Home
United Nations
The United Nations Office at Geneva

‘Hunger catastrophe’ looming in war-ravaged Sudan, UN agency warns

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Hunger catastrophe’ looming in war-ravaged Sudan, UN agency warns 13 December 2023 © WFP/Muna Abdelhakim Nearly 18 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger in 2023, more than double the number in 2022. Civilians in Sudan – where rival militaries are waging a bloody war, with devastating consequences – are at a high risk of falling into catastrophic levels of hunger by May next…

Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator 13 December 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba People in Rafah city in the Gaza Strip flee a missile attack. A ceasefire in Gaza is “the only way forward” and “in the interest of everybody” as the war there threatens peace and security for both Palestinians and Israelis for years or even decades to come, the UN’s top…

COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable 13 December 2023 COP28/Christopher Pike COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber (centre), UN climate chief Simon Stiell (fourth from left) and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Nations at…

Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’ 13 December 2023 © UNHCR/Ahmed Al-Mayadeen A displaced family receive relief items at a site in Lahaj governerate, Yemen. A record 114 million forcibly displaced around the world represents a “crisis of humanity”, UN refugee agency (UNHCR) chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday as the Global Refugee Forum got underway in Geneva…

World News in Brief: Kyiv under attack, Sudan peace talks, progress on hunger in Europe

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Kyiv under attack, Sudan peace talks, progress on hunger in Europe 13 December 2023 © UN News/Anna Radomska Kyiv is once again the focus of Russian missile attacks. (file) Humanitarians in Ukraine mobilized emergency assistance for citizens of Kyiv on Wednesday morning following the third attack in less than a week by Russia forces which left dozens injured, including…

Ocha Press Conference

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ocha Press Conference 13 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement Humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Lynn Hastings, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Ciné ONU: " THE SWIMMERS "

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ciné ONU: " THE SWIMMERS " Ciné ONU: " THE SWIMMERS " 12 December 2023 8:30 PM Cinema Cinérama Empire, Rue de Carouge 72-74, 1205 Geneva On the occasion of Global Refugee Forum…

OHCHR Stake out

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Stake out 12 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk remarks to the press at the end of the two-day High Level Event marking 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 12 December 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization. Update on health issues in Gaza Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the occupied Palestinian territory, speaking from Gaza, said in…

Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva Stake out

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva Stake out 12 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement UDHR 75 Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva