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Sudan war: UNHCR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: UNHCR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad 09 April 2025 © UNFPA/Karel Prinsloo A girl carries water at the Farchana camp for Sudanese refugees in Chad. As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee into neighbouring countries, including Chad, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday…

Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza’s most vulnerable

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza’s most vulnerable 09 April 2025 © UNFPA/Bisan Ouda A nine months pregnant woman is treated at a hospital in Gaza (file). In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to daily fears and hardships being faced by those about to give birth in the devastated enclave…

Northern Thai communities put nature before profit

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Northern Thai communities put nature before profit 09 April 2025 © UNU-EHS/Molly Ferrill Dense forests cover the mountains of northwestern Thailand. The people of Mae Hong Son and Tak provinces in northwestern Thailand have lived in balance with nature for hundreds of years and many of them depend on rivers and forests for their livelihoods.…

World News in Brief: East Jerusalem schools told to close, Guterres saddened by Santo Domingo deaths, DR Congo and Haiti updates

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: East Jerusalem schools told to close, Guterres saddened by Santo Domingo deaths, DR Congo and Haiti updates 09 April 2025 © UNRWA UNRWA schools in Gaza are providing accommodation for displaced families. Six schools run by the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem have been issued “illegal closure orders” after being forcibly entered by Israeli security…

South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink 09 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mark Naftali A girl walks to a water collection point in Renk town in South Sudan's strife-ridden Upper Nile state. (file) Hunger in South Sudan’s northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million people facing severe food insecurity as conflict escalates, the UN’s emergency food…

March proves deadly month for civilians in Ukraine

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home March proves deadly month for civilians in Ukraine 09 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Yurii Veres A woman stands in the ruins of her house in Mykolaiv in the south of Ukraine. More than three years on from the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian civilians continue to face the devastating consequences of war, with March 2025 proving to be another deadly month…

Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the 71st Session of the UNECE "Climate Action and Resilient Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future"

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the 71st Session of the UNECE "Climate Action and Resilient Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future" 09 April 2025 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the 71st Session of the Economic Commission for Europe“Climate Action and Resilient Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future”Wednesday, 9 April 2025 at 10.00 a.m. Room XVII, Palais des Nations Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a pleasure to welcome you to the…

Director-General's remarks at the 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and UN Advisers

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and UN Advisers 09 April 2025 Tatiana Valovaya 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and UN AdvisersWednesday, 9 April 2025 at 9.30 a.m.Amphitheater stage, Geneva International Conference Center (CICG) Assistant Secretary-General Zouev,Ambassador Privitelli [Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining],Director Cohn,…

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

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Lesotho Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 April 2025 Presentation of Credentials Tšiu Khathibe, the new Permanent Representative of Lesotho to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Mr. Khathibe will also be serving…

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

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 April 2025 Presentation of Credentials Ever Mlilo, the new Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe 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 to Geneva…