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‘Disaster emergency’ in Asia-Pacific, warns ESCAP

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Disaster emergency’ in Asia-Pacific, warns ESCAP 25 July 2023 © UNICEF/Asad Zaidi A family takes refuge on a roadside in Sindh province in Pakistan, after fleeing their flood-hit home. (file) Asia and the Pacific has a “narrow window” to protect its hard-won gains, as climate change supercharges disasters and impacts billions there, the UN’s development body spanning the vast region said on…

Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO 25 July 2023 © FAO/Alessandra Benedett Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed addesses the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in Rome, Italy. A full-scale Africa-led agrifood systems transformation will not be possible without game changing solutions, greater investments in smallholder farmers,…

‘Real challenges’ must be addressed beyond polling day, urges UN West Africa envoy

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Real challenges’ must be addressed beyond polling day, urges UN West Africa envoy 25 July 2023 © UNDP/Aurelia Rusek Ongoing violence, climate change, desertification, and tension over natural resources are all worsening hunger and poverty in Chad and across the Sahel. While national elections in West Africa and the Sahel provide an important opportunity for voters to effect change, they…

Ukraine: UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings 25 July 2023 Volker Türk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. Nearly a year after at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were killed in a blast at a Russian-controlled detention facility, justice is still no closer to being served, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations on Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations on Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal 24 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal. Imeru Tamerat Yigezu, Committee Expert and Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations, presented the assessment of the responses provided by Mexico, Niger, Portugal…

UNHCR, IOM outline new approach to assist growing number of migrants

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR, IOM outline new approach to assist growing number of migrants 24 July 2023 IOM/Gema Cortés Exhausted migrants take the last steps out of the Darien jungle and into a community. In a world characterised by economic crises, conflicts, and natural disasters, the uptick in migration is proving to be one of the most important geopolitical phenomena of the century. The adverse effects of…

Syria still mired in division, top UN envoy tells Security Council

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria still mired in division, top UN envoy tells Security Council 24 July 2023 © WFP Residents pass the rubble of collapsed buildings in Harem, Syria, following the February 2023 earthquake. Months of “potentially significant diplomacy” to resolve the crisis in Syria have not yielded any outcomes or political momentum for the war-weary population, both within the country and those displaced…

Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief, urging transformation in how we produce, consume food

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief, urging transformation in how we produce, consume food 24 July 2023 © FAO/Harsha Vadlamani Women sell dried fish at a market in Visakhapatnam, India. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and governments, and mitigate the damaging impact of continuing…

Sudan: Child deaths rise, concern intensifies for refugees after 100 days of battle

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Child deaths rise, concern intensifies for refugees after 100 days of battle 24 July 2023 © Mohamed Zakaria/UNICEF On 2 May 2023, a parent awaits healthcare services at Fashir Reproductive health centre in Sudan. The centre received WASH and health supplies from UNICEF After 100 days of fighting in Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday that at least 435…

Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 24 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov , Committee…