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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…

Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘renewable energy superpower’

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘renewable energy superpower’ 05 September 2023 UN Photo UN Secretary General António Guterres addresses leaders at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The flame of injustice is “scorching hopes and possibilities” across Africa as the world grapples with the climate crisis, with the continent suffering some of the worst impacts of global warming…

UNIDIR hybrid press conference

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNIDIR hybrid press conference 05 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the Cluster Munition Monitor 2023 report Paul Holtom, Head of Conventional Arms and Ammunition Programme, UNIDIR Mary Wareham, Human Rights Watch Arms Advocacy Director Loren Persi, Monitor Impact research team editor Susan Aboeid, Production Manager, Cluster Munition Monitor 2023        

WMO hybrid press conference

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 04 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement State of the Climate in Africa Under Embargo until 4 September at 3 p.m. Omar Baddour, chief of climate monitoring at WMO Wilfran Moufouma Okia, head of regional climate prediction services at WMO

Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict 04 September 2023 © WFP/Julian Civiero Food is distributed by WFP at Adre refugee camp in Chad. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 64 humanitarian and national civil society organisations on Monday appealed for $1 billion to provide essential aid and protection to more than 1.8 million people fleeing the ongoing conflict in…

‘Immense challenges’ block justice for Ukrainian war victims, rights experts warn

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Immense challenges’ block justice for Ukrainian war victims, rights experts warn 04 September 2023 © UNICEF/Diego Ibarra Sánchez In Lviv, Ukraine, a 12-year-old boy rests on a bed at Saint Nicholas Pediatric Hospital. (file) Justice and accountability for Ukraine’s war victims were among the topics raised by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine during its…

How girls are moving the goalpost in Iraq

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home How girls are moving the goalpost in Iraq 04 September 2023 © IOM/Anjam Rasool The team celebrates Zubaida’s (centre) penalty kick that helped the Mosul Girls Football Club win the match. Over two billion people around the world watched the Women’s World Cup Final in August, and tucked away on the left coast of the Tigris River in Mosul, Iraq, a group of teenage girls and their families…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Fourth Session

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Fourth Session 04 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its ninety-fourth session, which is being held in Geneva from 4 to 22 September, during which the Committee will review reports on the efforts of Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein and Togo to uphold the provisions of…