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Stories from the UN Archive: UN’s first peacekeeping force

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: UN’s first peacekeeping force 16 May 2024 UN Photo Jelaskovic Ibrahim of the then-Yugoslav medical staff of the UN Emergency Force in Egypt treats a child in El Kuntilla in the Sinai in Egypt in 1959. (file) As the world celebrates the International Day of Living Together in Peace, marked annually on 16 May, we are taking you back to the 1950s, when the…

Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk 16 May 2024 © ILO/Marcel Crozet Porters work at a metal market in Narayana in New Delhi, India. The global economic picture has improved since January, but vulnerabilities remain, the mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report published on Thursday has revealed…

Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry 16 May 2024 WHO People gather outside the remains of Al Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest health facility. A renowned Palestinian orthopaedic surgeon’s death in Israeli detention has been labelled “horrifying’ by a UN human rights expert, prompting calls for an independent international…

Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursion

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursion 16 May 2024 © UNRWA More than 600,000 people have fled Rafah since Israeli military operations intensified in the southern Gazan governate in early May. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings on Thursday stemming from South Africa’s recent request for emergency provisional measures to…

UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggles

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggles 16 May 2024 © UNICEF/Anmar A child runs on a street in Mosul, Iraq. (file) Iraq is a nation brimming with potential but still haunted by legacies of past turmoil, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday…

UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areas

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areas 16 May 2024 UN News/Abdelmonem Makki [Left to right] Alaa Hamadto, Sudanese mother of three daughters, CEO and founder of Solar Food; Tahani Abu Daqqa, Palestinian businesswoman from Gaza; Malalai Helmandi, Chief Operations Officer of the solar energy-producing organization Helmandi Sola. The bi-annual UN…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Estonia’s Plans to Ratify the Committee’s Third Optional Protocol, Ask about Rising Youth Suicides and Solitary Confinement of Minors

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Estonia’s Plans to Ratify the Committee’s Third Optional Protocol, Ask about Rising Youth Suicides and Solitary Confinement of Minors 16 May 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth to seventh combined periodic report of Estonia, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s plans to ratify…

Director-General's remarks at the Children's Walk Ceremony

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Children's Walk Ceremony 16 May 2024 Tatiana Valovaya United Nations Women’s Guild Children’s Walk ceremony Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 10.00 a.m.Room XIX Madame la Présidente,Chères Membres du Cercle féminin des Nations Unies, Chers enseignants, Et surtout chers enfants,Soyez les bienvenus au Palais des Nations dans cette magnifique salle de réunions multilatérales. Je suis très heureuse d'être ici avec vous ce matin…

EDUKI Awards ceremony 2023/2024

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home EDUKI Awards ceremony 2023/2024 15 May 2024 Palais des Nations  Every two years, the Eduki Foundation organises a …

UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law 15 May 2024 © OHCHR/Irina Popa UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The adoption of the controversial “foreign agents” law in Georgia seriously undermines the freedoms of expression and association, the UN’s top human rights official said on Wednesday…