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Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech 23 August 2024 © Unsplash/Kai Pilger The City of London, a historic financial district, in England. The United Kingdom must take action to curb racist hate speech and xenophobic rhetoric, a UN human rights body said on Friday, following recent riots that rocked the country.…

Gaza: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave 23 August 2024 © UNRWA Children in Gaza are living in often unsanitary conditions. A 10-month-old girl paralysed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the deadly disease to be detected in the war-ravaged enclave in 25 years…

Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak 23 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Ala Kheir Women waiting for aid distribution in Wad Madani, Sudan. Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge challenge for aid teams after more than 16 months of heavy fighting, combined with flooding and ongoing access obstacles, they reported on…

At World Women's Forum, UN deputy chief urges action on gender equality

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home At World Women's Forum, UN deputy chief urges action on gender equality 23 August 2024 UN Mongolia/Enkhbold Orosoo The Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed delivers remarks at the 2024 World Women’s Forum in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The UN Deputy Secretary-General called for stronger efforts in women’s empowerment, gender equality, and climate action in remarks to the World Women's…

Guterres calls for end to Myanmar violence, persecution of Rohingya

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for end to Myanmar violence, persecution of Rohingya 23 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Vincent Tremeau A man carries food aid through the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Seven years since the forced mass displacement of Rohingya and other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the violence and full protection…

Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "17 Faces of Action" on the occasion of the World Women's Forum

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "17 Faces of Action" on the occasion of the World Women's Forum 22 August 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of Action”Thursday, 22 August 2024, at 5.00 p.m.Chinggis Khaan National Museum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends,It is my great pleasure to join you for the inauguration of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of Action…

Gaza: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes 22 August 2024 © UNRWA Families continue to shelter in school buildings in the Gaza Strip. UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are running out and deteriorating in Gaza, while humanitarians condemned new strikes on schools sheltering people displaced by the war.…

UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans 22 August 2024 UN Photo/Kiara Worth UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets a local community member from Lalomanu, Samoa. Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital development funding and…

Driving Progress: Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Driving Progress: Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries 22 August 2024 World Bank/Dominic Chavez Men unload sacks of onions from a truck in Bamako, Mali, a landlocked developing country. Their lack of direct access to the vital trade links often result in landlocked countries paying high transport and transit costs. Leaders from landlocked developing countries…

Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All 22 August 2024 WFP/Deborah Nguyen A woman and her baby stand in the rubble of Cyclone Idai, that struck central Mozambique in 2019. Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people on the planet are protected against weather-related hazards through early warning systems, the World…