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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 31 October 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations…

New Permanent Representative of Madagascar Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Madagascar Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 31 October 2023 Presentation of Credentials Djacoba Andry Solofonirina Oliva Tehindrazanarivelo, the new Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva…

Amid Middle East crisis, ‘brutal and far-reaching’ war continues in Ukraine

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Amid Middle East crisis, ‘brutal and far-reaching’ war continues in Ukraine 31 October 2023 © UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu United Nations agencies were on the ground shortly after an airstrike killed scores of civilians in Hroza in the, east of Ukraine. As the world’s attention focuses on the unfolding emergency in the Gaza Strip, a senior UN aid official on Tuesday urged the Security Council not…

Bangladesh, Maldives, DPR Korea make ‘tremendous’ strides toward disease elimination

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Bangladesh, Maldives, DPR Korea make ‘tremendous’ strides toward disease elimination 31 October 2023 © UNICEF/Sujan A midwife demonstrates the use of a mosquito net, designed for infants, to a new mother at a primary health centre in Bangladesh. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday hailed the elimination of several life-threatening diseases in developing nations as a major…

Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty: UN rights expert

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty: UN rights expert 31 October 2023 © Unsplash/Tobias Many workers in the United States are caught in a poverty trap due to low wages according to a UN independent expert. A UN poverty expert called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart on Tuesday to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in…

Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians 31 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour A young boy plays in the street amidst the wreckage of homes destroyed by airstrikes in Al Shati Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip. The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip are “completely inadequate” to meet the rising needs of civilians…

On sacred ground in Nepal, UN chief calls for global action for peace

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home On sacred ground in Nepal, UN chief calls for global action for peace 31 October 2023 UN Nepal/Narendra Shrestha Secretary-General António Guterres speaks outside the Mayadevi Temple, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, in Lumbini, Nepal. Standing in the sacred grounds of Lumbini, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday delivered a heartfelt message, urging the world to take inspiration…

World News in Brief: Russia likely attacked Ukraine cafe, disease alert for Sudan, Taliban must release rights defenders

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Russia likely attacked Ukraine cafe, disease alert for Sudan, Taliban must release rights defenders 31 October 2023 IOM/Alisa Kyrpychova A building in central Borodianka remains heavily damaged following missile strikes. A missile which struck a café in the village of Hroza in eastern Ukraine killing 59 people earlier this month was launched with no indication of any…

Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’ 31 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour A five-year-old boy holds up his cat amidst the wreckage of his home in Gaza. Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more than a million face dire shortages of essentials and a lifetime of trauma ahead, UN humanitarians said…

UN calls for global action to turn cities into engines of sustainable development

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN calls for global action to turn cities into engines of sustainable development 31 October 2023 © UN-Habitat/Kirsten Milhahn The Korali informal settlement in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka. Marking World Cities Day on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General emphasised the vital role cities play in sustainable development as catalysts for economic growth and innovation…