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1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home IPU Press Conference 05 March 2024 Press Conference Announcement Women in Parliament Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary GeneralMariana Duarte Mutzenberg, IPU Gender Programme

UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes 05 March 2024 © UNRWA Large parts of Gaza have been reduced to rubble amid the ongoing conflict. An independent UN housing rights expert condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure during conflicts, comparing the ongoing bombardment of Gaza with strikes against Dresden during the…

Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for ‘urgent action’ to end rampant insecurity

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for ‘urgent action’ to end rampant insecurity 05 March 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph Escalating violence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is causing more people to flee their homes. The UN Secretary-General reiterated his deep concern on Tuesday over the “rapidly deteriorating” security situation in Haiti as violent gangs tighten their grip on the country in…

‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed 05 March 2024 © UNICEF/Joshua Estey A government-run shelter in the Philippines is a safe haven for girls who have been physically and sexually abused and exploited, including through the sex tourism industry. Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent…

Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation 05 March 2024 AMISOM/Fardosa Hussein Women candidates for the lower house of parliament in Somalia attend a political participation forum. (file) Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a growth of 0.4 per cent over the preceding year, the Inter Parliamentary Union (…

World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace 05 March 2024 © FAO/Daniil Dolidze Shaodatkhon Oripova is participating in the FAO Smart Farming for the Future Generations project and the Digital Villages Initiative that aims to transform at least 1 000 villages around the world into digital hubs. Climate change is disproportionately…

South Sudan: Top UN official calls for greater political investment as polls loom

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan: Top UN official calls for greater political investment as polls loom 05 March 2024 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga People return to South Sudan from Sudan. With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready to hold elections and a lot more needs to be done, the head of UN peace operations said on Tuesday…

Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge 05 March 2024 © UNODC Cocaine seizure in the Port of Kingston, Jamaica, in March 2023. Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell their illegal produce, fuelling narcotics consumption globally, a UN-backed report launched on Tuesday showed.…

North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger 05 March 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Families displaced by the conflict in Gaza are reliant on food assistance from the UN. A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first time in months has been welcomed by UN humanitarians, who on Tuesday issued a fresh alert about “appalling”…

Gaza: Efforts to deliver food aid to stricken north ‘largely unsuccessful’

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Efforts to deliver food aid to stricken north ‘largely unsuccessful’ 05 March 2024 © UNRWA Humanitarians warn that hunger has reached catastrophic levels in northern Gaza. Efforts by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver desperately needed food supplies to northern Gaza resumed on Tuesday, but were largely unsuccessful, the agency reported…