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Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres 14 June 2023 © ADB/Eric Sales Workers discuss plans at a rapid transit construction site in Delhi, India. Social justice must underpin the global transition to more just and sustainable jobs for all, UN Secretary-Antonio Guterres said in a video message to the opening of the World of Work Summit in Geneva on…

First Person: ‘We want to be included’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘We want to be included’ 14 June 2023 © L’Arche/Warren Pot Nick Herd in the UN General Assembly Hall. An activist who wants to highlight the challenges and opportunities for people living with Down syndrome has told UN News how he wants the voices of people with disabilities to be heard “louder and louder” around the world…

New Permanent Representative of Burundi Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Burundi Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 14 June 2023 Presentation of Credentials Elisa Nkerabirori, the new Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Ms. Nkerabirori has been serving as Burundi…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 13 June 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…

Sudan: Attacks based on ethnicity may amount to war crimes

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Attacks based on ethnicity may amount to war crimes 13 June 2023 © UNICEF/Mohamed Zakaria A mother brings her sick child to a UNICEF-supported health centre in Northern Darfur, during the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The ongoing conflict in Sudan has raised the spectre of ethnic violence and crimes against humanity, senior UN officials warned on Tuesday. UN Secretary-General …

Syria: ‘Unprecedented funding crisis’ means cuts for 2.5 million in need, warns WFP

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: ‘Unprecedented funding crisis’ means cuts for 2.5 million in need, warns WFP 13 June 2023 © WFP/Hussam Al Saleh WFP is providing meals to families in Aleppo affected by the recent earthquake in Syria. An unprecedented funding crisis in Syria has forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to announce cuts to aid being provided for 2.5 million of the 5.5 million people who rely on the…

Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: Guterres

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: Guterres 13 June 2023 UNICEF/Herwig A nine-year-old child plays seesaw with her friends in an inclusive playground at her school in Za’atari Refugee Camp, Jordan. A “cascade of crises” is putting global progress towards ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities in danger, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday in…

UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high of 110 million

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high of 110 million 13 June 2023 © UNHCR/Hélène Caux Displaced people walk back to Plain Savo site early morning after spending the night in host families in the nearby city of Bulé, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The full-scale war in Ukraine, alongside other conflict and climate-driven upheaval, meant more people than…

Climate shocks set to worsen already fragile hotspots, Security Council hears

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Climate shocks set to worsen already fragile hotspots, Security Council hears 13 June 2023 © UNICEF Climate change in Ethiopia is forcing displacement and competition over limited resources. With an estimated 3.5 billion people living in “climate hot spots”, related peace and security risks are only set to heighten, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the…

‘Inclusion is strength’ stresses UN, marking Albinism Awareness Day

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Inclusion is strength’ stresses UN, marking Albinism Awareness Day 13 June 2023 WFP Chinsisi Jafali, a 14-year-old with albinism in Malawi Wider inclusion of persons with albinism can go a long way towards ensuring they live free from fear and discrimination, a UN human rights expert has said.…