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Rights expert demands release of Russian doctor jailed for anti-war views

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Rights expert demands release of Russian doctor jailed for anti-war views 15 November 2024 © EU/Oleksandr Rakushnyak Residential buildings and infrastructure continues to be damaged during the ongoing war in Ukraine. A UN human rights expert on Friday strongly condemned the jailing of a 68-year-old paediatrician in Moscow, describing the case as another example of Russia’s “systematic…

Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique 15 November 2024 Emidio Jozine Mozambique has been affected by weeks of post-electoral violence. UN independent human rights experts on Friday called on Mozambican authorities to prevent and end ongoing violence and repression of demonstrators in the wake of contentious general elections last month…

Everyone has a role in press freedom, insists Narcos star Diego Luna

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Everyone has a role in press freedom, insists Narcos star Diego Luna 15 November 2024 UNTV Geneva/Emmanuel Hungrecker Actor and director Diego Luna at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Mexican actor, producer and director Diego Luna took a break from the big screen on Thursday to highlight the dangers faced by journalists in his country and beyond, condemning murders of reporters everywhere…

One in three women experiences gender-based violence

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home One in three women experiences gender-based violence 15 November 2024 © UNFPA Mali/Amadou Maiga A woman with her baby listens to UNFPA staff at an awareness raising session on gender-based violence at the One Stop Centre in Sominé Dolo Hospital. Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN Women serves as a powerful reminder of the widespread…

Director-General's message for the Exhibitions "PARTICIPATE!" and "MAMA - Mother Nature"

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's message for the Exhibitions "PARTICIPATE!" and "MAMA - Mother Nature" 14 November 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Exhibitions “PARTICIPATE!” and “MAMA – Mother Nature”Thursday, 14 November 2024 Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends,It’s a real pity I cannot be with you today in Baku. Greetings from Geneva!It is a great pleasure to address the opening of two very important…

COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero 14 November 2024 Maxime Pontoire A person carrying a red sun umbrella walks through a solar panel farm in France. Meeting on Thursday with non-governmental entities in Baku for the COP29 climate talks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the crucial role that cities, regions, businesses and financial…

Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north 14 November 2024 © WHO A young man drags water through a temporary tented camp in Khan Younis, Gaza. Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to deliver lifesaving aid to besieged areas in the north of the enclave had been either “denied or…

Coffee, tea and cocoa costs see global food import bill soaring past $2 trillion

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Coffee, tea and cocoa costs see global food import bill soaring past $2 trillion 14 November 2024 UN Photo/Martine Perret A coffee handler holds up coffee beans in Timor-Leste. The global food import bill is projected to exceed $2 trillion in 2024 – fuelled by the rising cost of everyone’s favourite hot drinks – according to the latest Food Outlook released by the Food and Agriculture…

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 14 November

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates for 14 November 14 November 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Trucks carrying relief aid inside Gaza wait for authorisation to proceed. (file) Israeli military operations are blocking, denying or impeding lifesaving aid requests in Gaza on Thursday as the war there and in Lebanon continues to kill, injure and displace civilians. In an interview at UN Headquarters,…

Global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 million cases

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 million cases 14 November 2024 © WHO/Panos/Eduardo Martino A medic checks the blood glucose level of pregnant and diabetic women at the Centre for Diabetes Assistance and Endocrinology in Bahia, Brazil. Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a World Health…