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World News in Brief: Diabetes on the rise, UN prisoners in Yemen, Ukraine war fuels rise in landmine casualties

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Diabetes on the rise, UN prisoners in Yemen, Ukraine war fuels rise in landmine casualties 14 November 2023 WHO/Panos/Tania Habjouqa A patient at risk of diabetes receives a special eye exam at the National Centre for Diabetes in Amman, Jordan. One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, millions of people with diabetes around the world still cannot access the care…

Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan 14 November 2023 © UNICEF/Omar Tarig Children in Gedaref, Sudan learn about the dangers and symptoms of cholera. Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face a deadly outbreak of the disease amidst the ongoing war, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Tuesday.…

Security Council: UN Police need greater support amid ‘many challenges’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: UN Police need greater support amid ‘many challenges’ 14 November 2023 Фото ООН/Х. Дико Полицейские ООН в Мали. Police officers serving under the UN flag must be properly prepared, equipped and resourced in the face of the significant challenges to both multilateralism and peacekeeping, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.…

‘Close the climate ambition gap’ says UN chief ahead of COP28

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Close the climate ambition gap’ says UN chief ahead of COP28 14 November 2023 © UNICEF/UN0548109/Jan Grarup A young girl walks in the flooded village of Ulang in South Sudan. The COP28 climate conference held in Dubai later this month “must be the place to urgently close the climate ambition gap”, as emissions continue to rise and climate chaos intensifies, UN chief António Guterres…

UPDATED: Besieged Gaza hospital horror continues; fuel supplies now exhausted

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UPDATED: Besieged Gaza hospital horror continues; fuel supplies now exhausted 14 November 2023 © WHO Al Shifa hospital is being used as shelter for displaced families in Gaza. UN health agency WHO hailed on Tuesday the “heroic efforts” of staff at Gaza City’s besieged Al-Shifa hospital and expressed concern for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the enclave where heavy…

UNIDIR press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNIDIR press conference 14 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the Landmine Monitor 2023 report Hardy Giezendanner, Senior Researcher, UNIDIR Conventional Arms and Ammunition Programme Tamar Gabelnick, Director, ICBL-CMC Mark Hiznay, Landmine Monitor 2023 Ban Policy Editor Katrin Atkins, Landmine Monitor 2023 Impact Team Senior Researcher Loren Persi, Landmine Monitor 2023 Impact Team Lead

New round of talks on global plastic pollution treaty underway in Nairobi

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New round of talks on global plastic pollution treaty underway in Nairobi 13 November 2023 © UNEP Dandora landfill in Nairobi, Kenya, where much of the waste in the landfill is plastic. Negotiators from around the world gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday for fresh talks over a landmark international treaty to combat plastic pollution.…

Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza 13 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Aid convoys enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing border. Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a lack of fuel, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has warned.…

UN honours 101 staff killed in Gaza conflict

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN honours 101 staff killed in Gaza conflict 13 November 2023 © UNRWA/Fadi El Tayyar UNRWA flag-lowering ceremony at the UNRWA Lebanon Field Office in Beirut. From the hustle and bustle of New York City to the edge of the Karura Forest in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, offices across the global UN system paid tribute on Monday to the 101 staff killed so far during the war raging in Gaza – the…

Gaza City: Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza City: Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation 13 November 2023 © WHO A man injured in a missile attack is rushed for treatment in Naser hospital in Khan Younis. More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone three days without electricity amid intensifying Israeli military operations, making a ceasefire more…