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Yemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by de facto authorities

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by de facto authorities 03 September 2024 © UNESCO/Maria Gropas The Old City of Sana'a in Yemen. Six United Nations personnel who’ve been held on “spurious” accusations in Yemen for three months by the Houthi de facto authorities must be released immediately, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Tuesday…

Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’ 03 September 2024 UN News National Assembly of Venezuela in Caracas. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concerns on Tuesday over the continuing “climate of fear” in Venezuela, after an arrest warrant was issued for the opposition’s presidential candidate in the country’s recent election…

WHO guidance takes aim at ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO guidance takes aim at ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs 03 September 2024 Photo: WHO/Jim Holmes Photo: WHO/Jim Holmes The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever guidance aimed at curbing antibiotic pollution from manufacturing.  The directive covers…

New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis 03 September 2024 © WFP/Julian Frank Human rights violations in Nicaragua have been ongoing since 2018. The human rights situation in Nicaragua has "seriously deteriorated" over the past year, following arbitrary arrests, mistreatment of detainees, attacks on Indigenous people, and intimidation of political opponents, according…

Make AI work for everyone, UN chief says

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Make AI work for everyone, UN chief says 03 September 2024 UN China Secretary-General António Guterres addresses workshop on artificial intelligence and capacity building, co-hosted by the United Nations and China in Shanghai. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for global cooperation in sharing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that unequal access…

Humanitarians support civilians affected by recent attacks in Ukraine

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians support civilians affected by recent attacks in Ukraine 03 September 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider (file) Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric. UN Photo/Evan Schneider (file) Aid organizations continue to provide emergency support to people impacted by recent deadly attacks across Ukraine, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.…

‘Major milestone’ immunization campaign begins in DPR Korea

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Major milestone’ immunization campaign begins in DPR Korea 03 September 2024 联合国儿童基金会/Simon Nazer 一名医护人员探望朝鲜民主主义人民共和国的一个家庭 。 More than 800,000 children and 120,000 pregnant women will be vaccinated in a nationwide campaign launched on Monday by the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with the support of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF…

UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank 03 September 2024 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Damaged roads, buildings, and infrastructure due to the ongoing escalation of violence in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with people being killed, injured and displaced, the UN Spokesperson…

Planning ahead: 5 things to know about the UN’s landmark Summit of the Future

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Planning ahead: 5 things to know about the UN’s landmark Summit of the Future 03 September 2024 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas A view of the Eduardo Kobra mural at UN Headquarters. Is there another way the world could be run? And in the face so much global turmoil, how can we make the future fairer? This September, a major event at UN Headquarters is being billed as once in a generation opportunity…

Between fear and hope, Gazans line up in their thousands to protect their children from polio

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Between fear and hope, Gazans line up in their thousands to protect their children from polio 02 September 2024 UN News Ferial, a grandmother took her two granddaughters to Deir El Balah health center to get polio vaccination. If the UN-led polio vaccination campaign currently underway in Gaza is to be successful in halting the spread of a virus that has resurfaced in the Strip after 25…