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Gazans on tenterhooks awaiting news of ceasefire call

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans on tenterhooks awaiting news of ceasefire call 01 May 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Northern Gaza lies in ruins after months of bombardments. Amid growing international calls for restraint from Israel in Gaza and reports on Wednesday of further deadly strikes overnight, UN humanitarians underscored the ongoing devastating impact of the war and the need to ensure reliable aid supply lines to…

Europe: Report highlights direct link between pandemic and childhood obesity

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Europe: Report highlights direct link between pandemic and childhood obesity 01 May 2024 © UNICEF/Cybermedia Unstructured physical activity improves the health of children and reduces the likelihood of obesity. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased obesity in school-aged children in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) office for the region said in a new report issued on…

Palestine: General Assembly discusses failed UN membership bid

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Palestine: General Assembly discusses failed UN membership bid 01 May 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Wide view of the General Assembly Hall. Palestine’s recent attempt to become a full member of the United Nations was the focus of discussion in the General Assembly on Wednesday.  A 2022…

World News in Brief: UN supporting East Africa flood victims, dozens more migrant deaths at sea, disinformation in Myanmar

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN supporting East Africa flood victims, dozens more migrant deaths at sea, disinformation in Myanmar 01 May 2024 © UNHCR/Markel Redondo UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are warning of the continued increase of refugee and migrant deaths at sea. The UN and humanitarian partners have provided emergency support for over…

UNMAS Press Conference

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UNMAS Press Conference 01 May 2024 Press Conference Announcement Update on Mine Action work in Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sudan, and launching the mine action Standing Capacity based in Brindisi, Italy.Francesca Chiaudani, Chief of the UNMAS Mine Action Programme in Ethiopia. Fatma Zourrig, Chief of the UNMAS Mine Action Programme in UNSMIL, Libya. Charles (Mungo) Birch, Chief of the UNMAS Mine Action Programme in…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 30 April 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization. New report: The Impact of Six Months of Conflict on Children in LebanonJames Elder, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said the…

OCHA Press Conference

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA Press Conference 30 April 2024 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Bruno Lemarquis, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator

Director-General's remarks at the Beyond Lab launch event

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Beyond Lab launch event 30 April 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Beyond Lab launch event (formerly SDG Lab) Tuesday, 30 April 2024, at 4.00 p.m.Mezzanine, Building E, Palais des Nations Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the Palais des Nations for the relaunch of the SDG Lab.With the Lab being firmly grounded in my Office at UNOG, it is not by coincidence that the relaunch is taking place at the Palais. The Lab has been…

WIPO Press Conference

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WIPO Press Conference 30 April 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of World Intellectual Property Report (WIPR) “Making Innovation Policy Work for Development”Marco Aleman, Assistant Director General, IP and Innovation Ecosystems SectorCarsten Fink, Chief Economist

‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack   

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack    30 April 2024 © UNRWA People in Rafah in the south of Gaza collect drinking water. Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on the enclave’s southernmost city of Rafah amid a growing number of strikes there, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on…