5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
In Dialogue with Senegal, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend Collaboration with Spain to Dismantle Trafficking Networks, Ask about Support for Returned Migrants and the Impact of Fishery Agreements on Coastal Migration
05 June 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Migrant Workers today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Senegal, with Committee Experts commending collaboration…
5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
World News in Brief: Mass floggings in Afghanistan, refugee resettlement crisis, ‘greening education’
05 June 2024
A spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday said he was “deeply disturbed” over the widespread and continued use of corporal punishment in Afghanistan.
Jeremy Laurence described how on 4 June, a group of 63 men and women were…
5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Keep global spotlight on Haiti as millions go hungry, WFP official says
05 June 2024
The number of people going hungry in Haiti has reached record levels amid ongoing gang violence, the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) there said on Wednesday in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
“We now have five million people in Haiti that are acutely food insecure, of which 1.6…
5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
World leaders demand ‘surge in action’ for sustainable development
05 June 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres convened Heads of State and Government in New York on Wednesday to advance efforts to get countries back on course to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.
The inaugural meeting of his 10-member SDG…
5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Orlando Bloom describes ‘devastating impact’ of DR Congo violence on women and children
05 June 2024
As violence escalates and millions of people continue to be displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), grave violations against children are reaching an all-time high, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom…
5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Stories from the UN Archive: BBC legend and UN Earth Champion
05 June 2024
As communities across the planet celebrated World Environment Day on 5 June, we are taking you back to the 1950s when broadcaster extraordinaire Sir David Attenborough went from zoologist to climate activist, winning the UN’s highest environmental award.
“We must feel that we are all citizens of…
5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
New UNICEF report reveals severe child food poverty amid world crises
05 June 2024
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a new report that highlights alarming levels of child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises.
The report warned that millions of children under five have difficulty accessing nutritious and diverse diets necessary for…
5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
UN investigative team hands over key ISIL crime data to Iraq
05 June 2024
As the UN team charged with investigating crimes committed by the Da’esh terrorist group in Iraq prepares to conclude its mandate in September, significant strides have been made in transferring crucial evidence to the authorities, its acting head said on Wednesday.
Thus far, some 28 terabytes (TB) of…
5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
World heading towards new temperature records, UN weather watchdog warns
05 June 2024
At least one of the years between now and 2028 will very likely set a new temperature record, breaking through the crucial 1.5°C temperature limit, the UN weather agency, WMO, said on Wednesday.
The latest forecast from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) indicates that there…
5 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Acute food insecurity to rise in 18 ‘hunger hotspots’, warn aid agencies
05 June 2024
No less than 18 crisis locations already suffering from dire food insecurity could see a “firestorm of hunger” unless aid reaches them urgently, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.
Although many “hunger hotspots” are in Africa, fears of famine persist in Gaza and Sudan, where…
