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‘Recovery must move ahead’ in southern Lebanon, top aid official says

1 day 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Recovery must move ahead’ in southern Lebanon, top aid official says 30 April 2025 © UN Lebanon The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, (second left) visits a health centre in Tyre, Lebanon. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the country working to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of last year’s…

UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem

1 day 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem 30 April 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank. (file) The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday.…

Afghanistan’s socioeconomic crisis deepens amid crackdown on women’s rights

1 day 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan’s socioeconomic crisis deepens amid crackdown on women’s rights 30 April 2025 © UNDP Afghanistan Afghanistan is sinking deeper into socioeconomic crisis, with widening inequalities that are accentuated for women and specific regions. In Afghanistan, 75 per cent of the population struggles to meet their daily needs; with female-headed households, rural communities and internally…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome the Republic of Korea’s Time Limit for Immigration Detention, Raise Questions on High Rates of Migrant Worker Deaths and the Treatment of Defectors from the Democratic People’s R

1 day 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome the Republic of Korea’s Time Limit for Immigration Detention, Raise Questions on High Rates of Migrant Worker Deaths and the Treatment of Defectors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 30 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to…

Director-General's remarks at the GCSP course for Saudi Arabian Diplomats on the theme “Navigating Global Challenges Through the Perspective of Multilateral Cooperation”

2 days 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the GCSP course for Saudi Arabian Diplomats on the theme “Navigating Global Challenges Through the Perspective of Multilateral Cooperation” 30 April 2025 Tatiana Valovaya  GCSP course for Saudi Arabian Diplomats on the theme “Navigating Global Challenges Through the Perspective of Multilateral Cooperation”Theme of the lecture “Challenges and Opportunities for Multilateralism”Wednesday, 30 April 2025 at 10.00 a.m.Room S4, Building S2,…

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

2 days 19 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 29 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today heard presentations of reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals submitted under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, before adopting…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 days 21 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 29 April 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Situation in the occupied…

Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval

2 days 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval 29 April 2025 © ADB/Lester V. Ledesma Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries. Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, and a roadmap to escape the so-called “middle-income trap,” at…

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR

2 days 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Oxygen Empire Media Production A family sit beside their belongings after crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan. Afghanistan’s escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday…

World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa

2 days 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Charity Nzomo Refugees who have fled violence in DR Congo to Burundi use a water point at a refugee camp in Cibitoke Province. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since…