023 Unsplash/Swapnil Bapat “We deplore the multiple executions carried out this week in Kuwait and Singapore and oppose the death penalty under all circumstances,” said OHCHR Spokesperson Seif Magango. Five prisoners were executed in Kuwait and two in Singapore this week, including the first Singaporean woman…

Russia urged to free opposition leader Kara-Murza amid failing health

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russia urged to free opposition leader Kara-Murza amid failing health 28 July 2023 Daria Kornilova Russian journalist and prominent opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is imprisoned in the Russian Federation. An independent UN human rights expert on Friday appealed for Russia to immediately release detained journalist and prominent opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, whose life…

Warming trend in Asia set to cause more disruption: UN weather agency

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Warming trend in Asia set to cause more disruption: UN weather agency 27 July 2023 © IRRI/Isagani Serrano Rice paddies in South and Southeast Asia suffer the effects of climate change. Climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which is warming faster than the global average, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report published on Thursday.…

Niger: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Niger: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release 27 July 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger chairs a Security Council meeting on maintenance of international peace and security in September 2021. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday demanded the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum “immediately and unconditionally”, as military…

On 70th anniversary of Korean armistice, Guterres calls for renewed dialogue

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home On 70th anniversary of Korean armistice, Guterres calls for renewed dialogue 27 July 2023 UN Photo/Gordenker Members of the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK) visit a Korean village. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the need for a “surge in diplomacy” in the Korean Peninsula, urging the two nations to resume talks…

Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief 27 July 2023 © Unsplash/Fabian Jones Temperatures have hit record highs across the world in 2023. As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on Thursday that it was “virtually certain” that July 2023 will be the warmest on record. …