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UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination
16 April 2024
Tuesday marked the opening of the third session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, bringing together anti-racism activists, human rights defenders, government delegations and others.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres celebrated the achievements and contributions of…
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Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia
16 April 2024
Ethiopia’s international partners convened in Geneva on Tuesday to address the urgent need for increased humanitarian funding for the crisis-hit country, pledging a total of almost $630 million.
The UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 is only five per cent funded.…
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Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza
16 April 2024
Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays and other impediments, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories said on Tuesday.
Andrea de Domenico was speaking via videoconference to…
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Tourism ‘intrinsically susceptible’ to climate shocks, political unrest, pandemic threat
16 April 2024
The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday highlighted the urgent need to boost sustainable and resilient tourism practices to protect the environment while continuing to benefit local economies.
Addressing a high-level meeting on tourism as part of the General…
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OCHA Press Conference
16 April 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Briefing in advance of the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia (also on Tuesday, 16 April, from 3 p.m. CEST to 6 p.m. CEST)
Ambassador Shiferaw Teklemariam, Commissioner of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management CommissionThe Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell, Deputy Foreign Secretary and Minister for Development and AfricaRamiz Alakbarov, United Nations Assistant…
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Director-General's remarks at the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
15 April 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocideagainst the Tutsi in RwandaMonday, 15 April 2024, at 16:00Room XX, Palais des Nations Ambassador Ngango,Deputy High Commissioner Ms. Al-Nashif, Mr. Murangira [President of IBUKA],Ms. Neila [Survivor],Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, We are gathering…
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UNFPA Press Conference
15 April 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of UNFPA’s State of World Population 2024 report, “Interwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights”
Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director
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World News in Brief: ‘Reckless attacks’ on Ukraine nuclear plant must cease, Chibok abductions 10 years on, action against plant pests
15 April 2024
A recent spate of “reckless attacks” on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine must end immediately, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the UN Security Council on Monday.
Rafael Grossi…
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Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign
15 April 2024
With the ‘promise of a better world’ in mind the UN Youth Office has launched an new advocacy campaign – “World Leaders: It’s Time to Let #YouthLead” – calling for greater youth representation in decision-making roles in both the public and private sector, civil society, academia, and the UN.…
