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UN needed ‘now more than ever’: European Commission President

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN needed ‘now more than ever’: European Commission President 13 July 2023 © UN Photo/Miranda Alexander-Webber Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and European Union Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen speak to reporters in Brussels, Belgium. The heads of the European Commission and the United Nations upheld the importance of international cooperation in an increasingly polarized world…

Sudan: Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues 13 July 2023 F. Ada Affana/IOM People fleeing the ongoing fighting in Sudan arrive in Chad. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday launched an emergency seed distribution campaign in Sudan, ensuring farmers and their families have the necessary resources to meet food production needs amid the on-…

Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans 13 July 2023 © UNICEF/Karel Prinsloo Children at a refugee camp in Ethiopia. (file) A group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced “grave concern” over hostile conditions impacting Eritreans refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Ethiopia, including targeted arrests and prolonged arbitrary…

Status quo on Korean Peninsula ‘alarming and unsustainable’, Security Council hears

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Status quo on Korean Peninsula ‘alarming and unsustainable’, Security Council hears 13 July 2023 © UNICEF/Olga Basurmanova Children wait to receive nutritional supplements at a clinic in Nampo City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (file) Unity on the Security Council in the face of missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is essential to ease tensions…

Darfur: International Criminal Court launches investigation into surging violence

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Darfur: International Criminal Court launches investigation into surging violence 13 July 2023 UNAMID/Hamid Abdulsalam A group of women in Um Baru, North Darfur. (file) The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday that he is investigating fresh allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region, including the recent killings of 87 members…

Rights experts urge Uruguay to prioritise water use for human consumption

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts urge Uruguay to prioritise water use for human consumption 13 July 2023 © UNICEF/Pazos Thirteen-year-olds share a picnic of fresh fruit, tangerine muffins, cheese sticks and quince pie close to their school in Montevideo, Uruguay. A considerable increase in salt levels in drinking water in Uruguay is affecting over 60 percent of the population, UN experts said on Thursday,…

Urban planning must factor in needs of migrants, sustainable development forum hears

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Urban planning must factor in needs of migrants, sustainable development forum hears 13 July 2023 WHO/Diego Rodriguez Everyone has the right to a healthy environment, free of pollution and its harmful consequences. With two thirds of the world’s population likely living in urban areas by 2050, the UN’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Thursday turned the spotlight on the sustainable…

Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare 12 July 2023 © UNICEF/Zahara Abdul A mother cuddles her newborn baby. (file) Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse in the health sector in countries across the world, leaving them at increased risk of death during childbirth, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency…

In Nigeria, UN deputy chief and Malala champion girls’ right to education

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Nigeria, UN deputy chief and Malala champion girls’ right to education 12 July 2023 © UNIC/Akinyemi Omolayo Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and UN Messenger of Peace, meet with students at Lafiya Sariri Learning Centre, in Borno state, North-eastern Nigeria. More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do…

Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds 12 July 2023 © WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua Nyadend Majok stands in her sorghum plantation destroyed by the floods in Padeah, Unity State, South Sudan. As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including in Ukraine, according to a study launched by…