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UN hub reaches remote Pacific islanders: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
28 May 2024
The communities of thousands of tiny Pacific islands are the frontline gamechangers tackling the climate crisis, and a hub based in Micronesia now hosts more than a dozen UN agencies that together are helping address some of their most pressing needs as they battle existential threats like rising sea levels…
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Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities
28 May 2024
Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organizations have expressed deep concern over the “inhuman” detention of suspected Palestinian fighters in the enclave by Israeli authorities, alleging treatment so poor that some had to have limbs amputated “due to prolonged shackling…
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Gaza: Rafah camp attack heightens focus on dwindling health resources
28 May 2024
UN agencies on Tuesday reiterated their call for an urgent ceasefire and humanitarian access in Gaza following Israeli air strikes on Sunday that hit a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, killing 45 people, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health.
Many of those injured…
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SIDS drowning in debt and ‘running on empty’, warns Guterres in Antigua
28 May 2024
International financing is the fuel for sustainable development, but small island States are “running on empty”, drowning in debt and rising sea levels due to climate change and through no fault of their own.
That’s the warning from UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Day Two of the…
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UN supports Papua New Guinea following deadly landslide
28 May 2024
The United Nations continues to assist authorities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with search and rescue efforts four days after the massive landslide in Enga province, where some 2,000 people are feared dead and accessing survivors remains a challenge.
Six bodies have been recovered so far and the number is…
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Small island development ‘a test case’ for climate and financial justice, says Guterres
27 May 2024
Good morning from the blue waters and lush green hills of the Caribbean where earlier we were reporting live from the opening of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) on the beautiful twin island nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
Some of the…
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Gaza: UN officials condemn Israeli airstrikes on camp for displaced
27 May 2024
Senior UN officials have condemned Israeli air strikes on Sunday that hit a camp for displaced people in Rafah, southern Gaza, reportedly claiming over 35 Palestinian lives, including women and children.
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, voiced his horror at further loss of…
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Papua New Guinea landslide: 670 feared dead, says UN migration agency
26 May 2024
Friday’s landslide in the north of Papua New Guinea is likely to have been far more deadly than first thought, Serhan Aktoprak, the country head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday.
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In Antigua, island youth build ‘wall of commitment’ to turn tide against climate crisis
26 May 2024
It may be built out of recyclable cardboard boxes, but when world leaders officially open the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) on Monday, one of the manifestations of young people’s hopes for a better future that will greet them is a solid “wall of commitment” imploring them to take more action against the ravages of climate change…
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Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official
25 May 2024
An attack by Russian armed forces on a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv on Saturday reportedly killed at least four people and injured around 40. Denise Brown, the UN Humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, strongly condemned the strike and called for civilians to be protected.…
