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Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry 11 May 2023 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi A Palestine refugee receives food assistance packages at the UNRWA Jabalia distribution centre in Gaza. Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000 Palestinians, the UN food agency warned on Thursday.Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000…

UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert 11 May 2023 Unsplash/Karollyne Hubert Trans people and their allies protest in the UK. Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to create a culture of increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United Kingdom, the UN-appointed independent expert on sexual orientation and…

Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal 11 May 2023 © UNOCHA/Levent Kulu A joint civilian inspection team comprising officials from Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Nations visited the merchant vessel Razoni on 3 August 2022., as part of the Black Sea Initiative. The UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative, aimed at ensuring the flow of…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Sao Tome and Principe on the High Birth Registration Rate, Ask Questions about Gender Stereotypes and Rural Women

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Sao Tome and Principe on the High Birth Registration Rate, Ask Questions about Gender Stereotypes and Rural Women 10 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the combined initial to fifth periodic report of Sao Tome and Principe, with Committee…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise France for Outreach Patrols Supporting Families in Street Situations, Ask about Violence against Children and the Situation of Children in Overseas Territories

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise France for Outreach Patrols Supporting Families in Street Situations, Ask about Violence against Children and the Situation of Children in Overseas Territories 10 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the sixth and seventh combined periodic report of France, with Committee…

Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates 10 May 2023 Ziad Taleb Destruction in Gaza. August 2022 The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was following the latest exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip with “deep concern” over the escalating conflict, and “risk of further loss of life…

Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger 10 May 2023 © WFP/Peter Louis Over two million people in Sudan are expected to slip into hunger in the coming months as a result of the ongoing violence in the country. The grim prospect of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the day, as heavy fighting continues, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday…

Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest 10 May 2023 © FAO/Hashim Azizi Locust control takes place in Baghlan after a large-scale outbreak of the Moroccan locust in North and Northeast Afghanistan. A “large-scale” outbreak of the Moroccan Locust, one of the world’s most damaging plant pests, across eight provinces in Afghanistan’s wheat basket, could cause massive crop losses…

Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts 10 May 2023 UN News Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur on torture interviewed by UN News. The Russian government must provide the jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, with urgent and comprehensive medical care in light of his gravely deteriorating health, the UN-appointed independent…

Pakistan: Guterres calls for end to violence following arrest of Imran Khan

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Pakistan: Guterres calls for end to violence following arrest of Imran Khan 10 May 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Imran Khan, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 74th session. The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday, called for an end to the violence that has continued across parts of Pakistan, following the arrest a day earlier of…