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Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy 16 June 2023 IOM/Amanda Nero The largest shipwreck off Greece on record has claimed hundreds of lives. The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following Wednesday’s tragedy in the Mediterranean. With 78 bodies retrieved, 104 people rescued, and…

Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’ 15 June 2023 © Unsplash/Amir Arabshahi Burning fossil fuels like coal contributes to climate change. Countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday in New York.  …

UN chief insists on solidarity with people of Syria, with ‘no time to spare’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief insists on solidarity with people of Syria, with ‘no time to spare’ 15 June 2023 © UNICEF/Hasan Belal A boy in Jableh city in northwestern Syria watches excavation work following the February 2023 earthquake. (file) As donors gathered in Brussels at an international pledging conference for Syria organized by the European Union on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres highlighted the…

UN in Sudan condemns killing of West Darfur governor, raises alarm over ‘vortex of hate speech’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN in Sudan condemns killing of West Darfur governor, raises alarm over ‘vortex of hate speech’ 15 June 2023 WFP/Abdulaziz Abdulmomin Insecurity has led to widespread displacement in the Sudanese region of Darfur. The UN Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said on Thursday it was “appalled and deeply shocked” at the killing of the Governor of West Darfur, calling for a halt to the…

DR Congo: Armed group attacks displace nearly 1 million since January

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Armed group attacks displace nearly 1 million since January 15 June 2023 © UNICEF/Arlette Bashizi A child carries water through the Kanyaruchinya site for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo... Escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced nearly one million people since January, the International Organization for…

INTERVIEW: Tackling transnational trafficking in Southeast Asia from the grass roots up

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Tackling transnational trafficking in Southeast Asia from the grass roots up 15 June 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Village security volunteer, Eakkachai Suphan, (left) and a colleague look over the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle. Local volunteers based in communities located on transnational trafficking routes in Southeast Asia are playing an increasingly important role in…

Almost 3 million children ‘desperately need protection and support’ in Haiti

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Almost 3 million children ‘desperately need protection and support’ in Haiti 15 June 2023 © UNOCHA/M. Minasi Nearly 3 million children are in need in Haiti this year. Nearly three million children, the highest number on record, need humanitarian support in Haiti, where they face staggering levels of violence that have exacerbated hunger and malnutrition in a country already mired in poverty…

Faith leaders critical to combating ‘groundswell’ of hatred globally

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Faith leaders critical to combating ‘groundswell’ of hatred globally 14 June 2023 © Unsplash/Jason Leung Demonstrators protest in the United States. In the face of rising hatred worldwide, both on and offline, faith leaders are vital allies in the quest for global peace, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.…

Türk calls for action to enable ‘equal and meaningful’ participation of women in public life

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Türk calls for action to enable ‘equal and meaningful’ participation of women in public life 14 June 2023 © UN Women/David Villegas Zambrana Leonida Zurita, was nominated President of Bolivia's Association of Women Departmental Representatives (AMADBOL), which was created with technical and financial support from UN Women. Urgent action is needed to end gender-based bias in public and…

UN chief voices horror as scores die in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief voices horror as scores die in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast 14 June 2023 © UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson Volunteers help refugees arriving on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. (file) The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was horrified at the news of dozens more deaths in the Mediterranean after an overloaded boat reportedly capsized and sank off the…