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EDUKI Awards ceremony 2023/2024
15 May 2024
Palais des Nations
Every two years, the Eduki Foundation…
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UN forum in Bahrain endorses declaration on entrepreneurship and innovation for the SDGs
15 May 2024
Delegates attending a UN forum in Bahrain endorsed on Wednesday a declaration calling on the international community to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a strong emphasis on including women, youth, persons with disabilities and productive families in these efforts.…
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World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine
15 May 2024
UN agencies are reaching Haitians in the besieged capital and other areas amid ongoing gang violence that continues to ravage the Caribbean nation, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists on Wednesday…
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Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF
15 May 2024
The number of child migrants crossing the perilous Darién Gap has surged by 40 per cent so far this year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday, putting the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record child migration levels.
In the first four…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Republic of Korea for Efforts to Promote Inclusive Education, Raise Questions on the Risk of Forced Prostitution for Migrant Workers and the Gender Wage Gap
14 May 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
14 May 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Human Rights, the United Nations Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Telecommunication Union,…
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Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti
14 May 2024
Two women involved in the day-to-day operations in Haiti of the UN’s humanitarian air service, known as UNHAS, say they have to manage “unknowns” and “dangers and stress” in order to keep aircraft flying.
Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, is gripped by insecurity due to gang…
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450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continues
14 May 2024
Large parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting on Tuesday that some 450,000 Gazans have been forcibly displaced from the southernmost city by Israeli evacuation orders in the last week.
“Empty streets in Rafah as families…
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Guterres deplores Rafah escalation
14 May 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is appalled by the escalation of Israeli military activity in and around Rafah in southern Gaza, his spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.
“These developments are further impeding humanitarian access and worsening an already dire situation. At the same…
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UN envoy decries continued political stalemate in Libya
14 May 2024
The outgoing head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) urged leaders to end their stalemate and bring the country back on the path to peace and stability, in an exclusive interview with UN News.
The oil-rich nation has grappled with multiple challenges since the overthrow of…
