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Lebanon conflict at ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon conflict at ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead 06 November 2024 © UNICEF/Fouad Choufany A young woman in Lebanon carries relief supplies provided by UNICEF. The war in Lebanon has now killed more than 3,000 people in Lebanon amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah missile hits in Israel, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday…

Middle East crisis: Live updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more 06 November 2024 © WHO واجه مستشفى كمال عدوان عمليات عسكرية إسرائيلية مكثفة في 25 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول، وهو من بين آخر المستشفيات العاملة في شمال غزة. The UN General Assembly is holding an informal meeting on UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees that faces new Israeli laws banning it from operating in Occupied…

Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts 06 November 2024 © UNICEF/Rami Nader Syrian and Lebanese families, who fled the escalating violence in Lebanon arrive in Syria. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reaches 123 million, with ongoing conflicts in…

World News in Brief: UN-US cooperation, an ‘essential pillar’, DR Congo update, another major storm to hit Cuba

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN-US cooperation, an ‘essential pillar’, DR Congo update, another major storm to hit Cuba 06 November 2024 UN Photo/Cia Pak Donald Trump during his first term as President of the United States addresses the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly’s General Debate. (24 September 2019). The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday commended voters across the United States for…

A city safe for women is safe for all: Women’s voices lead at World Urban Forum in Cairo

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home A city safe for women is safe for all: Women’s voices lead at World Urban Forum in Cairo 06 November 2024 UN News/Khaled Mohamed Women’s Roundtable at UN-Habitat’s WUF12 in Cairo, Egypt One of the main messages conveyed by women leaders, activists, young people and others gathered for a discussion on Wednesday in Cairo at the World Urban Forum was that: “a city safe for women is a city safe…

How has the war in Gaza affected UNRWA’s ability to support Palestinians?

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home How has the war in Gaza affected UNRWA’s ability to support Palestinians? 06 November 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA staff continue to work in Gaza where possible. As well as bringing emergency aid to those living in Occupied Palestinian Territory, UNRWA, the agency for Palestine refugees, also provides a range of crucial services. In Gaza, the year-long war has severely threatened their ability to…

UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school 06 November 2024 © UNICEF/Anush Babajanyan VII Photo Peer mediators simulate a case of bullying at Branko Radicevic School in Mitrovica North, on May 30, 2018. Snezana Dzogovic, 16, (right) experienced bullying when she was 11. Since being supported by the UNICEF supported Domovik NGO, she has grown [...] Nearly one in three…

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 5 November

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates for 5 November 05 November 2024 © UNIFIL قوات اليونيفيل تزيل الأنقاض الناجمة عن القصف الأخير بين ميس الجبل وتبنين في تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر 2024. Conditions worsened amid rising death tolls and destruction in Gaza and Lebanon, but UN agencies reported some good news: the final phase of a Gazan polio vaccine campaign reached nearly 90 per cent of children in the…

WHO identifies 17 pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO identifies 17 pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development 05 November 2024 © WHO/Etinosa Yvonne A doctor reviews a sample at a microbiology laboratory in a teaching hospital in Nigeria. A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) lists 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that regularly cause disease as top priorities for new vaccine development. …

Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040 05 November 2024 © UNICEF/Farhana Satu A busy street in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds. …