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Lebanon: School occupations condemned as violence grips Palestine refugee camp

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: School occupations condemned as violence grips Palestine refugee camp 08 September 2023 近东救济工程处/Mohamad Eyadeh 艾因·哈勒瓦难民营是目前黎境内12个巴勒斯坦难民营中最大的一个。 Thousands of children have been put at risk amid a resurgence of violence at a Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country said on Friday…

Come together ‘for the common good’, UN chief urges G20 leaders

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Come together ‘for the common good’, UN chief urges G20 leaders 08 September 2023 UN India/Ruhani Kaur UN Secretary-General António Guterres is received by the Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Prakash Gupta on his arrival in New Delhi for the G20 summit. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in New Delhi for the annual G20 summit with a “simple but urgent appeal”…

Window to reach climate goals ‘rapidly closing’, UN report warns

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Window to reach climate goals ‘rapidly closing’, UN report warns 08 September 2023 © Unsplash/Viktor Lysenko Fossil fuels are the largest contributor to global climate change. The world is not on track to meet the long-term goals set out in the Paris Agreement for limiting global temperature rise, a major UN report warned on Friday, calling for a commitment to decisive action…

UNESCO calls for regulations on AI use in schools

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO calls for regulations on AI use in schools 07 September 2023 © UNICEF/Mary Gelman Publicly available GenAI platforms are used by hundreds of millions around the world, including many students. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday called on governments to regulate the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in education and research,…

Gender gap persists on road to the SDGs: UN Women

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gender gap persists on road to the SDGs: UN Women 07 September 2023 © WFP/Alessandro Abbonizio Drought in Kenya (pictured) and other countries in the Horn of Africa affects the most vulnerable women and children. The world is falling worryingly short in terms of closing the gender gap as part of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) warned UN Women on Thursday…

More women police means ‘safer future for everyone’: Guterres

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home More women police means ‘safer future for everyone’: Guterres 07 September 2023 UN Photo/Olivia Grey Pritchard United Nations Police (UNPOL) interview Sudanese refugees in the Farchana camp in Chad. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended law enforcement agencies around the world on Thursday stressing that more women in policing will “build a safer future for everyone.”…

Unprecedented child migration crisis across Latin America and Caribbean

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Unprecedented child migration crisis across Latin America and Caribbean 07 September 2023 © UNICEF/Pablo Vera-Lisperguer A child rides his bicycle outside a UNICEF-supported humanitarian camp for migrant families in Chile. Record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, facing perilous journeys marked by violence, exploitation and abuse, the UN Children’s…

Growing national divisions ‘a formidable challenge’ to UN peacekeeping

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Growing national divisions ‘a formidable challenge’ to UN peacekeeping 07 September 2023 MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko A UN peacekeeper in Ménaka, southeastern Mali. The head of peace operations on Thursday underscored the need for stronger, more consistent and unified support from Member States for the UN to achieve its key peacekeeping goals…

UN chief hails SE Asia for vital role ‘building bridges of understanding’

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief hails SE Asia for vital role ‘building bridges of understanding’ 07 September 2023 UN Indonesia/Lufty Ferdiansyah UN Secretary-General António Guterres adresses the media at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia. Amid rising geopolitical tension, Southeast Asia is fulfilling a “vital role in building bridges of understanding” worldwide said…

UN 2.0: Reimagining our global organization for a world in flux

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN 2.0: Reimagining our global organization for a world in flux 07 September 2023 UN News/Anton Uspensky The sun rises over the SDGs path at the entrance to the UN General Assembly building in New York. Working towards better results on the ground and focused on the future, the UN family is undergoing a reset that will give rise to more agile, tech-savvy and impactful UN organizations…