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World leaders demand ‘surge in action’ for sustainable development

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World leaders demand ‘surge in action’ for sustainable development 05 June 2024 UN Photo/Cia Pak The Sustainable Development Goals projected onto UN Headquarters, New York, in 2015   UN Secretary-General António Guterres convened Heads of State and Government in New York on Wednesday to advance efforts to get countries back on course to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs…

Orlando Bloom describes ‘devastating impact’ of DR Congo violence on women and children

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Orlando Bloom describes ‘devastating impact’ of DR Congo violence on women and children 05 June 2024 © UNICEF/Vincent Tremeau UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom greets a child during a visit to the Bushagara site for internally displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As violence escalates and millions of people continue to be displaced in eastern Democratic…

UN investigative team hands over key ISIL crime data to Iraq

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN investigative team hands over key ISIL crime data to Iraq 05 June 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Ana Peyró Llopis, Acting Special Adviser and Head of the Investigative Team established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2379 (2017), briefs council members on threats to international peace and security. As the UN team charged with investigating crimes committed by the Da’esh terrorist…

Acute food insecurity to rise in 18 ‘hunger hotspots’, warn aid agencies

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Acute food insecurity to rise in 18 ‘hunger hotspots’, warn aid agencies 05 June 2024 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin A girl carries water to her home at a camp for forcibly displaced people in Bentiu, South Sudan. No less than 18 crisis locations already suffering from dire food insecurity could see a “firestorm of hunger” unless aid reaches them urgently, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday…

UN News special coverage: Guterres issues hard-hitting call for climate action

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN News special coverage: Guterres issues hard-hitting call for climate action 05 June 2024 United Nations A Moment of Truth: Special Address on Climate Action by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. That's a wrap for our live coverage of one of the most important speeches on climate change that António Guterres has made since becoming Secretary-General. Declaring that now is a "moment on…

More than 500 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank: UN rights chief

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home More than 500 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank: UN rights chief 04 June 2024 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank. (file) Violence in the occupied West Bank linked to the war in Gaza passed a deadly milestone with more than 500 Palestinians killed since 7 October, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights chief Volker Türk…

Little protection for the vulnerable, even on major migration routes: UNHCR

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Little protection for the vulnerable, even on major migration routes: UNHCR 04 June 2024 © UNICEF/Gideon Mendel East African migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea are rescued by the Italian navy in Sicily. (file) Conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants who continue to face “unimaginable horrors” on major…

War must never be normalized for child victims: Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home War must never be normalized for child victims: Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine 04 June 2024 © UNICEF/Olena Hrom Eight-year-old Anya stands amidst rubble in her damaged school in Buzova, Ukraine. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is inflicting immense physical, psychological, and emotional harm on children there, the Head of the UN Office in the country said on Tuesday.…

Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza 04 June 2024 © UNRWA One million people have been forced to flee in the past three weeks as heavy bombardment continues in Rafah in southern Gaza. The UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday warned that lifesaving aid for hundreds of thousands in need across Gaza remains limited due to access constraints…

Break free from pollution, climate chaos and ‘biodiversity decimation’, UN chief urges

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Break free from pollution, climate chaos and ‘biodiversity decimation’, UN chief urges 04 June 2024 © UNEP/Todd Brown A woman helps restore degraded land in Ecuador. The UN Secretary-General has called for safeguarding Earth’s vital ecosystems from rampant pollution, worsening climate impacts and “biodiversity decimation…