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Security Council demands end to siege of El Fasher in Sudan

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council demands end to siege of El Fasher in Sudan 13 June 2024 © UNICEF/Mohamed Zakaria A woman who fled her home due to conflict rests at a centre for displaced people in El Fasher, Darfur. The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday that calls for the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) in Sudan to halt their siege on El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state.…

Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan 13 June 2024 © UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell Now unemployed, a woman sits at home with her two daughters. It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s rights continue to be under attack. …

Haiti: UN chief welcomes new government amid ongoing challenges

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: UN chief welcomes new government amid ongoing challenges 13 June 2024 © WFP/Theresa Piorr A helicopter flies over Haiti. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the swearing in of Haiti’s new Government, urging stakeholders to continue making progress towards restoring democratic institutions through elections…

World News in Brief: Ukraine attacks continue, education in Africa, Albinism update

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Ukraine attacks continue, education in Africa, Albinism update 13 June 2024 © OCHA/Tanya Lyubimova Iryna, an aid worker from the Relief Coordination Centre, comforts an evacuee now living in a site for displaced people. The UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown on Thursday said she was ‘appalled’ by the scale of Russia’s overnight attack on Kryviy Rih…

Gaza: Hamas, Israel committed war crimes, claims independent rights probe

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Hamas, Israel committed war crimes, claims independent rights probe 12 June 2024 © UNRWA Large parts of Gaza have been reduced to rubble amid the ongoing conflict. Palestinian armed groups and Israeli authorities have both committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the attack on 7 October and the subsequent military operations, according to a new report by a UN independent…

Guterres highlights ‘unique level of destruction’ in Gaza ahead of G7 summit

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres highlights ‘unique level of destruction’ in Gaza ahead of G7 summit 12 June 2024 © UNRWA In Gaza, people are taking shelter anywhere they can, including damaged UNRWA facilities in the north. UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his solidarity with the people of Gaza and the global body’s deep commitment to the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Wednesday, while…

Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action 12 June 2024 UNCTAD/Pierre Albouy UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the UNCTAD Global Leaders Forum in Geneva. The right to development is inextricably linked with trade which the world’s poorest countries - now “mired in debt” through no fault of their own - have every right to pursue on much fairer…

Waiting would be ‘death sentence’ for millions on brink of starvation: Relief chief

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Waiting would be ‘death sentence’ for millions on brink of starvation: Relief chief 12 June 2024 © OMS Un paciente de siete años con desnutrición aguda grave y deshidratación fue trasladado a un hospital de campaña en el sur de Gaza en abril, en medio de una inminente hambruna en el norte. Millions of people are teetering on the brink of starvation as conflict rages across many corners of…

Ukraine Recovery Conference: UN sounds alarm over humanitarian funding

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine Recovery Conference: UN sounds alarm over humanitarian funding 12 June 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Children in Borodianka, Ukraine, study under lamplight in a shelter. The UN is becoming increasingly concerned over falling levels of humanitarian funding for civilians across war-torn Ukraine, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) told delegates to the Ukraine Recovery…

Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR 12 June 2024 © UNICEF/Mahamat Mariam Djimé Adam, 33, is sitting in the yard of Adre’s secondary school in Chad. She arrived from Sudan with her 8 children. "We were attacked in our home, my husband was killed and all our belongings were taken. I managed to escape with my children This year and last have seen historically high…