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UN officials outraged at Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy plants

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN officials outraged at Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy plants 22 March 2024 Angels of Salvation CSO/Mariia Ostashko Civil society groups work at the site of a recent attack in Dnipro. Top UN officials and agencies on the ground in Ukraine on Friday condemned overnight large-scale coordinated Russian strikes on energy plants across the country that killed at least five people and…

Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger 22 March 2024 © UNICEF/Omar Al-Qattaa Destruction in Gaza City in the sixth month of the conflict. Amid reports of ongoing bombardment across Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians highlighted “shocking levels of disease and hunger” after visiting an overwhelmed hospital in the north of the enclave…

World News in Brief: Sex trafficking and child recruitment in Sudan, new mass grave in Libya, children at risk in DR Congo

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sex trafficking and child recruitment in Sudan, new mass grave in Libya, children at risk in DR Congo 22 March 2024 © WFP/Hugh Rutherford Families arrive in South Sudan after fleeing fighting in Sudan. Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed alarm over increased reports of sexual slavery and trafficking in Sudan, especially of women and girls…

UN condemns deadly attacks in Moscow

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN condemns deadly attacks in Moscow 22 March 2024 UN News/Anton Uspensky View of the Kremlin in central Moscow. (file) The UN chief condemned in the strongest possible terms Friday’s deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall outside Moscow. Gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk…

OCHA Press Conference

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA Press Conference 22 March 2024 Press Conference Announcement As Syria has entered the 14th year of conflict, the humanitarian outlook is bleak and funding historically low: a call for action. Adam Abdelmoula, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria (from Damascus)

Human Rights Committee Holds Thirteenth Informal Meeting with States Parties

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Holds Thirteenth Informal Meeting with States Parties 21 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held its thirteenth informal meeting with States parties, discussing issues affecting its work such as the United Nations’ current liquidity crisis, the backlog of individual communications, and measures to improve its working methods, including the predictable review cycle and the digital uplift.  Speakers also made…

‘Extremely alarming’ conditions worsen in Haiti’s capital: UN coordinator

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Extremely alarming’ conditions worsen in Haiti’s capital: UN coordinator 21 March 2024 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier People in Haiti driven from their homes by violence and insecurity are being hosted in a school in the center of the capital Port-au-Prince. The situation in the gang-ravaged capital of Haiti has gone from worrying to “extremely alarming” as conditions in Port-au-Prince continue to…

Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis 21 March 2024 © UNOCHA Aleppo city, February 2023 After thirteen years of conflict in Syria, a continuing political stalemate threatens to prolong the suffering of millions and hinder efforts to bring about peace, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday…

Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call 21 March 2024 © UNICEF/James Elder The destruction of property continues in Khan Younis, Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres doubled down on his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and peace in Ukraine on Thursday, taking aim at the “chaotic” global outlook and any country or armed group that thinks “it can do whatever…

World News in Brief: Global trade rebound forecast, e-waste mountain grows, 7,000 preventable TB deaths in Europe during COVID-19

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Global trade rebound forecast, e-waste mountain grows, 7,000 preventable TB deaths in Europe during COVID-19 21 March 2024 © ILO/K.B. Mpofu Fruit vendors walk through a market in Harare, Zimbabwe. After several quarters of decline, international trade is poised for a rebound during the rest of 2024, according to the latest Global Trade Update from the UN Conference…