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Haiti: UN officials say ‘we are running out of time’ amid escalating crises

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: UN officials say ‘we are running out of time’ amid escalating crises 06 March 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph Thousands been driven from their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Amid a mass prison breakout, expanding gang violence and rising hunger, the UN human rights chief on Wednesday urged the international community to act “swiftly and decisively to prevent the Caribbean…

Gaza: ‘Children are dying from hunger’, says UN aid coordinator

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Children are dying from hunger’, says UN aid coordinator 06 March 2024 © UNRWA A 50 per cent reduction in aid entering war-torn Gaza in February has led to sharp increases in malnutrition, hunger and starvation. “Hunger has reached catastrophic levels,” Jamie McGoldrick, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told journalists at UN Headquarters on…

World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal 06 March 2024 © UNICEF/Christopher Herwig A young Syrian refugee in Jordan studies at a UNICEF-supported centre. The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record for migrants worldwide…

Stories from the UN Archive: UN General Assembly’s first female president

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: UN General Assembly’s first female president 06 March 2024 UN Photo Indian delegate Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (left) speaks with her counterpart from Pakistan, Begum Ikramullah, in the UN Security Council Chamber before the opening of a meeting on Kashmir in 1953. (file) In 1953, UN Member States elected India’s political dynamo Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit as the…

UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women 06 March 2024 UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya A family runs across a dusty street in Herat, Afghanistan. (file) The UN envoy for Afghanistan on Wednesday repeated her call for the Taliban to reverse its numerous restrictions on the lives of women and girls in violation of their human rights, warning that the longer they remain in place,…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 05 March 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council.…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Kazakhstan on its Commitment to Produce a Text on Disability Rights, Ask about Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Situations and Those Living in Institutions

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Kazakhstan on its Commitment to Produce a Text on Disability Rights, Ask about Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Situations and Those Living in Institutions 05 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Kazakhstan, with Committee Experts…

IPU Press Conference

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home IPU Press Conference 05 March 2024 Press Conference Announcement Women in Parliament Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary GeneralMariana Duarte Mutzenberg, IPU Gender Programme

UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes 05 March 2024 © UNRWA Large parts of Gaza have been reduced to rubble amid the ongoing conflict. An independent UN housing rights expert condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure during conflicts, comparing the ongoing bombardment of Gaza with strikes against Dresden during the…

Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for ‘urgent action’ to end rampant insecurity

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for ‘urgent action’ to end rampant insecurity 05 March 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph Escalating violence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is causing more people to flee their homes. The UN Secretary-General reiterated his deep concern on Tuesday over the “rapidly deteriorating” security situation in Haiti as violent gangs tighten their grip on the country in…