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Minamata Convention on Mercury - UNEP press conference

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Minamata Convention on Mercury - UNEP press conference 10 October 2023 Press Conference Announcement 10 years since the Minamata Convention on Mercury was signed and what to expect from the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (Geneva, 30 October to 3 November 2023) Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Minamata Convention Marianne Bailey, Senior Coordination Officer, Minamata Convention…

INTERVIEW: Reducing teen pregnancy in Thailand

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Reducing teen pregnancy in Thailand 10 October 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Classmates draw around the body of a student at a school in northern Thailand. Teen pregnancy rates have been falling dramatically in Thailand thanks to progressive legislation, but more can be done to drive it lower if the rights of girls and young women are respected, according to the UN Population Fund…

500 still missing following Afghanistan earthquake, say UN aid teams

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home 500 still missing following Afghanistan earthquake, say UN aid teams 10 October 2023 © WFP Rescuers in Afghanistan look over a destroyed village following the earthquake. Nearly 500 people are still missing from the worst-affected area of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked Herat province in western Afghanistan on Saturday, UN aid coordinators said on Tuesday…

Israel-Palestine: UN urges parties to spare civilian lives

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: UN urges parties to spare civilian lives 10 October 2023 © UNRWA/Mohammed Hinnawi A man looks over a collapsed building in Gaza. In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, all parties must stop targeting civilians and Hamas and other armed groups must immediately release their hostages, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday.…

UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council 10 October 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A delegate casts their country’s vote during the Human Rights Council elections. The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat…

Haiti: $21 million appeal to help thousands displaced by gang violence

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: $21 million appeal to help thousands displaced by gang violence 10 October 2023 BINUH/Boulet-Groulx Gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, forced nearly 8,500 women and children to flee their homes in just two weeks. (file) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Haiti are appealing for $21 million to ensure better protection and shelter…

Israel-Palestine crisis has region ‘at a tipping point’: UN relief chief

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis has region ‘at a tipping point’: UN relief chief 10 October 2023 UN News/Daniel Johnson Martin Griffiths, UN Emergency Releif Coordinator in Geneva, Switzerland. The top UN humanitarian official on Tuesday called for an end to the escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, warning that “the whole region is at a tipping point.”…

Explainer: UN on the ground amid Israel-Palestine crisis

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: UN on the ground amid Israel-Palestine crisis 10 October 2023 © UNRWA/Mohammed Hinnawi A building collapsed into the street in Gaza. The United Nations has been working in the Middle East region around the clock to de-escalate the Israeli-Palestinian crisis by engaging key actors and providing emergency assistance to civilians on the ground…

UN chief proposes $3.3 billion budget for 2024

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief proposes $3.3 billion budget for 2024 10 October 2023 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas The Secretariat building at United Nations Headquarters, in New York. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday introduced a $3.3 billion programme budget for the Organization in 2024, amidst an array of global challenges ranging from conflicts, human rights violations, inequalities, and climate…

UN warns of heightened risk of genocide and atrocity crimes in Ethiopia

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN warns of heightened risk of genocide and atrocity crimes in Ethiopia 10 October 2023 UNOCHA/Liz Loh-Taylor A girl walks in a street which was severely impacted by violence and fighting in the Afar region, Ethiopia. (file) Following reports of continued fighting between government troops and local militias in Ethiopia, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is sounding the…