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From banana bread to pineapple pizzas: Women in the Philippines bake a better future

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home From banana bread to pineapple pizzas: Women in the Philippines bake a better future 26 June 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson The baking cooperative produces a range of breads and pastries. Banana bread, coconut buns and Spanish-style filled rolls are providing a cooperative of women bakers on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines with the promise of a more secure future, thanks to support…

UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war 26 June 2024 © UNICEF/Jean-Claude Wenga Young boys released from armed groups in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, look out of a window. The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child soldier who recounted harrowing experiences of being abducted and…

Rights expert urges banks to stop financing Myanmar junta weapons trade

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights expert urges banks to stop financing Myanmar junta weapons trade 26 June 2024 OCHA/Pierre Peron A settlement in Rakhine province, northern Myanmar. (file photo) Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a “campaign of violence and brutality” as the civil war there continues, according to an independent UN human…

World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking 26 June 2024 UN Photo/Victoria Hazou Seized marijuana and cocaine are analysed and inventoried before being transferred for destruction. The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are now nearly 300 million users globally, alongside an…

New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food 25 June 2024 © UNRWA A woman cooks bread in an oven in the Gaza Strip. Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one in five households “go entire days without eating”. According to the…

World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange release, more ICC warrants issued over Ukraine, Human Rights Council updates

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange release, more ICC warrants issued over Ukraine, Human Rights Council updates 25 June 2024 © Foreign Ministry of Ecuador/David G. Silvers Julian Assange speaks to the media at a press conference in London, United Kingdom (file). The release of Julian Assange “is a very good outcome” to the long-running case, the UN independent expert on torture…

Humanitarians are beacon of hope amidst global turmoil: Guterres

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians are beacon of hope amidst global turmoil: Guterres 25 June 2024 © WFP/Julian Civiero Food is distributed by WFP at Adre refugee camp in Chad. Human suffering continues to worsen against a backdrop of conflict and runaway climate change the UN chief said on Tuesday, calling on countries to step up support for those in need and protect the humanitarians who aid them…

Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use 25 June 2024 © WHO/Alex Plonsky Wine bottles on a supermarket shelf. Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) found. Of these deaths, 2.6 million were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for nearly five…

Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering 25 June 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Two people walk through the bombed our remains of Bara village in western Syria. Syria continues in a state of “grave crisis” with civilian suffering on the rise, the UN Security Council heard during a briefing on Tuesday…

Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse 25 June 2024 UNODC/Laura Gil Angelique attended the UNODC-supported Strong Families programme with her mother. A mother in the Philippines has explained how she feels “90 per cent stronger” after participating in a UN-supported programme which aims to build parenting skills and help children communicate more…