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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed 05 March 2024 © UNICEF/Joshua Estey A government-run shelter in the Philippines is a safe haven for girls who have been physically and sexually abused and exploited, including through the sex tourism industry. Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent…

Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation 05 March 2024 AMISOM/Fardosa Hussein Women candidates for the lower house of parliament in Somalia attend a political participation forum. (file) Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a growth of 0.4 per cent over the preceding year, the Inter Parliamentary Union (…

World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace 05 March 2024 © FAO/Daniil Dolidze Shaodatkhon Oripova is participating in the FAO Smart Farming for the Future Generations project and the Digital Villages Initiative that aims to transform at least 1 000 villages around the world into digital hubs. Climate change is disproportionately…

South Sudan: Top UN official calls for greater political investment as polls loom

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan: Top UN official calls for greater political investment as polls loom 05 March 2024 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga People return to South Sudan from Sudan. With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready to hold elections and a lot more needs to be done, the head of UN peace operations said on Tuesday…

Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge 05 March 2024 © UNODC Cocaine seizure in the Port of Kingston, Jamaica, in March 2023. Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell their illegal produce, fuelling narcotics consumption globally, a UN-backed report launched on Tuesday showed.…

North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger 05 March 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Families displaced by the conflict in Gaza are reliant on food assistance from the UN. A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first time in months has been welcomed by UN humanitarians, who on Tuesday issued a fresh alert about “appalling”…

Gaza: Efforts to deliver food aid to stricken north ‘largely unsuccessful’

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Efforts to deliver food aid to stricken north ‘largely unsuccessful’ 05 March 2024 © UNRWA Humanitarians warn that hunger has reached catastrophic levels in northern Gaza. Efforts by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver desperately needed food supplies to northern Gaza resumed on Tuesday, but were largely unsuccessful, the agency reported…

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

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Guinea Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 05 March 2024 Presentation of Credentials Louncény Condé, the new Permanent Representative of Guinea 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 Geneva, Mr. Condé had…

MEDIA ADVISORY - ‘Peace Begins with Her’: A mosaic of portraits celebrates women and peace

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MEDIA ADVISORY - ‘Peace Begins with Her’: A mosaic of portraits celebrates women and peace 04 March 2024 Press Release Add your own voice to the global push for women's participation by having your portrait taken in the Inside Out Photobooth and added to the ‘Peace Begins with Her’ installation honoring the vital role of women in achieving peace! Add your own voice to the global push for women's participation by having your portrait taken in…

Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Fortieth Session in Geneva

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Fortieth Session in Geneva 04 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Right Committee today opened its one hundred and fortieth session, during which it will examine the reports of Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the United Kingdom on their implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In her opening remarks, Wan-Hea Lee, Chief of the Civil, Political…