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Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare 12 July 2023 © UNICEF/Zahara Abdul A mother cuddles her newborn baby. (file) Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse in the health sector in countries across the world, leaving them at increased risk of death during childbirth, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency…

In Nigeria, UN deputy chief and Malala champion girls’ right to education

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Nigeria, UN deputy chief and Malala champion girls’ right to education 12 July 2023 © UNIC/Akinyemi Omolayo Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and UN Messenger of Peace, meet with students at Lafiya Sariri Learning Centre, in Borno state, North-eastern Nigeria. More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do…

Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds 12 July 2023 © WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua Nyadend Majok stands in her sorghum plantation destroyed by the floods in Padeah, Unity State, South Sudan. As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including in Ukraine, according to a study launched by…

‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions: UN chief

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions: UN chief 12 July 2023 © IMF/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds A mobile money stand in Accra, Ghana. Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their debt than on health and education, which is nothing less than a development disaster, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday…

UN rights experts denounce forced evictions of Palestinian families

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights experts denounce forced evictions of Palestinian families 12 July 2023 UNRWA/Marwan Baghdadi A settlement in east Jerusalem. (file) United Nations-appointed independent human rights experts on Wednesday condemned the forced eviction and displacement of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem by Israeli police, warning the operations may amount to a war crime of forcible transfer…

UN envoy points to progress towards peace in Colombia

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy points to progress towards peace in Colombia 12 July 2023 UN Mission in Colombia/Bibiana Moreno Mural, which read 'Reconciliation with the victims', symbolizes the cultural manifestation of reintegrating ex-members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Caquetá, Colombia. Efforts towards building peace in Colombia following decades of conflict are bearing…

UN issues global alert to combat severe sand and dust storms

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN issues global alert to combat severe sand and dust storms 12 July 2023 © ESCAP/APDIM/Robert Klarich A dust storm in Mildura, Victoria, Australia. Severe sand and dust storms (SDS) are becoming increasingly common, with UN climate experts attributing the rise to human-driven causes such as climate change and unsustainable farming practices. To combat this, the UN has designated 12 July its…

Türk: Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Türk: Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine 12 July 2023 © UNICEF/Andriy Boiko A woman sits outside what remains of her home, after it was destroyed during heavy shelling in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. The continuing lack of accountability for the violations and abuses committed by Russian forces in Ukraine is deeply concerning, UN human rights chief Volker…

AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Urgent Debate of the Human Rights Council that Speech and Inflammatory Acts against Muslims and Others Are Offensive, Irresponsible and Wrong 

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Urgent Debate of the Human Rights Council that Speech and Inflammatory Acts against Muslims and Others Are Offensive, Irresponsible and Wrong  11 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an urgent debate on the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred as manifested by recurrent desecration…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 11 July 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS the United Nations Development Programme and the Human Rights Council. Race to support surge of refugees fleeing Darfur…