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World News in Brief: UN ‘committed’ to aid Ukraine, blue helmets exit northern Mali, Chad update

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN ‘committed’ to aid Ukraine, blue helmets exit northern Mali, Chad update 16 October 2023 © UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu Many civilians died in the village of Hroza in eastern Ukraine following an attack. Ukrainian civilians are committed to staying in their homes near the frontline, as the Russian invasion continues - and the UN “is committed to staying with them…

Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost 16 October 2023 © UNDP/Tamara Tschentscher Container ships at the Mombasa Port in Kenya. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for increased action to deliver $500 billion a year in affordable, long-term financing to developing countries at the eighth World Investment Forum held in Abu Dhabi…

Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’ 16 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Abdoulaye Bathily (on screen), Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefs the Council meeting on the situation in the country. Humanitarians delivering aid in the wake of Libya’s “…

OCHA press conference

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA press conference 16 October 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation in Chad Violet Kakyomya, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Chad H.E.  Madeleine Alingué, Secretary of State, Economic properity and international partnerships, Chad H.E. Laoukein Kourayo Medard, State Minister, Minister of Production and Agricole Transformation.Chad

UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan 15 October 2023 © UNHCR Health conditions in Sudan are deteriorating as a result of the conflict in the country. Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Sunday, calling on the parties to the…

Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis 15 October 2023 UN News/Ziad Taleb Two men approach a building in central Gaza which was reportedly struck by missiles. The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel to grant “unimpeded access for humanitarian aid” into the Gaza Strip…

Gaza: Forcing patients to flee hospitals a ‘death sentence’ warns WHO

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Forcing patients to flee hospitals a ‘death sentence’ warns WHO 14 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour Neighbourhoods in Gaza have been razed by airstrikes. The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza…

First Person: ‘A handful of soil’ – refugee stories from Armenia

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘A handful of soil’ – refugee stories from Armenia 14 October 2023 © IOM/Joe Lowry Refugees are being supported initially in Goris in Armenia. People who have fled to Armenia from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan have been talking about how their lives have been shattered by the recent escalation in hostilities there…

UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal 14 October 2023 MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko Peacekeepers from the Nigerien contingent of MINUSMA patrol the Ménaka region of Mali. Heightened tensions and the increasingly hostile presence of armed groups in northern Mali are likely to impede the departure of the UN Stabilization Mission there (MINUSMA), the UN…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcome Women’s Increased Participation in Public Life in Guatemala, Ask the State about Political Violence and Gender Stereotyping

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcome Women’s Increased Participation in Public Life in Guatemala, Ask the State about Political Violence and Gender Stereotyping 13 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Guatemala, with Committee Experts welcoming the…