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Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges 23 July 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih Children is Sudan are facing widespread food insecurity. Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday, citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA.…

UN chief welcomes agreement between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief welcomes agreement between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas 23 July 2024 © WHO Men walk through the destroyed streets of Gaza. The UN Secretary-General has welcomed a new agreement signed on Tuesday in Beijing by Hamas and Fatah, together with smaller Palestinian factions, aimed at ending years of political rivalry as the war in Gaza grinds on…

UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi 23 July 2024 © UNICEF/Bennie Khanyizira Prolonged droughts in Malawi have caused severe damage to crops and decimated harvests. UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in the country stricken by drought that has decimated harvests and sent hunger levels…

UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists in Russia

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists in Russia 23 July 2024 © The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a “threatening message” to all journalists…

Yemen: UN envoy warns of threat of return to ‘full-fledged war’ as regional tensions escalate

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: UN envoy warns of threat of return to ‘full-fledged war’ as regional tensions escalate 23 July 2024 © UNOCHA Smoke and flames rise from a site in Hudaydah, Yemen on July 20, 2024. Yemen is at risk of returning to full-scale war and the international community has a common interest and responsibility to stop this from happening, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned…

UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers 23 July 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider The United Nations and the Olympic flags raised at UN Headquarters. (file) The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al Ghotany, the athletes chosen as flag bearers for the Olympic Games which start on Friday in Paris, who will be proudly bear the banner…

Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Presents Annual Report to the Committee against Torture

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Presents Annual Report to the Committee against Torture 23 July 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture this morning presented the Subcommittee’s seventeenth annual report to the Committee against Torture.Suzanne Jabbour, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, said that in 2023…

UN agencies urge immediate boost in HIV services to end AIDS by 2030

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies urge immediate boost in HIV services to end AIDS by 2030 22 July 2024 © UNAIDS Thailand/Cedriann Mart The Ozone Foundation offers a range of harm reduction measures to prevent the spread of HIV. An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic to end AIDS by 2030, according to a new report by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in…

Gaza City-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire, says UNRWA

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza City-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire, says UNRWA 22 July 2024 UNRWA A displaced Palestinian woman washes clothes in a classroom at shelter run by the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while en route to Gaza City, the United Nations agency for Palestine…

UN leaders urge ‘maximum political will’ to rescue SDGs

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN leaders urge ‘maximum political will’ to rescue SDGs 22 July 2024 © UNICEF/Ricardo Franco Urgent efforts are needed to get the Sustainable Development Goals back on track. Top UN officials on Monday called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030…