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‘Outrageous’ arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily shutter East Jerusalem compound

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Outrageous’ arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily shutter East Jerusalem compound 09 May 2024 © UN Photo/Srdjan Slavkovic Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), briefs journalists at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) has temporarily closed its headquarters in…

First UN civil society forum held in Africa heralds ‘inclusive’ Summit of the Future

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home First UN civil society forum held in Africa heralds ‘inclusive’ Summit of the Future 09 May 2024 UN Nairobi Delegates at the opening of the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. On-screen, UN Deputy Secretary-General Maina Mohammad. ‘Meaningful participation’ and ‘inclusion’ were the buzzwords at the opening on Thursday of a major UN conference in Nairobi, Kenya, where governments…

Gaza: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams 09 May 2024 UN News A person leaves Rafah with his possessions. Some 80,000 people have left Rafah since Monday amid continuing Israeli bombardment in and around Gaza’s southernmost city overnight and into Thursday, UN humanitarians reported…

New Permanent Representative of Mozambique Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Mozambique Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 09 May 2024 Presentation of Credentials Geraldo Gonçalves Miguel Saranga, the new Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to…

In Dialogue with Guatemala, Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend the New Government’s Achievements, Raise Issues Concerning the 2017 Guatemala City Youth Shelter Fire and Recruitment of Children by Gangs

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Guatemala, Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend the New Government’s Achievements, Raise Issues Concerning the 2017 Guatemala City Youth Shelter Fire and Recruitment of Children by Gangs 08 May 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Guatemala, with Committee Experts praising the…

Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder sounds a note against apartheid

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder sounds a note against apartheid 08 May 2024 UN Photo United States singing legend Stevie Wonder describes his commitment against apartheid at a press conference at UN Headquarters in 1985. (file) “You know you are saying something right,” Stevie Wonder told reporters at UN Headquarters on his birthday in 1985. “I really don’t mind being banned…

Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa 08 May 2024 © UNHCR/Bernard Ntwari Homes in Kajaga in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura, where urban refugees also reside, are flooded as the Rusizi stream breaks its banks due to ongoing heavy rains. “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in East Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of…

No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency 08 May 2024 UN News Gazans are evacuating Rafah in fear of a ground attack. Israeli military manoeuvres and shelling continued in and around eastern Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday morning as UN humanitarians stressed that “no fuel or aid” is getting into the enclave…

Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean 08 May 2024 © UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi Two children stand barefoot on cracked, parched soil in a dry riverbed in southern Bolivia. (file) 2023 saw another climate record tumble, with Latin America and the Caribbean registering their hottest ever recorded temperatures, according to the UN’s weather…

No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief 08 May 2024 © Unsplash/Finn Mund H5N1 avian influenza is common among wild birds and has caused outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission, the UN health agency said on Wednesday, urging continued surveillance…