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Middle East: Security Council urged to find path away from ‘vicious cycles of despair’

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East: Security Council urged to find path away from ‘vicious cycles of despair’ 22 August 2024 © UNRWA Gazans respond to evacuation orders issued by the Israeli authorities. The Security Council met on Thursday to hear from top officials about the situation on the ground in the Middle East, a region roiling from the ongoing war in Gaza as the conflict enters its 11th month. Council…

Nepal: New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nepal: New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth 22 August 2024 Unsplash/Sujitabh Chaudhary Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. The adoption of new transitional justice legislation in Nepal marks an important step in the nation’s long journey towards accountability and reconciliation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said Thursday.…

World News in Brief: UN chief condemns religious hate, threats to freedom in Sri Lanka, four young people executed in Somalia, human rights office for Caribbean

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN chief condemns religious hate, threats to freedom in Sri Lanka, four young people executed in Somalia, human rights office for Caribbean 22 August 2024 OCHA/Yaye Nabo Sène A group of people advocate against hate and discrimination based on ethnicity and religion in the Central African Republic. (2017) As the world marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims…

Haiti: Millions of lives on the brink amid multiple crises

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Millions of lives on the brink amid multiple crises 22 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A UN staff member provides medical care to a displaced woman and children. Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released UN report…

Director-General's remarks at the World Women's Forum

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the World Women's Forum 22 August 2024 Tatiana Valovaya World Women’s ForumPlenary session “Towards a Green Future” Thursday, 22 August 2024 at 10.00 a.m.“Ikh Mongol” Hall, State Palace, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Your Excellency Mr. Khurelsukh [President of Mongolia], Your Excellency Ms. Battsetseg [Minister for Foreign Affairs], Deputy Secretary-General [Ms. Amina J. Mohammed],Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, …

UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’ 21 August 2024 © ЮНИСЕФ Эфиопия/М. Айен Ребека Гринспен: «Повышение устойчивости позволит Африке воспользоваться многочисленными возможностями, открывающимися перед ней в будущем». The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk of infection for migrants who need “crucial”…

Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline 21 August 2024 © WHO/Ahmed Zakot Ten months into the war, many Gazans continue to face the daily challenge of fetching clean water, amid repeated evacuation orders. “Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with further forced displacement,…

World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar displacement continues

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar displacement continues 21 August 2024 © WFP/Sylvain Barral Trucks carrying vital food supplies cross the border from Chad into Sudan via Adre. The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened this week by the Sudanese…

‘Break the cycle of violence’ through prevention and peacebuilding, Security Council told

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Break the cycle of violence’ through prevention and peacebuilding, Security Council told 21 August 2024 UN Photo/Santiago Puentes Viana A tribute to victims of the conflict in Colombia is displayed on the floor of a building. Violence cost the world nearly $20 trillion last year, but investment in peace and conflict prevention has been steadily decreasing, a senior UN official told the…

Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency 20 August 2024 © WHO/Katson Maliro Renforcer la réponse pour enrayer la progression de l'épidémie de Mpox dans la région africaine. The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of…