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Guterres ‘personally devastated’ over inability of UN to safeguard staff in Gaza, despite best efforts

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres ‘personally devastated’ over inability of UN to safeguard staff in Gaza, despite best efforts 06 June 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden A shredded UN flag flies over a destroyed school building in Khan Younis. In a sombre ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York, the Organization remembered and honoured the 188 personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2023…

Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session 06 June 2024 United Nations Philemon Yang of Cameroon, President-elect of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected by acclamation Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon, President for its seventy-ninth session which gets underway in September…

UN chief condemns escalating violence and civilian attacks in Myanmar

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief condemns escalating violence and civilian attacks in Myanmar 06 June 2024 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Htet Des enfants jouant dans le camp de personnes déplacées musulmanes de Thet Kel Pyin à Sittwe, la capitale de l'État de Rakhine (archive) The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, he said in a statement released on Thursday…

Pakistan, Somalia, Panama, Denmark and Greece elected to UN Security Council

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Pakistan, Somalia, Panama, Denmark and Greece elected to UN Security Council 06 June 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning…

Sudan: WFP expands emergency response; scores dead in village massacre

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: WFP expands emergency response; scores dead in village massacre 06 June 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdeen A girl sells ice cream in Kassala state in eastern Sudan. Escalating hunger and violence in Sudan are reaching unprecedented levels as it teeters on the verge of becoming the world’s largest hunger crisis and faces increasingly violent attacks by paramilitary groups, the World…

There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists 05 June 2024 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivers his special address on climate action from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. “It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, stressing that while the need for…

Keep global spotlight on Haiti as millions go hungry, WFP official says

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Keep global spotlight on Haiti as millions go hungry, WFP official says 05 June 2024 © UNICEF A child with malnutrition is treated at the Hôpital universitaire Justinien in Cap Haitien, Haiti. The number of people going hungry in Haiti has reached record levels amid ongoing gang violence, the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) there said on Wednesday in the capital, Port-au-Prince.…

Stories from the UN Archive: BBC legend and UN Earth Champion

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: BBC legend and UN Earth Champion 05 June 2024 BBC Sir David Attenborough was named a Champion of the Earth by the UN's Environment Programme. (file) As communities across the planet celebrated World Environment Day on 5 June, we are taking you back to the 1950s when broadcaster extraordinaire Sir David Attenborough went from zoologist to climate…

New UNICEF report reveals severe child food poverty amid world crises

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New UNICEF report reveals severe child food poverty amid world crises 05 June 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah A child receives food at a WFP-supported kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a new report that highlights alarming levels of child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises.…

World heading towards new temperature records, UN weather watchdog warns

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World heading towards new temperature records, UN weather watchdog warns 05 June 2024 © Unsplash Temperatures continue to reach record highs across the world. At least one of the years between now and 2028 will very likely set a new temperature record, breaking through the crucial 1.5°C temperature limit, the UN weather agency, WMO, said on Wednesday.…