8 months 4 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Tens of thousands displaced as fighting intensifies in southeast Sudan
05 July 2024
Fresh fighting in southeast Sudan is exacerbating civilian suffering, with reports that over 136,000 people have fled their homes in search of safety, UN humanitarians have said.
“People are facing multiple protection risks and have reported widespread looting of homes and personal possessions…
8 months 4 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows
05 July 2024
Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them.
Data from a new …
8 months 4 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Time running short as 2030 deadline looms for UN blueprint for a fairer future
05 July 2024
How can we get closer to achieving UN Member States’ detailed plans to make the world a better place within the next six years? A two-week event starting on 8 July at UN Headquarters will attempt to answer that crucial question.
The 2024 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable…
8 months 4 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
05 July 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the World Meteorological Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health…
8 months 4 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Malta on Political Quotas for Women, Raise Questions on Measures to Combat Corruption and Obligations Under Maritime Law in Search and Rescue
04 July 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Malta on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the introduction of quotas…
8 months 4 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
UNHCR / IOM / MMC Press Conference
04 July 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of new UNHCR / IOM /MMC report on risks faced by refugees and migrants on the Central Mediterranean route - "On this journey, nobody cares if you live or die"
Embargoed until Friday, 5 July at 10.30 a.m.
Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Special Envoy for the Western & Central Mediterranean SituationLaurence Hart, IOM Director, Coordination Office for the…
8 months 4 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
UN mobilizes $4 million for Hurricane Beryl response in the Caribbean
04 July 2024
The UN Secretary-General has reiterated his solidarity with countries affected by Hurricane Beryl, releasing $4 million from the Organization’s emergency response fund to kickstart relief efforts.
Hurricane Beryl, the strongest hurricane in history to form in June in the Atlantic Ocean, wreaked…
8 months 4 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises
04 July 2024
Deep global divisions and conflicts must end to clear a path to tackling world’s two existential threats: climate change and the negative impacts of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, UN chief António Guterres told the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Astana on Thursday…
8 months 4 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter
04 July 2024
Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people uprooted in response to Israeli evacuation orders have had to turn back after finding nowhere to shelter, UN humanitarians reported.
“Thousands are sheltering in UNRWA schools…and government buildings…
