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Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games
02 May 2024
Afghanistan’s first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion and a literal shooting star from Venezuela are among the members of the Refugee Olympic Team competing at the Paris Games, which begin in July.
The 36 athletes were announced on Thursday by the President of the…
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Palestine’s economy in ruins as Gaza war sets development back two decades
02 May 2024
The relentless Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has set back Palestine’s overall socioeconomic development by more than 20 years, according to a new UN report released on Thursday.
The joint study by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western…
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Gazans on tenterhooks awaiting news of ceasefire call
01 May 2024
Amid growing international calls for restraint from Israel in Gaza and reports on Wednesday of further deadly strikes overnight, UN humanitarians underscored the ongoing devastating impact of the war and the need to ensure reliable aid supply lines to people in desperate need in the enclave.
“One third…
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Europe: Report highlights direct link between pandemic and childhood obesity
01 May 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased obesity in school-aged children in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) office for the region said in a new report issued on Wednesday, sounding the alarm for action.
Results from 17 countries showed that boys and girls aged seven…
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Palestine: General Assembly discusses failed UN membership bid
01 May 2024
Palestine’s recent attempt to become a full member of the United Nations was the focus of discussion in the General Assembly on Wednesday.
A 2022 initiative, resolution 262, calls for the UN’s most representative body to meet within 10 days if the veto is used in the Security Council by one of…
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World News in Brief: UN supporting East Africa flood victims, dozens more migrant deaths at sea, disinformation in Myanmar
01 May 2024
The UN and humanitarian partners have provided emergency support for over 124,000 people in Kenya, where heavy rains continue to cause chaos, the UN said on Wednesday, as the UN chief extended his condolences to countries across the region where hundreds of lives have been lost in recent days due to flooding.…
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UNMAS Press Conference
01 May 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Update on Mine Action work in Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sudan, and launching the mine action Standing Capacity based in Brindisi, Italy.Francesca Chiaudani, Chief of the UNMAS Mine Action Programme in Ethiopia. Fatma Zourrig, Chief of the UNMAS Mine Action Programme in UNSMIL, Libya. Charles (Mungo) Birch, Chief of the UNMAS Mine Action Programme in…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
30 April 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization. New report: The Impact of Six Months of Conflict on Children in LebanonJames Elder, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said the…
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OCHA Press Conference
30 April 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Update on the humanitarian situation the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Bruno Lemarquis, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator
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Director-General's remarks at the Beyond Lab launch event
30 April 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
Beyond Lab launch event (formerly SDG Lab) Tuesday, 30 April 2024, at 4.00 p.m.Mezzanine, Building E, Palais des Nations Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the Palais des Nations for the relaunch of the SDG Lab.With the Lab being firmly grounded in my Office at UNOG, it is not by coincidence that the relaunch is taking place at the Palais. The Lab has been…
