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WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation 02 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Mohamed Khalil Displaced women and children at an Internally Displaced People's area in West Darfur due to the fighting in Sudan. The number of hungry people in Sudan has doubled over the past year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, adding that it is already receiving reports of people…

World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers 02 February 2024 © UNICEF/Pouget Sand flows from a child's hand like through an hourglass. In southwestern Ethiopia, drought worsened by climate change is threatening crops and livestock, pushing the population to the brink. The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed…

Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA 02 February 2024 © UNRWA Access to clean water is a matter of life and death. In Gaza, every day is a struggle to find bread and water. Every day is a struggle to survive. Without safe water, many more people will die from deprivation and disease. The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA)…

Director-General's remarks at the Chinese Lunar New Year 2024

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Chinese Lunar New Year 2024 02 February 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Chinese Lunar New Year 2024Friday, 2 February 2024, at 12.30 p.m.Mezzanine, 2nd floor, E Building, Palais des Nations Ambassador Chen Xu,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends,Allow me to start by wishing you all Chun Jie Kuai Le! Happy Lunar New Year! It is my great pleasure to be with you to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Wood Dragon…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Fifteenth Informal Meeting with States

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Fifteenth Informal Meeting with States 01 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its fifteenth informal meeting with States.  Committee Experts discussed the Committee’s draft general comment on realising children’s rights through access to justice and effective remedies, its communication and simplified reporting…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Italy on Gender Architecture, Ask About Human Trafficking and Gender Parity in Politics

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Italy on Gender Architecture, Ask About Human Trafficking and Gender Parity in Politics 01 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the eighth periodic report of Italy, with Committee Experts commending the State on its robust gender architecture, while asking…

Gaza: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis 01 February 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA teams are working around the clock to distribute food to desperate Palestinians. Lifesaving aid operations in Gaza are “in peril” amid ongoing Israeli bombardment because of the funding crisis impacting the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, top UN officials reiterated on Thursday…

Cancer rates set to rise 77 per cent by 2050

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Cancer rates set to rise 77 per cent by 2050 01 February 2024 © WHO/Gilles Reboux An oncologist consults with a cancer patient at a hospital in Lyon, France. Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent by the middle of the century, UN health authorities said on Thursday, highlighting the growing burden of the disease.…

Gaza: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists 01 February 2024 Unsplash/Engin Akyurt Over 120 journalists have lost their lives in Gaza since 7 October. Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war for journalists covering it “in recent history”, UN independent human rights experts warned on Thursday…

UN and partners launch $2.7 billion humanitarian appeal for Yemen

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN and partners launch $2.7 billion humanitarian appeal for Yemen 01 February 2024 © UNICEF/YPN أم مع ابنتها في عيادة متنقلة في حجة، اليمن. Humanitarians will need $2.7 billion to support millions of civilians in war-ravaged Yemen this year, the UN and partners said on Thursday.  Nearly a…