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Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows 05 July 2024 IOM Libya Migrants who have been returned to shore in Libya after attempting to cross the sea to Europe are supported by aid workers from the IOM. Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through…

Time running short as 2030 deadline looms for UN blueprint for a fairer future

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Time running short as 2030 deadline looms for UN blueprint for a fairer future 05 July 2024 © UNICEF/Srikanth Kolari Girls study science at a school in India. How can we get closer to achieving UN Member States’ detailed plans to make the world a better place within the next six years? A two-week event starting on 8 July at UN Headquarters will attempt to answer that crucial question…

Eleven new biosphere reserves added to global list

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Eleven new biosphere reserves added to global list 05 July 2024 © Julian Prealps Nature Park A lynx, a medium sized wild cat, in the Julian Alps Transboundary Biosphere Reserve that spans Italy, Slovenia. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday designated 11 new biosphere reserves, recognizing their importance for conserving biodiversity and cultural…

UN official describes total devastation in Carriacou following Hurricane Beryl

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN official describes total devastation in Carriacou following Hurricane Beryl 05 July 2024 © WFP/Fedel Mansour Hurricane Beryl has caused devastation on Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The island of Carriacou in Grenada has been virtually “flattened” by the devastating Hurricane Beryl, a senior UN official there reported on Friday, as humanitarian teams ramp up their…

UN warns of escalating tensions on Lebanon-Israel ‘Blue Line’ frontier

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN warns of escalating tensions on Lebanon-Israel ‘Blue Line’ frontier 05 July 2024 UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz UNIFIL deminers check an area along the Blue Line. (file photo) The UN voiced deep concern on Friday at the increase in the intensity of exchanges of fire across the Blue Line, which separates Lebanese and Israeli armed forces…

Tens of thousands displaced as fighting intensifies in southeast Sudan

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Tens of thousands displaced as fighting intensifies in southeast Sudan 05 July 2024 © UNICEF/Omran Ahmed أسرة سودانية تضطر إلى النزوح بسبب استمرار القتال الذي اندلع في 15 نيسان/أبريل 2023. Fresh fighting in southeast Sudan is exacerbating civilian suffering, with reports that over 136,000 people have fled their homes in search of safety, UN humanitarians have said…

UN mobilizes $4 million for Hurricane Beryl response in the Caribbean

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN mobilizes $4 million for Hurricane Beryl response in the Caribbean 04 July 2024 © UNICEF/Sam Ogilvie A family stands outside their home damaged by Hurricane Beryl in St. Andrews, Grenada. The UN Secretary-General has reiterated his solidarity with countries affected by Hurricane Beryl, releasing $4 million from the Organization’s emergency response fund to kickstart relief efforts…

UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises 04 July 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres. (file photo) Deep global divisions and conflicts must end to clear a path to tackling world’s two existential threats: climate change and the negative impacts of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, UN chief António Guterres told the…

Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter 04 July 2024 UNRWA Following Israeli relocation orders, Palestinians take as much belongings as they can to move to a new place. Nowhere is safe in Gaza. Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people uprooted in response to Israeli evacuation orders have had to turn back…

Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert 03 July 2024 Unsplash/Angie Bob Protestors at the March of Peace and Independence in Minsk, Belarus in 2020. (file) Citizens and civil society critical of the Belarussian authorities face worsening repression, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and harassment, nearly four years since widespread public protests took…