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Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief 20 November 2023 © UNICEF/Tiécoura N’Daou A child is treated for malnutrition at a mobile clinic at a displaced persons site in Mali. Worldwide, 45 million children under five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their height, and roughly one million die each year from the condition, the Director-General of the…

Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty 20 November 2023 儿基会/Anmar Rfaat 为躲避冲突，一名六岁的叙利亚男孩与家人逃到了伊拉克。 Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly under threat due to conflicts, rising poverty and climate impacts, the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday.…

First Person: ‘Severe shock’ as Gaza neighbourhoods are erased

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘Severe shock’ as Gaza neighbourhoods are erased 20 November 2023 OMS Les frappes de missiles ont provoqué des destructions généralisées à Gaza, comme celles photographiées ici en octobre 2023. The people of Gaza are experiencing “severe shock” as a result of the ongoing conflict with Israel, according to a UN staff member working in the enclave…

Gaza: ‘Thousands of children killed’ within a few weeks, says UN’s Guterres

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Thousands of children killed’ within a few weeks, says UN’s Guterres 20 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A five-year-old boy drinks bottled water delivered by UNICEF in the Khan Younis camp. The UN chief said on Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza, where thousands of children have been killed in the past few weeks, the world…

War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO 20 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Babies at the Al-Shifa hospital are prepared for evacuation. The thousands of injuries sustained by civilians across Gaza combined with a burgeoning public health crisis is a ‘recipe for epidemics’, the World Health Organization’s emergency response director said on Monday…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Eleventh Session in Geneva, Committee Experts Address the Conflict in the Gaza Strip

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Eleventh Session in Geneva, Committee Experts Address the Conflict in the Gaza Strip 20 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and eleventh session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 20 November 2023 Presentation of Credentials Jamal Jama Al Musharakh, the new Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations…

From the Field: Transforming lives in Darién jungle

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home From the Field: Transforming lives in Darién jungle 19 November 2023 © IOM/Gema Cortés IOM provides assistance to migrants at two reception centres in the Darién region. A rising number of migrants are attempting the dangerous journey across the Darién jungle spanning the Colombia-Panama border. For Etzaida Rios, 35, the impact of providing hope and help runs deep…

‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza 19 November 2023 WHO WHO has led a second UN and @PalestineRCS mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza today (19 November). 31 very sick babies were evacuated, along with 6 health workers and 10 staff family members. Spikes in casualties, attacks on schools and shelters, including the death of a UN worker, and…

Embracing Accessibility: Celebrating World Toilet Day with a Focus on Disability Inclusion

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Embracing Accessibility: Celebrating World Toilet Day with a Focus on Disability Inclusion 19 November 2023…