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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Iraq’s Child Rights Strategy, Raise Issues Concerning Child Marriage and Corporal Punishment

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Iraq’s Child Rights Strategy, Raise Issues Concerning Child Marriage and Corporal Punishment 16 May 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth and sixth combined periodic reports of Iraq under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…

Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege 16 May 2025 © WHO Displaced Palestinian children in Gaza. (Feb 2025) Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade…

World News in Brief: Russia-Ukraine talks, Sudan exodus worsens, Colombia displacement rises

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Russia-Ukraine talks, Sudan exodus worsens, Colombia displacement rises 16 May 2025 © UNOCHA/Serhii Morozov A bombed shopping centre lies in ruins in Odesa. The United Nations has welcomed talks between Russia and Ukraine held on Friday in Türkiye. Delegations met in Istanbul…

Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine 16 May 2025 © WFP/Lena von Zabern Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have sought refuge in Chad due to the ongoing conflict and resulting food shortages. In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, the official alert expanded to other camps in Darfur and Western Nuba Mountains.…

‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home ‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt 16 May 2025 UN News/Vibhu Mishra Mountains in Nepal’s Annapurna range, where glaciers are retreating and snow lines are rising due to climate change. The United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world…

Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same 16 May 2025 [from left to right] Margarita Castrillón, Wuxi People's Hospital, UNDP India, Alejandra Crail, Leila Erdman, Taily Terena During the COVID-19 pandemic, many unsung heroes stepped up in extraordinary ways. Five years later, their voices still carry the lessons the world must not forget. As…

UN’s Türk criticises ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UN’s Türk criticises ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali 16 May 2025 MINUSMA/Marco Dormino A woman casts her ballot during Mali’s 2013 presidential run-off election in Bamako. The recent dissolution of political parties by the military authorities has raised concerns about the future of democratic participation in the country. The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all…

End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office 16 May 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank. (file) The UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims.…

Journalists being forgotten on the frontline, warns injured war reporter

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Journalists being forgotten on the frontline, warns injured war reporter 16 May 2025 © Christina Assi Christina Assi, Lebanese war reporter who was wounded in the line of duty, calls for an end to impunity for attacks against journalists. A war reporter from Lebanon who lost a limb in the line of duty is calling for an end to impunity for attacks against journalists…

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

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Rwanda Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 16 May 2025 Presentation of Credentials  Urujeni Bakuramutsa, the new Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment…