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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Norway on Child Welfare Act, Raise Questions on Proposed Increased Use of Force in Schools and Data on Children with Disabilities

1 day 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Norway on Child Welfare Act, Raise Questions on Proposed Increased Use of Force in Schools and Data on Children with Disabilities 13 May 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review of the seventh periodic report of Norway, with Committee Experts commending the State on the new child welfare act, while raising questions…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 day 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 13 May 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and UN Women.Deportations from the United States of AmericaElizabeth Throssell, for…

UN aviation council finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysia Airlines flight

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN aviation council finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 13 May 2025 OSCE/Evgeniy Maloletka Members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine examine the MH17 crash site in July 2014. Photo: OSCE/Evgeniy Maloletka A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of Malaysia…

As funding cuts bite, UN chief announces new dawn for peacekeeping

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home As funding cuts bite, UN chief announces new dawn for peacekeeping 13 May 2025 © MONUSCO/Ado Abdou Brazilian peacekeepers train the soldiers serving with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (file). The future of peacekeeping took centre stage on Tuesday in Berlin as UN chief António Guterres urged Member States to do more to support the global body’s 'blue helmets' and stave off the worst…

Gaza: 57 children reported dead from malnutrition, says WHO

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: 57 children reported dead from malnutrition, says WHO 13 May 2025 © UNRWA/Mohammed Hinnawi Gaza: People are trapped in this cycle where a lack of diversified food, malnutrition and disease fuel each other. In the aid desert of Gaza, malnourished children are dying while survivors can now expect a lifetime of dire health problems, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday…

Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters 13 May 2025 © IOM/Lisa George Flooding in Sudan has displaced 20,000 people since June. A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by an increase in disasters and conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday…

US deportations raise serious human rights concerns

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home US deportations raise serious human rights concerns 13 May 2025 © UNICEF/Rodrigo Mussapp An adolescent boy reunites with his family in Guatemala after being deported back from the United States. The UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has voiced concern over the recent deportation of large numbers of non-nationals from the United States, particularly to third countries.…

Half of women’s organizations in crisis zones risk closure within six months

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Half of women’s organizations in crisis zones risk closure within six months 13 May 2025 © UNFPA Mali/Amadou Maiga A woman with her baby listens to UNFPA staff at an awareness raising session on gender-based violence at the One Stop Centre in Sominé Dolo Hospital. Women’s organisations operating in crisis settings are being pushed to the brink by widespread funding cuts. In a report…

GAZA LIVE: ‘Humanity, the law and reason must prevail’ in Gaza, UN relief chief tells Security Council

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home GAZA LIVE: ‘Humanity, the law and reason must prevail’ in Gaza, UN relief chief tells Security Council 13 May 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel Over two million Gazans have been cut off from vital humanitarian supplies for over two months. (file photo) The Security Council met in New York to discuss the horror unfolding in Gaza, where humanitarians warn of “a critical risk of famine” and aid…

‘Stop the 21st century atrocity’ in Gaza, Fletcher urges UN Security Council

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Stop the 21st century atrocity’ in Gaza, Fletcher urges UN Security Council 13 May 2025 UN News A Palestinian child in Gaza after receiving a meal during food distribution in central Gaza. No aid has entered Gaza for more than 10 weeks and every single one of the 2.1 million people there faces famine conditions, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said on Tuesday in a briefing…