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International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe

10 hours 15 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe 19 May 2025 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas The International Criminal Court is based in The Hague, Netherlands. The Deputy Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have assumed leadership of the Office of the Prosecutor following Karim Khan’s decision to take a leave of absence amid an ongoing UN investigation…

Home-bound Syrians find few of the basics needed to survive

10 hours 15 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Home-bound Syrians find few of the basics needed to survive 19 May 2025 © UNICEF/Johnny Shahan Children walk through a neighbourhood in Zabadani, rural Damascus, in Syria. Syrians trying to rebuild their lives in their war-torn country urgently need the support of the rest of the world to help them start again, UN aid agencies insist…

Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord

1 day 10 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord 18 May 2025 © UNICEF/Ulet Ifansasti During the pandemic, this health centre in Indonesia was forced to close three times due to a high number of COVID-19 infections among staff (file, 2021) Could the world be better prepared for the next pandemic? As nations continue to deal with COVID-19’s lasting effects, that question is at the…

In Baghdad, Guterres affirms UN will never forget staff killed in Canal Hotel attack

1 day 10 hours ago Breadcrumb Home In Baghdad, Guterres affirms UN will never forget staff killed in Canal Hotel attack 18 May 2025 UNAMI Secretary-General during the wreath-laying ceremony for the victims of the Canal Hotel attack in 2003. The United Nations will never forget the staff members killed nearly 23 years ago in the attack on its headquarters in Iraq, the Secretary-General said in the capital on Sunday…

UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza

2 days 10 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza 17 May 2025 UN News A child in Gaza carrying an empty plate. Humanitarians demand access to the Gaza Strip and already have a plan in place to deliver life-saving assistance to civilians, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said in a strong call issued late on Friday evening…

At Arab League Summit, Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire

2 days 10 hours ago Breadcrumb Home At Arab League Summit, Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire 17 May 2025 Iraqi PM Media Office Secretary-General António Guterres delivers remarks to the League Arab Summit in Baghdad! The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and upheld the need for a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians, in a speech on Saturday to the League of Arab…

Civilians killed in drone strike in eastern Ukraine: UN rights monitors

2 days 10 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Civilians killed in drone strike in eastern Ukraine: UN rights monitors 17 May 2025 © Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine/Anastasiia Honcharuk Rescue workers search through the rubble of a destroyed building in Kyiv. A drone strike in eastern Ukraine on Saturday could possibly be the deadliest in recent weeks, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, has said…

Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate

2 days 10 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate 17 May 2025 © WHO/Billy Miaron A nurse advises a mother at a mobile health clinic in Ntiliya village, Kenya An international pandemic prevention treaty, three years in the making, is set to be adopted this week in Geneva. Rehman Hassan, a prominent member of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Youth…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

3 days 8 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 16 May 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 spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Trade and Development, and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Situation in GazaResponding to questions from the media…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Iraq’s Child Rights Strategy, Raise Issues Concerning Child Marriage and Corporal Punishment

3 days 9 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Iraq’s Child Rights Strategy, Raise Issues Concerning Child Marriage and Corporal Punishment 16 May 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth and sixth combined periodic reports of Iraq under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…