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Syria: ‘Unprecedented funding crisis’ means cuts for 2.5 million in need, warns WFP

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: ‘Unprecedented funding crisis’ means cuts for 2.5 million in need, warns WFP 13 June 2023 © WFP/Hussam Al Saleh WFP is providing meals to families in Aleppo affected by the recent earthquake in Syria. An unprecedented funding crisis in Syria has forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to announce cuts to aid being provided for 2.5 million of the 5.5 million people who rely on the…

Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: Guterres

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: Guterres 13 June 2023 UNICEF/Herwig A nine-year-old child plays seesaw with her friends in an inclusive playground at her school in Za’atari Refugee Camp, Jordan. A “cascade of crises” is putting global progress towards ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities in danger, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday in…

UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high of 110 million

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high of 110 million 13 June 2023 © UNHCR/Hélène Caux Displaced people walk back to Plain Savo site early morning after spending the night in host families in the nearby city of Bulé, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The full-scale war in Ukraine, alongside other conflict and climate-driven upheaval, meant more people than…

Climate shocks set to worsen already fragile hotspots, Security Council hears

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Climate shocks set to worsen already fragile hotspots, Security Council hears 13 June 2023 © UNICEF Climate change in Ethiopia is forcing displacement and competition over limited resources. With an estimated 3.5 billion people living in “climate hot spots”, related peace and security risks are only set to heighten, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the…

‘Inclusion is strength’ stresses UN, marking Albinism Awareness Day

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Inclusion is strength’ stresses UN, marking Albinism Awareness Day 13 June 2023 WFP Chinsisi Jafali, a 14-year-old with albinism in Malawi Wider inclusion of persons with albinism can go a long way towards ensuring they live free from fear and discrimination, a UN human rights expert has said.…

Kakhovka dam disaster a health crisis in the making: WHO

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Kakhovka dam disaster a health crisis in the making: WHO 13 June 2023 Фото ЮНИСЕФ/Д.Санчес Обстрелы мешают доставлять гуманитарную помощь жителям Украины, которые отчаянно нуждаются в такой поддержке. Disease outbreaks, a mental health crisis and lack of access to care are among the devastating health impacts of the destruction of the Kahkovka dam in southern Ukraine a week ago, the UN World…

New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade 12 June 2023 UN Women/Ryan Brown Indigenous women in Guatemala were systematically raped and enslaved by the military in a small outpost near the Sepur Zarco community during the 36-year-long civil conflict. (April 2018) A new UN report launched on Monday revealed no improvement in the level of prejudice shown against women…

One in every 10 children works - instead of going to school

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home One in every 10 children works - instead of going to school 12 June 2023 © UNICEF/Ahsan Khan A ten-year-old boy works under hazardous and unhealthy conditions at a garbage dumping site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (file) Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to school. That’s almost one in every 10 children…

UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation 12 June 2023 © Unsplash There has been a sharp increase in the use of hate speech on Twitter after its recent acquisition. Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, launching a key report designed to…

UN tribunal reaches ‘watershed moment’ in prosecuting crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN tribunal reaches ‘watershed moment’ in prosecuting crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia 12 June 2023 UN Photo/Violaine Martin Two young participants during the Commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda held in Geneva. Although the UN tribunal prosecuting decades-old war crimes in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia is moving…