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‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar bats for children’s education, nutrition

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar bats for children’s education, nutrition 08 August 2023 © UNICEF/UNICEF Sri Lanka UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia, Sachin Tendulkar meets children on his visit to Sri Lanka in August 2023. UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador and legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has called for increased investments in children’s…

UNHCR warns of deteriorating health conditions in Sudan

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR warns of deteriorating health conditions in Sudan 08 August 2023 ©HCR/Andrew McConnell Des réfugiés ayant fui le Soudan construisent un abri temporaire à la frontière avec le Soudan du Sud (photo d'archives). The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, issued a warning on Tuesday that health conditions are rapidly deteriorating in Sudan, where conflict has uprooted four million people…

It’s official: July 2023 was the warmest on record

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home It’s official: July 2023 was the warmest on record 08 August 2023 WMO/Eneko Perez Global air and ocean temperatures are reaching new record highs. The global average temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record and likely for at least 120,000 years, the UN weather agency and partners said on Tuesday…

UNICEF laments deaths of pregnant mother and toddler in Mediterranean shipwreck

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF laments deaths of pregnant mother and toddler in Mediterranean shipwreck 08 August 2023 © UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII A young migrant boy looks across a bay in Italy. (file) The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for safer legal paths to migration following the latest tragic attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe…

‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism 08 August 2023 IRIN/Steve Sandford Two soldiers stand guard at a post in northern Myanmar. (file) The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) on Tuesday revealed compelling evidence of the country’s military and affiliate militias engaging in more frequent and audacious war crimes and crimes…

UN refugee agency concerned about situation at Mexico-US border

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN refugee agency concerned about situation at Mexico-US border 08 August 2023 © Unsplash/Barbara Zandoval The PedWest pedestrian border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico. The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, voiced concern on Tuesday over the situation in Mexico, where refugees and migrants aspiring to get to the United States find themselves in cramped shelters, exposed to multiple risks.…

UN-backed project boosts early warning services in the Caribbean

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN-backed project boosts early warning services in the Caribbean 07 August 2023 UNDP/Michael Atwood The aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Barbuda. Caribbean countries have been equipped to better prepare for hurricanes and other hazards following the conclusion of a three-and-a-half year project to strengthen weather, water and climate services, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)…

Guterres concerned over continued detention of Niger’s President

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres concerned over continued detention of Niger’s President 07 August 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-seventh session in September 2022. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined his support for ongoing mediation efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the wake…

Russian attacks continue to affect world’s most vulnerable, UN spokesperson says

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russian attacks continue to affect world’s most vulnerable, UN spokesperson says 07 August 2023 © OCHA/Matteo Minasi A crop farm in Baranove, Odesa region, Ukraine. (file) Attacks against Ukrainian port infrastructure are not isolated and with Russia’s termination of the Black Sea Initiative, are impacting global food prices and affecting the most vulnerable people, a UN spokesperson said on…

Heatwaves and high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia: UNICEF

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Heatwaves and high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia: UNICEF 07 August 2023 © UNICEF/Juan Haro A child stands outside the UNICEF TLC in Basti Shahnawaz Chang GPS Mud Haji Haibton, District Rajanpur, Punjab province. Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already exposed to extreme high temperature compared to only one in three globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…