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Afghanistan: Guterres says women worker ban ‘unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy’

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Guterres says women worker ban ‘unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy’ 02 May 2023 © UNICEF/Christine Nesbitt A nutrition counsellor advises a mother and her children in a village in the central region of Afghanistan in June 2022. The UN chief has pledged that the Organization “will never be silent” when women and girls’ rights are under attack, as they are today in…

Freedom of the press under attack worldwide

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Freedom of the press under attack worldwide 02 May 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres (on screen) holds a virtual press conference. Disinformation, hate speech and deadly attacks against journalists are threatening freedom of the press worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling for greater solidarity with the people who bring us…

Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery 02 May 2023 © UNICEF/Prashanth Vishwanathan A nurse interacts with a mother at a pre-natal care ward of Combined District Hospital in Chitrakoot, India. Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left millions dead and hundreds of…

WFP resumes operations in Sudan, amid full-blown humanitarian ‘catastrophe’

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WFP resumes operations in Sudan, amid full-blown humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ 01 May 2023 © UNHCR/Colin Delfosse Food and other items are distributed in Chad to people who have fled violence in Sudan. The World Food Programme (WFP) has lifted a temporary suspension of operations in Sudan as fighting between rival military groups pushes millions into hunger, Executive Director Cindy McCain…

UN Peacekeeping turns 75: 'Peace begins with me'

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN Peacekeeping turns 75: 'Peace begins with me' 01 May 2023 UN Photo/Albert González Farran A Chinese police officer deployed to the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) talks to a young girl whilst on patrol. A new photo exhibit on UN Peacekeeping opened at Headquarters on Monday, honouring the service and sacrifice of uniformed and civilian peacekeepers as it marks its 75th…

From the Field: ‘Ordinary people’ pursuing ‘extraordinary outcomes’ - UN peacekeeping at 75

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home From the Field: ‘Ordinary people’ pursuing ‘extraordinary outcomes’ - UN peacekeeping at 75 01 May 2023 MONUSCO/Force In 2017, Bangladesh sent two female combat pilots to the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) – Flight Lieutenant Nayma Haque and Flight Lieutenant Tamanna-E-Lutfi. Peacekeepers working for the United Nations in some of the world’s most dangerous…

Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution 01 May 2023 Unsplash/Hassan Afridhi Air pollution, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, is a serious problem in Indian cities. Over 2,000 delegates from around the world gathered at the UN in Geneva on Monday to discuss how best to curb chemical pollution, which has had increasingly dire consequences for health and the…

UNEP - Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UNEP - Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions hybrid press conference 01 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement Opening of the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-16), 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-11) and 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-11) Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and…

Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Presents Annual Report to the Committee against Torture

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Presents Annual Report to the Committee against Torture 01 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture this morning presented the Subcommittee’s sixteenth annual report to the Committee against Torture. Suzanne Jabbour, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, said after being severely impacted by the COVID-19…

INTERVIEW: ‘Extremely difficult conversations’: Seeking justice for sexual abuse victims

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: ‘Extremely difficult conversations’: Seeking justice for sexual abuse victims 30 April 2023 MONUSCO/Alain Likota An outreach campaign on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse takes place in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Critics have said justice takes too long, and perpetrators are not always held accountable in cases of sexual exploitation and abuse…