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Water Action Agenda takes shape in Stockholm flowing on from landmark conference

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Water Action Agenda takes shape in Stockholm flowing on from landmark conference 21 August 2023 © UNICEF/Vinay Panjwani The installation of a solar de-flouridation unit plant by the government of Rajasthan in Sagwada is helping Jiya, and her seven-year-old daughter, who suffer from early symptoms of fluorosis. The biggest water conference of the year is now underway. You might be thinking,…

Bridging troubled waters amid deluge, drought in the US

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Bridging troubled waters amid deluge, drought in the US 20 August 2023 © Larry Workman Extreme weather has caused flooding in Taholah, Washington State. A global approach to tackle the ongoing water crisis is needed as vulnerable communities in the United States face historic deluge and drought - issues very much in the spotlight at the forthcoming UN-supported World Water Week…

Champion woman boxer knocks out hate in Central America

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Champion woman boxer knocks out hate in Central America 20 August 2023 Yokasta Valle Yokasta Valle (left) takes on an opponent in the ring. The term ‘fighter for peace’ takes on new meaning in the form of a five-time world boxing champion combating hate speech in cooperation with the United Nations…

First Person: Iraqis ‘not abandoned’ after 2003 attack on UN Baghdad

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Iraqis ‘not abandoned’ after 2003 attack on UN Baghdad 19 August 2023 UN Photo/Timothy Sopp A truck bomb destroyed the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August 2003. A senior political affairs officer at the United Nations has described how the sacrifice of colleagues who died in the attack on the UN offices at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003, has been…

Building a digital army: UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Building a digital army: UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation 19 August 2023 MONUSCO MONUSCO Blessing Kasasi, 15 ans, est une militante des droits des femmes et des enfants. With smartphones, editing apps, and innovative approaches, some UN peacekeeping operations across the world are building a “digital army” aimed at combating mis- and disinformation on social media networks and…

Guterres condemns assault against UN peacekeepers in Cyprus

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres condemns assault against UN peacekeepers in Cyprus 19 August 2023 UNFICYP أحد حفظة السلام الأممين في قوة الأمم المتحدة في قبرص، يشارك في دورية في المنطقة العازلة. The UN chief has condemned an assault on Friday by Turkish Cypriot security forces against ‘blue helmets’ serving with the peacekeeping force on the divided Mediterranean island…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Panel Discussion on Deinstitutionalisation

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Panel Discussion on Deinstitutionalisation 18 August 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held an interactive panel discussion to mark the one-year anniversary of the Committee’s Guidelines on deinstitutionalization, including in emergencies. Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Committee…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 18 August 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Daniel Johnson of the United Nations Information Service(UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Metrological Organization and the World Health Organization. World Humanitarian Day…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Mongolia on Initiatives Promoting Sign Language, Ask Questions on Accessibility Measures and the Legal Capacity of Persons with Disabilities

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Mongolia on Initiatives Promoting Sign Language, Ask Questions on Accessibility Measures and the Legal Capacity of Persons with Disabilities 18 August 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Mongolia on its…

First Person: ‘Immense psychological injuries’ following 2003 attack on UN Baghdad

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘Immense psychological injuries’ following 2003 attack on UN Baghdad 18 August 2023 UN Photo The Canal Hotel, which served as the UN's headquarters in Iraq, was bombed in 2003. A former member of staff of the World Food Programme (WFP) has been talking about the “immense psychological injuries” he has suffered following the deadly terrorist attack on the UN offices at the…