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With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans 07 April 2025 © UNFPA A man stands on the rubble of a former home in Gaza. Amid the ongoing Israeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, aid teams warned on Monday that civilians trapped there face multiple daily challenges as relief supplies run critically low…

Ukraine: Mine contamination is lethal legacy of Russia’s invasion

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Mine contamination is lethal legacy of Russia’s invasion 07 April 2025 UNDP Ukraine/Oleksandr Simonenko A deminer for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine sweeps the ground for unexploded ordnance and landmines. An estimated 100 million people in more than 60 countries and territories live under the threat of landmines and explosive ordnance – with war-torn Ukraine now the most…

UNMAS Press Conference

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UNMAS Press Conference 07 April 2025 Press Conference Announcement The 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN28) will take place in Geneva from 9 to 11 April 2025. Ilene Cohn, Director UNMASAmbassador Tobias Privitelli, Director GICHD

Myanmar quake: ‘I constantly worry – what if another earthquake happens?’

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar quake: ‘I constantly worry – what if another earthquake happens?’ 07 April 2025 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Hte A UNICEF Child Protection Officer speaks with children affected by the 28 March earthquake in Sint Kaing township, Mandalay region. Ten days after the catastrophic quake which struck Myanmar, children remain the most vulnerable – losing their homes, their schools, and in many cases,…

World News in Brief: Syria transition update, healthcare as a human right, more than 2,000 killed and injured in Haiti this year

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Syria transition update, healthcare as a human right, more than 2,000 killed and injured in Haiti this year 07 April 2025 © UNICEF One of the families detained inside the Al-Hol camp in northeast Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, issued a statement on Monday following his latest “extensive discussions” with leader of the caretaker administration in…

UN peacekeeping challenged as conflicts and ceasefires grow more complex

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UN peacekeeping challenged as conflicts and ceasefires grow more complex 07 April 2025 © MINUSCA UN peacekeepers patrol Bouar, in western Central African Republic. As ceasefires grow more fragile and conflicts more unpredictable, UN peacekeeping is having to adapt faster amid rising political tensions, disinformation and confusion over mandates…

Aid data critical to crisis response threatened by funding cuts

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Aid data critical to crisis response threatened by funding cuts 07 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mukhtar Neikrawa A boy uses a water tap, newly installed by the UN in Faryab province, Afghanistan. The gathering of data which is essential for an effective response during a humanitarian crisis - and can help save lives – is under increasing threat due to global funding cuts, according to the UN’s…

Committee against Torture Opens Eighty-Second Session in Geneva

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens Eighty-Second Session in Geneva 07 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning opened its eighty-second session, which is being held in Geneva from 7 April to 2 May, during which it will review efforts by Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan and Ukraine to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman…

One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirth

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirth 06 April 2025 © UNICEF/Kristina Müller Twin girls born at seventh months are taken care of at a health centre in Gitega province, Burundi. Monday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women and girls…

Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality 06 April 2025 © UNICEF/Ruhani Kaur A woman in Udaipur, India, heads to a clinic with her son for a antenatal check-up. One woman continues to die during pregnancy and childbirth every two minutes on average worldwide – that's 712 each and every day…