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UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem

22 hours 26 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem 30 April 2025 UNRWA UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday.…

UN alert over deepening crisis in Sudan as famine spreads and violence escalates

22 hours 26 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home UN alert over deepening crisis in Sudan as famine spreads and violence escalates 30 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal A woman searches through the burnt remains of her shelter at a displacement camp in Darfur, Sudan. The United Nations has warned that Sudan is sliding deeper into catastrophe, with growing famine and surging violence – particularly in North Darfur – driving mass displacement…

First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims

22 hours 26 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims 30 April 2025 UNFPA Myanmar At the emergency relief item distribution, UNFPA staff introduces the content of the dignity kits and provides information on gender-based violence for earthquake- affected women and girls in Mandalay, Myanmar. In the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome the Republic of Korea’s Time Limit for Immigration Detention, Raise Questions on High Rates of Migrant Worker Deaths and the Treatment of Defectors from the Democratic People’s R

22 hours 32 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome the Republic of Korea’s Time Limit for Immigration Detention, Raise Questions on High Rates of Migrant Worker Deaths and the Treatment of Defectors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 30 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to…

Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

1 day 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 29 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today heard presentations of reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals submitted under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, before adopting…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 day 20 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 29 April 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Situation in the occupied…

Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval

1 day 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval 29 April 2025 © ADB/Lester V. Ledesma Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries. Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, and a roadmap to escape the so-called “middle-income trap,” at…

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR

1 day 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Oxygen Empire Media Production A family sit beside their belongings after crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan. Afghanistan’s escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday…

World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa

1 day 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Charity Nzomo Refugees who have fled violence in DR Congo to Burundi use a water point at a refugee camp in Cibitoke Province. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since…

Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear

1 day 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear 29 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Myaa Aung Thein Kyaw People in Mandalay, Myanmar, remove debris following the earthquake in March 2025. Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured 5,100.…