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UN envoy highlights promising initiatives in Iraq

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy highlights promising initiatives in Iraq 10 October 2023 © UNICEF/Khuzaie Schoolgirls in Anbar, Iraq, leave a classroom damaged by conflict. The Government of Iraq has made “several important steps and promising initiatives” one year since its formation, but more efforts are required to address the populations needs, the Head of the UN Mission in the country, UNAMI, told the…

World News in Brief: Health access in Israel-Palestine, Myanmar bombing, child refugee mental health

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Health access in Israel-Palestine, Myanmar bombing, child refugee mental health 10 October 2023 UN News/Ziad Taleb A street in central Gaza lies in ruins. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for access to health and humanitarian assistance amid the conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory…

From the Field: How UN distributes food aid in Gaza, West Bank

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home From the Field: How UN distributes food aid in Gaza, West Bank 10 October 2023 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Children from families sheltering at a UNRWA school in Gaza eat bread distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP). Despite closed borders and the escalating Israel-Palestine crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) was rapidly expanding its new emergency operation to provide critical aid to…

Convention’s 10-year birthday marks commitment to prevent new mercury scare

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Convention’s 10-year birthday marks commitment to prevent new mercury scare 10 October 2023 Minimata Disease Municipal Museum The Chisso chemical plant in Minamata, Japan. Banning new mercury mines is among milestones achieved under the Minamata Convention, which is now 10 years old.  To…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Dialogue on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for South Sudan and Begins Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Dialogue on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for South Sudan and Begins Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia 09 October 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Enhanced Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council…

Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Bhutan, the Philippines, Jamaica and Guatemala

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Bhutan, the Philippines, Jamaica and Guatemala 09 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution on the situation of women’s…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears of Blatant and Unabated Violations of Human Rights in Ukraine, and of More Than 5,000 Human Rights Violations Recorded Over One Year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears of Blatant and Unabated Violations of Human Rights in Ukraine, and of More Than 5,000 Human Rights Violations Recorded Over One Year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 09 October 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Holds Minute of Silence for the Victims of the Hamas Terrorist Attack on Israel and for the Natural Calamity…

WFP resumes ‘vital’ food distributions to refugees across Ethiopia

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP resumes ‘vital’ food distributions to refugees across Ethiopia 09 October 2023 世界粮食计划署/Melese Awoke 世界粮食计划署继续在埃塞俄比亚索马里地区分发粮食。 The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun rolling out food distributions to nearly 900,000 refugees in Ethiopia following a full revamp of its refugee operations. …

UN rights expert urges key reforms in Cambodia

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights expert urges key reforms in Cambodia 09 October 2023 © UNDP/Manuth Buth Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. A UN independent human rights expert on Monday called for urgent structural reforms in Cambodia following the “restricted” general elections earlier this year. Vitit Muntarbhorn,…

Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres 09 October 2023 UNICEF/Fauzan Ijazah Women and young people are impacted most by mental health problems. Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or none at all – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as he urged countries to “break down the barriers that prevent people…