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Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost 16 October 2023 UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for increased action to deliver $500 billion a year in affordable, long-term financing to developing countries at the eighth World Investment Forum held in Abu Dhabi. The weeklong forum, organized by the UN Conference on Trade and…

Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’ 16 October 2023 Humanitarians delivering aid in the wake of Libya’s “unprecedented” flood disaster centred on the coastal city of Derna, have reached more than 146,000 in need, said the head of the UN support mission there (UNSMIL) on Monday. Briefing the Security Council, Abdoulaye Bathily…

OCHA press conference

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA press conference 16 October 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation in Chad Violet Kakyomya, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Chad H.E.  Madeleine Alingué, Secretary of State, Economic properity and international partnerships, Chad H.E. Laoukein Kourayo Medard, State Minister, Minister of Production and Agricole Transformation.Chad

UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan 15 October 2023 Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Sunday, calling on the parties to the conflict to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law. Up to 9,000…

Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis 15 October 2023 The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel to grant “unimpeded access for humanitarian aid” into the Gaza Strip. The UN chief’s appeal comes as clean water and other vital supplies are dwindling inside Gaza in…

Gaza: Forcing patients to flee hospitals a ‘death sentence’ warns WHO

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Forcing patients to flee hospitals a ‘death sentence’ warns WHO 14 October 2023 The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza. The statement came as the Israeli-imposed deadline for some 1.1 million civilians to leave the northern part of the enclave, ahead of what is…

First Person: ‘A handful of soil’ – refugee stories from Armenia

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘A handful of soil’ – refugee stories from Armenia 14 October 2023 People who have fled to Armenia from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan have been talking about how their lives have been shattered by the recent escalation in hostilities there. Some 100,000 refugees have arrived in Armenia since the end of September and many have received support from the UN’s…

UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal 14 October 2023 Heightened tensions and the increasingly hostile presence of armed groups in northern Mali are likely to impede the departure of the UN Stabilization Mission there (MINUSMA), the UN said in a note to correspondents issued on Saturday. The peacekeeping mission which for…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcome Women’s Increased Participation in Public Life in Guatemala, Ask the State about Political Violence and Gender Stereotyping

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcome Women’s Increased Participation in Public Life in Guatemala, Ask the State about Political Violence and Gender Stereotyping 13 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Guatemala, with Committee Experts welcoming the…

ROUND UP - Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Fourth Regular Session after Adopting 36 Resolutions and One President’s Statement

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ROUND UP - Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Fourth Regular Session after Adopting 36 Resolutions and One President’s Statement 13 October 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Establishes Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan and Working Group on Rights of Peasants, Extends 14 Thematic and Country Mandates, Submits Draft Covenant on the Right to Development to the General Assembly The…