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UNICEF warns against escalating violence in the Middle East

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF warns against escalating violence in the Middle East 08 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden Khan Younis in Gaza has been heavily bombed. The recent surge in violence and attacks in the Middle East is taking a shocking toll on young lives in the region, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday in an appeal for de-escalation.…

Five things to know about this year’s Indigenous Peoples Day

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Five things to know about this year’s Indigenous Peoples Day 08 August 2024 © UNEP/Florian Fussstetter Chief Joel Puyanawa says traditional farming techniques, including the planting of hardwood trees , has helped limit deforestation in Puyanawa territory. The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on 9 August. This year’s theme is Protecting the rights…

World News in Brief: Hostilities in Syria, Israeli detention practices, ‘summer wave of COVID-19’ in Europe

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Hostilities in Syria, Israeli detention practices, ‘summer wave of COVID-19’ in Europe 08 August 2024 © PAM Le conflit en Syrie a entraîné le déplacement de milliers de personnes. (archives) Escalating hostilities in Deir-ez-Zor in eastern Syria is impacting civilians and the infrastructure they rely on, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday,…

Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people 07 August 2024 © Sharek Youth Forum Sarah Al Shamali works with a local non-governmental organization, Sharek Youth Forum, in Gaza. “My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of youth in societies and to invest in their potential,” said 23-year-old Sarah Al Shamali from Gaza City, ahead of International…

Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out 07 August 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A wide view of the UN Security Council chamber during the meeting on women and peace and security. Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their rights in conflict zones, amid recent decisions to close or shrink peacekeeping…

Another month, another heat record broken: UN weather agency

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Another month, another heat record broken: UN weather agency 07 August 2024 © Unsplash/Timo Volz Temperatures have hit record highs across the world in 2024. Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest day on recent record registered on 22 July – yet another indication of the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing our…

WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation 07 August 2024 © UNRWA A family walks through an area where people are sheltering in the remains of a bombed building in Gaza. Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vast Eastern Mediterranean region, officials…

Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts 07 August 2024 © WFP/Matteo Cosorich People wait for a distribution of food in Mazambara, Zimbabwe. A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the El Niño weather pattern…

WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread 07 August 2024 © NIAID The mpox virus (orange) infects cells depicted in green. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  In…

Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid 07 August 2024 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal Fighting in and around Sudan's El Fasher has forced many families to flee in search of safety. With famine confirmed in the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur, there are growing concerns that similar crises may be unfolding in other nearby camps, an official with…