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UNICEF deplores deadly Christmas Day attack on family in Haiti

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF deplores deadly Christmas Day attack on family in Haiti 27 December 2023 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Displaced Haitian women and children shelter in a theatre in downtown Port-au-Prince. The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has denounced a deadly Christmas Day attack by an armed group on a family in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince…

UN envoy welcomes ‘significant step’ towards ceasefire in Yemen

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy welcomes ‘significant step’ towards ceasefire in Yemen 26 December 2023 © UNOCHA/Mahmoud Fadel-YPN A child fetches clean water at a camp for displaced people in Dar Saad in Yemen. (file) The UN Special Envoy for Yemen has welcomed steps towards a ceasefire in the war-torn country, where Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi rebels have been fighting for more…

2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home 2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief 26 December 2023 © UNICEF/ Dhiraj Singh An employee works on the production line of a COVID-19 vaccine in India The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and avoidable suffering, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday…

Gaza health workers pushed to the limit amid airstrike ‘carnage’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza health workers pushed to the limit amid airstrike ‘carnage’ 26 December 2023 UN News/Ziad Taleb UNRWA's Nuseirat school in central Gaza, turned into a shelter for thousands of displaced people. the Agency provides health care to people at its shelters amid fears of the spread of infectious diseases. Overwhelmed medics in Gaza on Tuesday continued to try to save victims of missile…

World News in Brief: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza, cholera spreading in Sudan, aid for eastern Ukraine

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza, cholera spreading in Sudan, aid for eastern Ukraine 26 December 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Sigrid Kaag, on her visit to UN headquarters in New York, November 2023. A veteran Dutch diplomat and politician who previously held top UN positions has been appointed Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza, UN Secretary-General António…

Good morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s cultural history, one tape at a time

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Good morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s cultural history, one tape at a time 25 December 2023 UN Photo/Mukhtar Nuur The audio archive at Radio Mogadishu reaches back decades. Historic audio recordings covering the recent history of Somalia are being preserved for future generations thanks to UN support…

General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for 2024

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for 2024 24 December 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías The Secretariat building with flags of Member States in the foreground, at UN Headquarters, in New York. The General Assembly has approved a $3.59 billion budget for the United Nations for 2024, including the establishment of a special account to finance the Organization’s peacebuilding fund…

INTERVIEW: Actor Natalie Portman celebrates women and girls’ voices

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Actor Natalie Portman celebrates women and girls’ voices 23 December 2023 UN News Academy-Award-winning actress and activist Natalie Portman (left) spoke to Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary General for Global Communications, about gender equality. Investing more in women and girls’ education, safety and economic and social empowerment will speed the drive towards gender parity…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 December 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by a spokesperson and a representative from the World Health Organization. Global Dengue Situation Dr. Diana Rojas Alvarez, Team Lead on Arboviruses, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Department, World Health Organization (…

World News in Brief: UN chief shocked by Czech mass shooting, UNICEF appeal for West and Central Africa, world leaders urged to heed climate science

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN chief shocked by Czech mass shooting, UNICEF appeal for West and Central Africa, world leaders urged to heed climate science 22 December 2023 Public Domain Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. The UN Secretary-General has reiterated his full solidarity with the people and Government of the Czech Republic in the wake of the mass shooting at the Charles…