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Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN 27 April 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin Young girls attend class at a UNICEF-supported school in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (file) In a landmark resolution, the UN Security Council on Thursday condemned the de facto rulers of Afghanistan’s decision to ban women nationals from working for the United Nations, calling…

Syria: UN envoy points to ‘important juncture’ in efforts towards peace

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: UN envoy points to ‘important juncture’ in efforts towards peace 27 April 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. Renewed diplomatic attention on Syria in the aftermath of the recent devastating earthquakes that hit the country and neighbouring Türkiye could help to unlock…

‘Transformative change’ needed to get Global Goals back on track, says UN deputy chief

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Transformative change’ needed to get Global Goals back on track, says UN deputy chief 27 April 2023 UN Chile UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the opening of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2023. In a visit to Chile, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met with Chilean Government officials and other key actors and…

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

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Algeria Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 27 April 2023 Presentation of Credentials   Faouzia Boumaiza-Mebarki, the new Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to…

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

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Mali Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 26 April 2023 Presentation of Credentials   Abdoulaye Tounkara, the new Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr.…

WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent 26 April 2023 UNDP India ANM, Health worker Deepa vaccinating people in far-flung villages. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to plan for, and deal with, another deadly pandemic like COVID-19, as latest figures show a huge fall…

Chernobyl: Survivors reflect on nuclear accident, Russian occupation

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Chernobyl: Survivors reflect on nuclear accident, Russian occupation 26 April 2023 SSP "Chernobyl NPP" Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station. Survivors of one of the world’s worst ever nuclear accidents at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine on 26 April 1986 have been reflecting on the events of that fateful day 37 years ago, as current employees consider the challenges of working at…

Sudan envoy calls for ceasefire compliance, as concern mounts over West Darfur

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan envoy calls for ceasefire compliance, as concern mounts over West Darfur 26 April 2023 UN News The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan Mr. Volker Perthes speaks to reporters from Sudan. The UN’s Special Representative for Sudan has called on the rival military factions which have plunged the country into chaos during 11 days of fighting to “fully adhere” to the…

‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy 26 April 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative and head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), briefs members of the Security Council on the situation in the country. The rapidly deteriorating security situation in Haiti demands that the country remains at the centre of…

New report shows 90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income economies are offline

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home New report shows 90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income economies are offline 26 April 2023 © UNICEF/Srikanth Kolari Adolescent girls learn computer skills at a primary school in India. Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online,…