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Suffering continues for civilians in Gaza and Lebanon

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Suffering continues for civilians in Gaza and Lebanon 07 November 2024 © WHO Impacts of airstrikes near a hospital in north Gaza on 25 October 2024. The month-long Israeli siege in northern Gaza has left civilians on the brink of disaster, preventing them from accessing the essentials for their survival, including water, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday…

Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities 07 November 2024 UN News/Khaled Mohamed Loss of Home on of the dialogues held on day 4 of the WUF12. Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is needed to safeguard residents and guarantee they have access to housing and basic…

Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar 07 November 2024 © UNICEF Sittwe, a town in Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has consistently ranked among the poorest regions in the country since the 1940s. Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the…

‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence 07 November 2024 © UNICEF/Vincent Tremeau A survivor of sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence on Thursday at a landmark event in Bogotá, Colombia. Among…

South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’ 07 November 2024 UNMISS/Nektarios Markogiannis Une famille a trouvé refuge dans une ancienne base de la MINUSS dans le sud-ouest du Soudan du Sud (Archives) The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited elections cannot be “business as usual”, the UN Special…

Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost 07 November 2024 © Unsplash/Ishan @seefromthesk 2024 has seen record-breaking heatwaves. The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ahead of…

Ukraine’s nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’, warns UN atomic watchdog

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine’s nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’, warns UN atomic watchdog 07 November 2024 © IAEA IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and IAEA staff crossed the frontline of the conflict in Ukraine to reach the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine caused by the ongoing Russian invasion, the head of the UN atomic energy agency (…

Adapt or perish: UN calls for urgent action at COP29 climate summit

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Adapt or perish: UN calls for urgent action at COP29 climate summit 07 November 2024 UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin A girl from the Iñupiat community stands on an ice floe on a shore of the Arctic Ocean in Barrow, Alaska in the United States. The anomalous melting of the Arctic ice is one of the many effects of global warming that has a serious impact on the lif [...] Come hell or high water, nations…

Director-General's remarks at the UNICEF International Council Annual Symposium 2024

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the UNICEF International Council Annual Symposium 2024 07 November 2024 Tatiana Valovaya UNICEF International Council Annual Symposium 2024Thursday, 7 November 2024 at 11.45 a.m.Building A, Room III, Palais des NationsExcellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, It is a privilege to welcome you to the Palais des Nations, one of the largest diplomatic centres in the world, for the UNICEF International Council annual symposium in Geneva. Your…

Rise in Afghan opium cultivation reflects economic hardship, despite Taliban ban

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Rise in Afghan opium cultivation reflects economic hardship, despite Taliban ban 06 November 2024 综合区域信息网/Abdullah Shaheen 阿富汗南部种植的罂粟。 Opium cultivation in Afghanistan spiked by 19 per cent in 2024, covering an estimated 12,800 hectares despite a ban imposed by the Taliban, a report released on Wednesday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed…