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First Person: Guest editing UN News’s first live blog takeover
09 June 2024
Activist, actor and talk show host Nick Herd will be leading the UN News team as its first ever guest editor on Tuesday, when people from around the world gather at UN Headquarters to take part in the largest global meeting on issues that affect people with disabilities.
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Gaza: Deaths and devastation during hostage rescue operation show ‘seismic trauma’ of ongoing war
09 June 2024
The scenes of devastation witnessed in the aftermath of Israel’s military operation to release hostages from the Nuseirat refugee camp proves that each day the war continues “it only grows more horrific” the UN’s top humanitarian official said on Sunday.
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts
08 June 2024
Imagine daily life without your sight, hearing or a limb or living with the challenges of neurodiversity or paralysis. That’s a reality for some. One in six of us – or 16 per cent – of the global population had a disability in 2023, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and many depend on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to help guard their…
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Amid Gaza war, children now work so families can survive: ILO
07 June 2024
Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, ILO, warned on Friday that families there now send their children to work just to survive, as unemployment nears a staggering 80 per cent.
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Terrorism, humanitarian crises threaten stability of West Africa: UN deputy chief
07 June 2024
Rapidly evolving global political, social, environmental and security challenges risk undermining peace and economic development across West Africa, the UN deputy chief said on Friday, reiterating the importance of a multilateral and inclusive response.
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Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating toll of Kharkiv attacks
07 June 2024
A recent escalation in fighting in Ukraine, particularly in the Kharkiv region, has left nearly 200 people dead, displaced thousands more and further crippled critical infrastructure, with implications for global food security, a senior UN humanitarian said on Friday.
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‘Unimaginable trauma’ haunts Sudan’s displaced while violence, famine threaten millions
07 June 2024
Horrific violence and the risk of famine continue to stalk the people of Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday, as they echoed condemnation by UN Secretary-General António Guterres of an attack on a village south of Khartoum two days ago that is now believed to have left more than 100 dead…
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World Oceans Day event highlights immediate protection measures needed
07 June 2024
UN World Oceans Day, celebrated on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York, focused on “opening minds, igniting senses, and inspiring possibilities” to protect marine life worldwide.
A powerful video was shown echoing the theme, awaken new depths, warning of immediate protection needs and…
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World News in Brief: UN staff detained in Yemen, cyclone threat for Haiti, rights chief Lao PDR, climate change
07 June 2024
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed on Friday that Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen have detained 11 UN national staff working for the Organization there.
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Director-General's remarks at the GCSP "New Issues in Security" course
07 June 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
GCSP “New Issues in Security” course Friday, 7 June 2024, at 2.00 p.m.Visitors’ service Room, Building E, Door 39, Palais des Nations Delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Kira Kruglikova, Director, Division of Administration, United Nations Office at Geneva Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to…
