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UN Syria envoy appeals for urgent de-escalation across the Middle East

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN Syria envoy appeals for urgent de-escalation across the Middle East 27 February 2024 © OCHA/Bilal Al Hammoud Children in northwestern Syria stay in a reception centre after their homes were bombed. Fallout from conflict in the Middle East and ongoing fighting in Syria are having a devastating impact on civilians inside the country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council…

Universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost 27 February 2024 © UNICEF/Almir Panjeta A girl in Bosnia studies English online. The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, said the chief of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Monday, addressing the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona…

Gaza: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital 27 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden A United Nations team attempts to deliver fuel to Nasser hospital through destroyed roads in mid-February 2024. UN relief agencies operating in war-torn Gaza voiced deep frustration on Tuesday over continuing aid access restrictions placed on them by the Israeli military, after…

With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge 26 February 2024 UN Photo / Elma Okic The UN Human Rights Council gathered in Geneva for its 55th session. An all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to the people of Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, in a wide-ranging call to the international…

Explainer: What is the UN Human Rights Council?

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: What is the UN Human Rights Council? 26 February 2024 UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council in session. (file) War crimes, racism, arbitrary detention and rape as a weapon of war: these just a few of the pressing international issues over which the UN Human Rights Council deliberates…

Deadlock over disarmament ‘not acceptable’: Guterres

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Deadlock over disarmament ‘not acceptable’: Guterres 26 February 2024 © ICAN/Seth Shelden Protestors air their views on non-proliferation opposite UN Headquarters in New York. (file) Amid geopolitical divides, arms competition, increasingly dangerous new technologies and an elevated nuclear risk, the Secretary-General on Monday highlighted his concern that the UN Conference on Disarmament is…

Aid delivery to Gaza falls by half since January: UNRWA

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Aid delivery to Gaza falls by half since January: UNRWA 26 February 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Over one million internally displaced Palestinians are sheltering in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip. Very little humanitarian aid has entered besieged Gaza this month, with a 50 per cent reduction compared to January, the head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday.…

World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’ 26 February 2024 © UNICEF/Tsiory Andriantsoarana Climate-related disasters like floods, as pictured in Madagascar, can lead to a range of health problems. The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday with a clear call for stronger global action to address the “…

World News in Brief: Fighting continues in DR Congo, Russian anti-war campaigner harassment, LGBTQ rights

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Fighting continues in DR Congo, Russian anti-war campaigner harassment, LGBTQ rights 26 February 2024 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A community health worker walks through an IDP camp in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fighting between Government forces and the M23 rebel group has flared up again in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after…

Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Fifth Regular Session and Holds Minute of Silence in Memory of All Victims of Human Rights Violations Worldwide

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Fifth Regular Session and Holds Minute of Silence in Memory of All Victims of Human Rights Violations Worldwide 26 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-fifth regular session, hearing statements from the President of the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Head…