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

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of India Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 22 January 2024 Presentation of Credentials Arindam Bagchi, the new Permanent Representative of India 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. Bagchi…

25,000 civilians killed in Gaza war as humanitarian needs go on rising

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home 25,000 civilians killed in Gaza war as humanitarian needs go on rising 22 January 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Airstrikes destroy buildings in the Gaza Strip. (file) “Intense” Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian armed groups as UN humanitarians reported that more than 25,000 have died in the enclave since war began on 7 October…

Gaza: ‘The siege is the silent killer’

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘The siege is the silent killer’ 22 January 2024 UNRWA جولييت توما، مديرة التواصل والإعلام في وكالة الأونروا، تزور مخيم دير البلح جنوب قطاع غزة، في كانون الثاني/يناير 2024. In Gaza, bombs and bullets are far from the only threat to life. Residents lack food and clean water, health facilities are practically nonexistent and communication with the outside world is patchy at best.…

UN expert says human rights violations rage on in Sudan

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN expert says human rights violations rage on in Sudan 22 January 2024 © UNFPA Egypt/Remon Magdy A woman receives support at a UNFPA Safe Space after fleeing Sudan. The human rights expert appointed by the UN High Commissioner to monitor Sudan, Radhoune Noucier, told UN News on Monday that everything from basic human rights to the economy and the legal system, have been decimated by…

Restrictions on Afghan women continue unabated: UN report

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Restrictions on Afghan women continue unabated: UN report 22 January 2024 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani A woman walks through a corridor in a village in Zindajan district, Afghanistan. (File) Hundreds of Afghan women were forced to quit their jobs or have been arrested and denied access to essential services in the last quarter of 2023, a UN report revealed on Monday, as Taliban officials…

Hong Kong: UN human rights experts call for immediate release of Jimmy Lai

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hong Kong: UN human rights experts call for immediate release of Jimmy Lai 22 January 2024 © Unsplash/Daniam Chou The skyline of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, China. A group of independent UN human rights experts on Monday called on the authorities in Hong Kong to drop all charges against pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai and release him immediately…

World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty in jeopardy, historic IOM appeal, ‘enormous obstacles’ facing Iran’s lawyers

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty in jeopardy, historic IOM appeal, ‘enormous obstacles’ facing Iran’s lawyers 22 January 2024 © UNICEF/Hugo Coutinho A child, wearing a mask, attends classes in rural Brazil. (file) The head of the UN health agency raised concerns on Monday that the draft of a global agreement to head off a future pandemic may not be finalized by May this year, as…

Ukraine: UN rights office deplores attack in Russian-occupied Donetsk

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN rights office deplores attack in Russian-occupied Donetsk 22 January 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Damaged buildings in a town in the Donetsk region. (file) The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Monday strongly condemned a weekend attack on the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine which left scores dead and injured…

Biodiversity: What is it, and how can we protect it?

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Biodiversity: What is it, and how can we protect it? 22 January 2024 Unsplash/Sean Stratton A monarch butterfly collects nectar from a thistle plant. The UN and its global partners will grapple with the massive loss of animal and plant species, and how to avoid further extinction, at a major conference beginning 23 January. Here’s a primer on what, exactly, biodiversity is, and how the UN…

Guterres urges G77 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges G77 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform 21 January 2024 UN/Monicah Aturinda Kyeyune The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres addresses the G77 Summit in Kampala, Uganda. Developing countries must lead efforts to reform outdated multilateral institutions and frameworks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to the third summit…