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Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows 02 August 2024 © Unsplash/Andrew Seaman 在热浪中保持凉爽对儿童尤为重要，因为他们比成年人更难调节体温。 A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to soar in line with our steadily warming planet. That’s the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), which said on Friday that…

Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares 02 August 2024 © UNICEF/Oleg Popov Members of the Roma community in Europe continue to face hardships and discrimination, with many living in poverty. In this file photo, a Roma men and children work at a junkyard in Bulgaria. Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it appears”,…

Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration 02 August 2024 © UNICEF A six-month-old baby is screened for malnutrition during a visit to the hospital in Blue Nile state, Sudan. Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people in need, now that famine has been confirmed in parts of the country.…

Humanitarian efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war 01 August 2024 © UNRWA Families in Gaza continue to search for the safest places to shelter. Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the 300-day mark, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Thursday…

US-Russia prisoner swap ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’, rights expert says

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home US-Russia prisoner swap ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’, rights expert says 01 August 2024 UN News Mariana Katzarova began work as the first UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation on 1 May 2023, following her appointment by the Human Rights Council. A UN independent human rights expert has welcomed the landmark prisoner swap on Thursday involving…

In call to Iranian Foreign Minister, Guterres underlines need for de-escalation in the Middle East

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home In call to Iranian Foreign Minister, Guterres underlines need for de-escalation in the Middle East 01 August 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres briefs journalists at the launch of the Global Principles for Information Integrity. UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his appeal for de-escalation in the Middle East in a phone call with a senior official…

Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan 01 August 2024 © UNICEF/Mira Nasser Three-year-old Shimba, who suffers from severe acute malnutrition, drinks therapeutic milk at the UNICEF-supported Port Sudan Pediatric Hospital. Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next two months, according to a new global food insecurity report released on…

Gaza: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’ 01 August 2024 © UNRWA Since the war started, 625,000 children across Gaza have been denied an education as schools have been forced to remain closed. The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls in the Gaza Strip back to learning – and to just being children – amid the ongoing…

Guinea: Senior UN officials welcome verdict in 2009 stadium massacre trial

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Guinea: Senior UN officials welcome verdict in 2009 stadium massacre trial 01 August 2024 World Bank/Dominic Chavez Daily life in Conakry, Guinea The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday, welcoming the long-awaited verdict in the trial into the 2009 massacre at a stadium in the capital, Conakry…

UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut 31 July 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider (file) Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric. UN Photo/Evan Schneider (file) The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian…