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UNOPS: the UN agency turning commitments into reality

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNOPS: the UN agency turning commitments into reality 01 February 2025 © UNOPS UNOPS is helping to rebuild housing in Ukraine. Nations around the world which are seeking practical solutions to peace and security, humanitarian and development issues are marking 30 years of collaboration with a specialized UN agency…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, Eritrea, the Gambia, Honduras, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Slovakia

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, Eritrea, the Gambia, Honduras, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Slovakia 31 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the periodic reports under the Convention on the Rights of…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 31 January 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, from the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. In attendance were spokespersons or representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and…

Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians 31 January 2025 © WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei A WFP humanitarian convoy heads from Port Sudan to deliver lifesaving food aid to conflict-affected communities. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced deep alarm over reports of summary executions of civilians allegedly carried out by fighters…

UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo 31 January 2025 WFP A malnourished child in the eastern DR Congo receives attention from a health worker. United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group…

‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth 31 January 2025 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph In Haiti, the ongoing crisis has led to children being recruited by armed groups, often drawn in due to poverty, lack of access to education and social instability, which make them vulnerable to exploitation. Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the…

Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ insists UNRWA

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ insists UNRWA 31 January 2025 © WHO video The Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza has been destroyed in the conflict. The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff are still providing aid to the people of Gaza and the West Bank including East Jerusalem who depend on them “for their sheer survival…

Diplomacy key to ending crisis in eastern DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Diplomacy key to ending crisis in eastern DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief 31 January 2025 © WFP/Moses Sawasawa A woman walks through the streets with children in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The head of UN Peace Operations has underscored the need for continued diplomatic efforts to end the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and avert the…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Sixteenth Informal Meeting with States

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Sixteenth Informal Meeting with States 30 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its sixteenth informal meeting with States.  Committee Experts discussed the Committee’s draft general comment on realising children’s rights through access to justice and effective remedies, its communication and simplified reporting procedures…

Myanmar: UN chief urges return to civilian rule as crisis worsens

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: UN chief urges return to civilian rule as crisis worsens 30 January 2025 © UNICEF/Minzayar Oo A child who lost his left leg after accidentally stepping on a landmine in his family's paddy fields in central Myanmar. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday said Myanmar’s military must relinquish power to allow a return to civilian rule through an inclusive democratic transition, as…