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UN war crimes tribunals move closer to completion

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN war crimes tribunals move closer to completion 11 June 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Judge Graciela Gotti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), briefs the Security Council meeting on International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. All of the 253 people indicted by UN tribunals for war crimes, crimes against humanity and…

Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital 10 June 2024 UN Photo/Albert González Farran People continue to be displaced by conflict in Sudan. Further deadly violence in Sudan’s besieged El Fasher city has forced a major hospital to shut over the weekend after soldiers stormed the facility, prompting alarm on Monday from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) about the…

Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’ 10 June 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A view of the UN Security Council as members vote in favour of the draft resolution on the situation in Gaza. The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the war in Gaza, with…

World News in Brief: ‘Gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan, DR Congo rights abuses, reforestation crucial to climate fight

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ‘Gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan, DR Congo rights abuses, reforestation crucial to climate fight 10 June 2024 © UN Women Womens rights have steadily eroded in Afghanistan since 2021. The oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 is unmatched in terms of scale and generational impact, according to a new update on gender…

Support Palestinian women-led organizations at heart of Gaza aid response

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Support Palestinian women-led organizations at heart of Gaza aid response 10 June 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A woman and child carry possessions through the streets of Rafah. The UN agency championing gender equality called on Monday for greater investment in Palestinian women-led organizations who are at the forefront of humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip.…

Youth in Haiti remain optimistic amid worsening instability

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Youth in Haiti remain optimistic amid worsening instability 10 June 2024 © UNICEF/Joseph Haitian youth celebrate national Youth Day in Port-au-Prince. The crisis in Haiti has left children among the most vulnerable to extreme violence, malnutrition, poverty, and collapsing social systems there, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).…

Envoy highlights progress towards a new political landscape in Central Africa

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Envoy highlights progress towards a new political landscape in Central Africa 10 June 2024 © WFP/Jacques David In addition to battling a multidimensional humanitarian crisis, Chad is also sheltering hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees. The adoption of a new constitution in Chad alongside new inclusive dialogue in Gabon, standout as positive recent developments in Central Africa, the…

What’s going on at COSP17?

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home What’s going on at COSP17? 10 June 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The UN hosts events around the year focused on disabilities issues, including its annual observance of World Down Syndrome Day, where participants discussed the theme “Leave no one behind in education”. Hundreds of people with disabilities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society representatives alongside…

First Person: Guest editing UN News’s first live blog takeover

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Guest editing UN News’s first live blog takeover 09 June 2024 Courtesy of Nick Herd Nick Herd is a Canadian activist, actor and talk show host. Activist, actor and talk show host Nick Herd will be leading the UN News team as its first ever guest editor on Tuesday, when people from around the world gather at UN Headquarters to take part in the largest global meeting on issues…

Gaza: Deaths and devastation during hostage rescue operation show ‘seismic trauma’ of ongoing war

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Deaths and devastation during hostage rescue operation show ‘seismic trauma’ of ongoing war 09 June 2024 © UNRWA More than 35 displaced people were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit an UNRWA-run school in Nuseirat, Central Gaza. The scenes of devastation witnessed in the aftermath of Israel’s military operation to release hostages from the Nuseirat refugee camp proves that each day…