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World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine 15 May 2024 © UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier A child is treated for malnutrition at a mobile health clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN agencies are reaching Haitians in the besieged capital and other areas amid ongoing gang violence that continues…

Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF 15 May 2024 © IOM/Gema Cortés Migrants come ashore after crossing the Darien Gap in Panama. The number of child migrants crossing the perilous Darién Gap has surged by 40 per cent so far this year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday, putting the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record child…

‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan 15 May 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdeen A girl sells ice cream in Kassala state in eastern Sudan. The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence”, the top UN aid official in the country said on Wednesday.…

UN forum in Bahrain endorses declaration on entrepreneurship and innovation for the SDGs

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum in Bahrain endorses declaration on entrepreneurship and innovation for the SDGs 15 May 2024 UN News/Abdelmonem Makki Dr. Hashim Hussein (on screen), Head of UNIDO’s International Technology and Innovation Promotion Office (ITPO) in Bahrain, presents the Manama declaration. Delegates attending a UN forum in Bahrain endorsed on Wednesday a declaration calling on the international…

UN envoy decries continued political stalemate in Libya

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy decries continued political stalemate in Libya 14 May 2024 © UNOCHA/Sebastian Brandt A boy walks through a neighbourhood of Tripoli, Libya's capital. The outgoing head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) urged leaders to end their stalemate and bring the country back on the path to peace and stability, in an exclusive interview with UN News…

Record 75.9 million internally displaced in 2023, UN report reveals

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Record 75.9 million internally displaced in 2023, UN report reveals 14 May 2024 © WFP/Patrick Mwangi People sheltering at an IDP camp in Somalia receiving food aid. The number of people living in internal displacement soared to a record 75.9 million last year, a new UN-backed report said on Tuesday…

UN forum in Bahrain: Innovation as the key to solving global problems

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum in Bahrain: Innovation as the key to solving global problems 14 May 2024 UNIDO-ITPO A wide view of attendees to the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF) in Bahrain. A major UN forum opened on Tuesday in Bahrain. Its mission: to empower entrepreneurial leaders who can build a brighter future and achieve sustainable development for all…

World News in Brief: Arson at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office, UN probe on staff member’s death in Gaza, food insecurity in South Sudan

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Arson at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office, UN probe on staff member’s death in Gaza, food insecurity in South Sudan 14 May 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe فيليب لازاريني، المفوض العام لوكالة إغاثة وتشغيل لاجئي فلسطين (الأونروا). A fresh arson attempt was made late Monday on the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA in occupied Jerusalem, the second incident…

Security Council hears of relentless attacks against civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council hears of relentless attacks against civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine 14 May 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov People walk passed a recently bombed building in Kyiv, Ukraine, in January 2024. Escalating Russian attacks in northeast Ukraine have killed civilians, sparked further displacement and caused massive destruction to railways and other infrastructure, a senior…

ICC Prosecutor outlines roadmap to complete Libya war crimes probe

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ICC Prosecutor outlines roadmap to complete Libya war crimes probe 14 May 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), briefs UN Security Council members on the situation in Libya. The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced at the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the investigative stage of the legal proceedings into…