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Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege

5 hours 20 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege 16 May 2025 © WHO Displaced Palestinian children in Gaza. (Feb 2025) Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade…

End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office

5 hours 20 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office 16 May 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank. (file) The UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims.…

New Permanent Representative of Rwanda Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

7 hours 21 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Rwanda Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 16 May 2025 Presentation of Credentials  Urujeni Bakuramutsa, the new Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Indonesia on Child-Friendly Cities, Raise Questions on Mandatory Hijab Rules in Some Schools and the Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation

1 day 4 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Indonesia on Child-Friendly Cities, Raise Questions on Mandatory Hijab Rules in Some Schools and the Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation 15 May 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review of the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Indonesia, with Committee Experts commending the State on child-friendly…

WHO Press Conference

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home WHO Press Conference 15 May 2025 Press Conference Announcement Launch of World Health Statistics 2025 Dr Samira Asma, Assistant Director-General for Data, Analytics and Delivery for ImpactDr Haidong Wang, Unit Head, Health Data and AnalyticsDr Bochen Cao, Statistician, Health Data and Analytics

Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system 15 May 2025 ESCWA Cover page for the Annual SDG Review 2025: Financial Inclusion in the Arab Region. Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Egyptians with a bank account – which experts say is essential for financial inclusion - tripled, from 17.1 million to over 51 million…

Sudden escalation of trade tensions sends shockwaves through global economy

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Sudden escalation of trade tensions sends shockwaves through global economy 15 May 2025 © ILO/Priscilla Konadu Mensah Shea butter producer, Ghana (file) Amid escalating trade tensions and growing policy uncertainties, the global economy stands at a fragile turning point, according to a new report on Thursday from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA…

UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly 15 May 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany speaks during the General Assembly informal interactive dialogue with the candidate for the position of President of the General Assembly for the eightieth session. The former Foreign Minister of Germany outlined her vision…

‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home ‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO 15 May 2025 UNDP India/Gaurav Menghaney India administered over 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines in less than 18 months. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years – the largest fall in recent history according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli 15 May 2025 UNSMIL/Iason Athanasiadis A truce has brought a sense of calm to Tripoli, following some of the worst fighting the Libyan capital has seen in years. (file photo) A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left parts of the city in ruins, claimed civilian lives, and heightened…