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Israel: UN experts demand accountability over death of Palestinian hunger striker

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel: UN experts demand accountability over death of Palestinian hunger striker 03 May 2023 IRIN/Shabtai Gold Palestinian women walk by Israel's barrier near Ramallah in the West Bank. There must be accountability from the Israeli Government following the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, two independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, referring to the mass…

Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia 03 May 2023 Unsplash/Ekrem Osmanoglu Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, a large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts expressed concern over the possibly imminent execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe in Saudi Arabia, urging authorities to stop the process…

Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report 03 May 2023 © UNICEF/Olivia Acland A woman in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, poses with her severely malnourished child. The number of people who need urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, due to conflict, climatic change, and COVID-19 impacts, the UN…

OCHA hybrid press conference

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA hybrid press conference 03 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement Visit of UN Humanitarian Affairs USG and Emergency Relief Coordinator to Sudan Speaker: Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (from Port Sudan)

WMO hybrid press conference

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 03 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement El Niño Update Speaker:   Dr Wilfran Moufouma Okia, Head of WMO regional climate prediction services division

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 02 May 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost 02 May 2023 World Bank/Philip Schuler Anti-corruption sign in Namibia. Corruption and its staggering costs have hobbled sustainable development in all countries, but fresh efforts are making inroads, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Tuesday at a special meeting to tackle the scourge and give the 2030…

Imprisoned Iranian women journalists receive UNESCO press freedom prize

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Imprisoned Iranian women journalists receive UNESCO press freedom prize 02 May 2023 UNESCO 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize Three imprisoned Iranian women journalists - whose reporting helped spark the nationwide protests surrounding the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody - are the recipients of an award that celebrates press freedom, the UN Educational, Scientific and…

Fragile gains on reducing child marriage, under threat from ‘polycrisis’: UNICEF

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Fragile gains on reducing child marriage, under threat from ‘polycrisis’: UNICEF 02 May 2023 © UNICEF/Stuart Tibaweswa This 14-year-old Ugandan girl was forced into marriage by her parents at 8 years old. The practice of child marriage has continued to decline globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report published on Wednesday, warning that a ‘polycrisis’ including war,…

Sudan latest: Over 100,000 have now fled says UNHCR

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan latest: Over 100,000 have now fled says UNHCR 02 May 2023 © UNHCR/Colin Delfosse UNHCR has been supporting people who have fled from Sudan into Chad. More than 100,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighbouring countries in search of safety, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday…