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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Lithuania’s Legislation on Violence against Children, Ask About Measures to Prevent the Abandonment of New-Borns and Reduce Child Poverty

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Lithuania’s Legislation on Violence against Children, Ask About Measures to Prevent the Abandonment of New-Borns and Reduce Child Poverty 24 January 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Lithuania, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…

Displacement misery continues for Gazans, UN humanitarians warn

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Displacement misery continues for Gazans, UN humanitarians warn 24 January 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A young boy looks out of a tent in a camp in Khan Younis where is he now living. (file) The UN Security Council will hold a second day of debate on Wednesday in search of an end to the devastating conflict in Gaza amid growing tensions in the Middle East, as UN humanitarians reiterated grave…

Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza 24 January 2024 UN News Many displaced people are living in tents in Tal Al-Sultan neighbourhood, in the southern Gaza Strip. Nine people were killed and 75 injured on Wednesday in a direct hit on a training centre turned shelter in southern Gaza run by UNRWA, the UN agency that assists Palestinians, according to initial reports…

World News in Brief: Houthis order US-UK staffers to leave, cholera response scales up in Somalia, teachers vital to fight against hate speech

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Houthis order US-UK staffers to leave, cholera response scales up in Somalia, teachers vital to fight against hate speech 24 January 2024 © IOM/Majed Mohammed A member of IOM’s health outreach team provides primary health care in Yemen. Houthi authorities in Yemen on Wednesday have ordered UN and other humanitarian staff holding US and UK passports to leave the country…

Bangladesh: Citing ‘dangerous decline’ of human rights, experts urge key reforms

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Bangladesh: Citing ‘dangerous decline’ of human rights, experts urge key reforms 24 January 2024 © UNICEF/Zhantu Chakma Vista de Dhaka, la capital de Bangladesh. UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Bangladesh to undertake key reforms to reverse “repressive trends” and restore dialogue…

End the war and recognize Palestine, Security Council urged

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home End the war and recognize Palestine, Security Council urged 24 January 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The UN Security Council reconvenes its meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognize the State of Palestine were the messages once more from many countries on Wednesday, taking part in the two-day Security…

Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief 24 January 2024 © UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson A Nigerien military convoy on a counter-terrorism patrol in the Sahara Desert. In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with groups such as Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates exploiting local conflicts and fragilities to serve their own ends, the UN…

First Person: In post-war Sudan, ‘I know we will fight hard to heal from the trauma’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: In post-war Sudan, ‘I know we will fight hard to heal from the trauma’ 24 January 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdee A child flees from Wad Madani, Al Jazirah state east-central Sudan following recent armed clashes there. When fighting between rival militaries erupted last April across the Sudanese capital, UN worker Mohammed Ginish went from providing humanitarian aid to…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 23 January 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 Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Situation in GazaAbeer Etefa, World Food Programme (WFP) Senior…

Conference on Disarmament Holds First Plenary of its 2024 Session under the Presidency of India

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds First Plenary of its 2024 Session under the Presidency of India 23 January 2024 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament today held the first plenary of its 2024 session under the Presidency of India, hearing addresses by the President of the Conference and a number of States.  The Conference adopted its agenda for the session.Ambassador Anupam Ray of India, President of the…