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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 05 September 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 World Trade Organization, World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Office…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Albania on Legal and Institutional Reforms, Ask Questions on Children’s Access to Justice and Efforts to Ensure Education for All Children

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Albania on Legal and Institutional Reforms, Ask Questions on Children’s Access to Justice and Efforts to Ensure Education for All Children 05 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Albania under the Convention on the Rights…

UNEP/GRID hybrid press conference

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNEP/GRID hybrid press conference 05 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement UNEP Marine Sand Watch Launch Pascal Peduzzi, Director, UNEP/GRID-Geneva Arnaud Vander Velpen, Sand industry & data analytics officer, UNEP/GRID-Geneva

Record numbers risking lives to cross dangerous Darien Gap

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Record numbers risking lives to cross dangerous Darien Gap 05 September 2023 © UNICEF/Jose Daniel Urdaneta A Haitian family arrive at a temporary reception centre in Panama after crossing the Darién Gap. An unprecedented number of migrants and refugees continue to cross the dense tropical jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap, risking their lives and facing horrific…

UN provides funding boost for ‘neglected’ humanitarian crises

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN provides funding boost for ‘neglected’ humanitarian crises 05 September 2023 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Au Yémen, où un enfant sur deux souffre d'un retard de croissance, un professionnel de la santé mesure de jeunes enfants dans un village près d'Al Hudaydah. UN relief chief Martin Griffiths released $125 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Tuesday to…

Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban 05 September 2023 © UNICEF/Anton Skyba for The Globe and Mail A man walks in front of a crater left by an explosion during escalating conflict in Kyiv, Ukraine. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions, according to new data released on Tuesday by the UN-partnered Cluster…

UN General Assembly leadership highlights benefit of cooperation

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly leadership highlights benefit of cooperation 05 September 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Csaba Kőrösi (left), President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, hands the gavel over to Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session. A new session of the UN General Assembly began on Tuesday with both the outgoing and incoming leaders of the world body underscoring the…

Afghanistan: WFP forced to cut food aid for 2 million more

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: WFP forced to cut food aid for 2 million more 05 September 2023 © WFP/Mohammad Hasib Hazinyar A mother receives her family's last food ration from WFP in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Food assistance to two million people in Afghanistan will have to be cut later this month, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.…

Coasts and sea life facing major threat due to massive sand removal

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Coasts and sea life facing major threat due to massive sand removal 05 September 2023 © UNEP/Arnaud Vander Velpen Billions of tons of sand are extracted annually, adding pressure on marine life and coastal communities. Startling findings from a new UN data platform reveal that the marine dredging industry is extracting a staggering six billion tons of sand and sediment annually…

People of African descent facing ‘immense challenges’ in public square

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home People of African descent facing ‘immense challenges’ in public square 05 September 2023 Unsplash Racial and ethnic minorities are facing a disproportionate impact from COVID-19. Members of the African diaspora continue to face immense challenges participating in public life in many countries, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said in a new report on Tuesday…