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First Person: Farmers running out of water in Punjab, India

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Farmers running out of water in Punjab, India 25 October 2023 UNU-EHS/Polina Schapova Farmers in Punjab, India are borewell drilling machines to access water. For farmers in the Punjab region of India, water shortages are a harsh reality, and ahead of the publication of a UN report Interconnected Disaster Risks, three rice cultivators have been talking about the challenges they…

First Person: Israel’s health system responds to October attacks

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Israel’s health system responds to October attacks 25 October 2023 © Magen David Adom Israel Rescue workers attend a damaged residential block in southern Israel. Healthcare providers in Israel are working around the clock following the 7 October Hamas attacks that killed 1,400 people and injured more than 4,600, according to Michel Thieren, the World Health Organization (WHO)…

‘Tipping points’ of risk pose new threats, UN report warns

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Tipping points’ of risk pose new threats, UN report warns 25 October 2023 © UNICEF/Naing Lin Soe A local resident cleans up the extensive damage to his shop caused by Cyclone Mocha in Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar. No ground water available? No access to satellite data because of where you live or home insurance due to recent natural disasters? A new UN report launched on Wednesday has…

UNCTAD press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNCTAD press conference 25 October 2023 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the UNCTAD report on its Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People 2023 Embargo 25 October at 12 p.m. Richard Kozul-Wright, Director, Division on Globalization and development Strategies Mutasim Elagraa, Coordinator, UNCTAD Assistance to the Palestinian People

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 24 October 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and the World Health Organization. Dire humanitarian situation in Gaza …

Israel-Palestine: Protection of civilians ‘must be paramount’ in war Guterres tells Security Council

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: Protection of civilians ‘must be paramount’ in war Guterres tells Security Council 24 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The 15 members of the UN Security Council meet to discuss the conflict in Gaza. The UN Security Council met on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York for a scheduled quarterly open debate on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, now given…

World News in Brief, Afghanistan rights abuses, Sudan crisis deepens, Australia votes no

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief, Afghanistan rights abuses, Sudan crisis deepens, Australia votes no 24 October 2023 UN News / Ezzat El-Ferri The Taliban-run Agoosh drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital Kabul. Afghanistan is facing a deteriorating human rights situation due to the Taliban's repressive policies, a culture of impunity and an ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis, the UN’s…

Israel-Palestine: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis 24 October 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Families flee their homes in Rafah at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel deliveries and other relief items to prevent the already dire situation in the enclave from worsening…

Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer 24 October 2023 © UNICEF Nigeria A young girl in Nigeria is vaccinated. Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls in the largest single round of HPV vaccinations across Africa…

Explainer: Why women’s role in sustaining peace is more critical than ever

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: Why women’s role in sustaining peace is more critical than ever 24 October 2023 UN Photo/Tim McKulka Women in Sudan advocate for a peace agreement. (file) Twenty-three years after a landmark UN Security Council agreement focusing on women, peace and security, women and girls continue to bear the brunt of conflicts and remain under-represented in decisions concerning their needs…