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Uphold freedoms, fulfill the promise of human rights, urges UN chief

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Uphold freedoms, fulfill the promise of human rights, urges UN chief 11 December 2023 UN Photo/Greg Kinch An early draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to rely on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a roadmap to not only uphold human rights but also prevent wars, combat hatred, rebuild…

UN launches $46 billion appeal to respond to worsening crises in 2024

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN launches $46 billion appeal to respond to worsening crises in 2024 11 December 2023 © FAO/Luis Tato When malnutrition is threatening the lives of children in many parts of Africa, UN humanitarians extend their support to those in need. As conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies continue to wreak havoc on communities worldwide, the UN on Monday issued an appeal for $46.4…

Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip 11 December 2023 © WHO People displaced by fighting shelter at a health clinic in Gaza. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths reiterated deep concerns for the people of Gaza on Monday, amid reports of intense fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza City and Jabalia in the north…

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COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’ 10 December 2023 COP28/Christophe Viseux A general view of the session on ‘Farmers and Traditional Producers’ during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a…

Gaza: WHO adopts resolution on access for lifesaving aid

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: WHO adopts resolution on access for lifesaving aid 10 December 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Babies at the Al-Shifa hospital are prepared for evacuation. In a special emergency session held on Sunday in Geneva, the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a resolution by consensus, aimed at addressing the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip…

‘I will not give up’ on push for Gaza humanitarian ceasefire: Guterres

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘I will not give up’ on push for Gaza humanitarian ceasefire: Guterres 10 December 2023 UN/Florencia Soto Nino-Martinez UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers remarks to the opening ceremony of the Doha Forum 2023, in Qatar, under the theme ‘Building Shared Futures’. The UN Secretary-General on Sunday pledged that he would “not give up” on appealing for a humanitarian ceasefire in…

COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change 09 December 2023 © Unsplash/Benjamin L. Jones Seagrass meadows - expanses of green, grass-like shoots and flowers - are a hugely effective nature-based solution to climate change. Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature – some 30…

World News in Brief: Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza, Guatemala ‘coup’ concerns, ‘enduring menace’ of genocide

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza, Guatemala ‘coup’ concerns, ‘enduring menace’ of genocide 09 December 2023 © UNICEF/Abed Zaqout Families continue to shelter at UNRWA in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. UN humanitarians in war-ravaged Gaza are “hanging on by our fingertips” with civil society on the brink of full-blown collapse, they warned on…

Stories from the UN Archive: Human rights must come ‘in hearts of people’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Human rights must come ‘in hearts of people’ 09 December 2023 UN Photo Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States holding a Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster in English in 1949. (file) The American diplomat, activist and former First Lady of the United States, who is widely regarded as the driving force behind the establishment of the global principles of…