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The ‘slow onset, silent killer’: Droughts explained

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home The ‘slow onset, silent killer’: Droughts explained 03 December 2024 © UNHCR/Caroline Irby Dans l'est de la Mauritanie, le bétail meurt à cause de la sécheresse. Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to which no country is immune, according to the UN’s most senior official working on desertification, drought and land restoration issues…

Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised 03 December 2024 © UNOCHA Aleppo city, February 2023 The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has left civilians dead and injured, hospitals “overwhelmed” with healthcare attacks on the rise, the UN warned on Tuesday…

UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025 03 December 2024 © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Sudanese refugees arrive at the border town of Adre in Chad. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as global forced displacement surges to 123 million people worldwide.…

Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts 03 December 2024 © UNICEF/Sebastian x Gil With the climate crisis, global conflict and generational inequalities running rampant, the inputs, perspectives and representation of youth are needed more than ever. Here pictured are environmental activists and founders of Youth for Climate Argentina. Peace is in peril…

Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp 03 December 2024 Zam Zam ERR Les familles du camp de Zamzam se rassemblent pour recevoir un repas fourni par la salle d'intervention d'urgence du camp. The United Nations has condemned deadly shelling on Zamzam camp, the largest site for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Darfur region of Sudan…

Force will not secure Middle East peace: UN General Assembly President

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Force will not secure Middle East peace: UN General Assembly President 03 December 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of the 45th plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Question of Palestine. On the screens are Philemon Yang, President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday emphasised that peace…

Gaza: New evacuation order affects more than 2,000 in Khan Younis

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: New evacuation order affects more than 2,000 in Khan Younis 03 December 2024 © WHO The ongoing war in Gaza has displaced more than 1.9 million people, many who seek shelter in makeshift tents. More than 2,000 people have been impacted by a new Israeli evacuation order issued in Khan Younis governorate in Gaza, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday.…

Syria risks grave division and destruction, Security Council hears

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Syria risks grave division and destruction, Security Council hears 03 December 2024 UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. Syria’s status quo has been “radically altered” in a matter of days, with a surge in fighting resulting in an “extremely fluid and dangerous” situation, the UN…

Global financial reform addresses challenges facing developing nations: UN deputy chief

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Global financial reform addresses challenges facing developing nations: UN deputy chief 03 December 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Traders in Madagascar. one of the most under-developed countries in Africa, transport charcoal to market. Decisive action is needed to address the financial challenges facing developing nations, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Tuesday in remarks…

Director-General's remarks at the opening of Exhibition “Orenburg Downy Shawls and Russian Paintings”

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the opening of Exhibition “Orenburg Downy Shawls and Russian Paintings” 03 December 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the Exhibition “Orenburg Downy Shawls and Russian Paintings”Tuesday, 3 December 2024 at 12.00 p.m.Building E, Exhibition Gallery, Palais des Nations Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Let me begin my remarks in Russian and then I will switch to English.Уважаемый Геннадий Михайлович,Дамы и господа,Рада…