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Syria still mired in division, top UN envoy tells Security Council

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria still mired in division, top UN envoy tells Security Council 24 July 2023 © WFP Residents pass the rubble of collapsed buildings in Harem, Syria, following the February 2023 earthquake. Months of “potentially significant diplomacy” to resolve the crisis in Syria have not yielded any outcomes or political momentum for the war-weary population, both within the country and those displaced…

Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief, urging transformation in how we produce, consume food

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief, urging transformation in how we produce, consume food 24 July 2023 © FAO/Harsha Vadlamani Women sell dried fish at a market in Visakhapatnam, India. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and governments, and mitigate the damaging impact of continuing…

Sudan: Child deaths rise, concern intensifies for refugees after 100 days of battle

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Child deaths rise, concern intensifies for refugees after 100 days of battle 24 July 2023 © Mohamed Zakaria/UNICEF On 2 May 2023, a parent awaits healthcare services at Fashir Reproductive health centre in Sudan. The centre received WASH and health supplies from UNICEF After 100 days of fighting in Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday that at least 435…

Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 24 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov , Committee…

Transformative power of food production in Mauritius: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Transformative power of food production in Mauritius: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 23 July 2023 UN Mauritius The spice turmeric is being produced by an association on the island of Rodrigues. Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to fight climate change as well as accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),…

INTERVIEW: Food systems contribute to solving ‘world's most important challenges’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Food systems contribute to solving ‘world's most important challenges’ 23 July 2023 © FAO/N Tuan Anh A farmer in Viet Nam harvests her crop. Population growth, urbanization, changing consumption patterns, and climate change are making it more challenging to feed the world according to a senior official at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO…

UN strongly condemns Russian strikes in Odesa, Ukraine

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN strongly condemns Russian strikes in Odesa, Ukraine 23 July 2023 © UNICEF/Siegfried Modola A woman walks past sandbags piled for defensive protection, in Odessa, Ukraine. Senior UN officials have strongly condemned the deadly Russian missile strikes in the Ukrainian city of Odesa on Sunday which damaged several historic buildings…

Yemen: Killing of veteran WFP staff member ‘an unacceptable tragedy’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: Killing of veteran WFP staff member ‘an unacceptable tragedy’ 22 July 2023 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A boy stands in the damaged interior of a building close to the active frontline in Taiz, Yemen. (file) The top UN humanitarian official in Yemen on Saturday called for justice in the wake of the recent attack against World Food Programme (WFP) staff that left one person dead and another…

HIV a ‘critical health concern’ amongst people who use drugs in Thailand

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIV a ‘critical health concern’ amongst people who use drugs in Thailand 22 July 2023 © World Bank/Trinn Suwannapha An activist in Thailand wears a t-shirt which calls for people who use drug harm reduction initiatives not to be criminalized. A new narcotics law in Thailand has meant that people who use drugs are more able to access care for treatment of conditions like HIV, but the…

​​​​​​​In Dialogue with Spain, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Improved Management of Irregular Migrant Arrivals, Ask About 2022 Migrant Deaths and Alleged Excessive Use of Force by the Police

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ​​​​​​​In Dialogue with Spain, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Improved Management of Irregular Migrant Arrivals, Ask About 2022 Migrant Deaths and Alleged Excessive Use of Force by the Police 21 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Spain, with Committee Experts praising the State’s improved management of…