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Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report warns

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report warns 20 November 2024 © UNICEF/Pham Ha Duy Linh Children play in their neighborhood near the Red River, which is flooded following Typhoon Yagi in September 2024, in Hanoi, Vietnam. The future of childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ as three major global forces reshape children’s lives, according to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s…

United States vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home United States vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council 20 November 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider A wide view of the UN Security Council as members vote on a draft resolution during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an immediate and…

Haiti: ‘Very critical situation on the ground,’ warns Humanitarian Coordinator

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: ‘Very critical situation on the ground,’ warns Humanitarian Coordinator 20 November 2024 WHO/David Lorens Displaced by escalating violence, families in Haiti carry their belongings as they flee their homes in search of safety. Gang violence in Haiti continues to escalate, displacing thousands from Port-au-Prince and straining already limited aid resources, according to the UN…

Haiti at a ‘dire crossroads’, Security Council hears

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti at a ‘dire crossroads’, Security Council hears 20 November 2024 © WFP/Luc Junior Segur Children sleep in a school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where their families have taken refuge from gang violence. Haiti is at a dire crossroads, with extreme levels of gang violence continuing to degrade State authority with “no improvement in sight”, a senior UN political affairs official told the…

Stories from the UN Archive: Beckham’s goals for children

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Beckham’s goals for children 20 November 2024 UNICEF/Modola UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham shares a laugh with 15-year-old school girl Sripun at her home in Semarang, Indonesia. England football legend David Beckham has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for almost two decades. On this year’s World Children’s Day, marked…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 19 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization, and the International Telecommunication Union.…

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 19 November

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates for 19 November 19 November 2024 © UNICEF Two children in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Fighting is becoming more violent and destructive either side of the UN-patrolled Blue Line separating Lebanon and Israel, UN peacekeepers said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, conditions continue to worsen in Gaza, particularly in the north at stricken Kamal Adwan Hospital.…

UN underlines solidarity with Ukraine 1,000 days into Russian invasion

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN underlines solidarity with Ukraine 1,000 days into Russian invasion 19 November 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is helping Ukrainians prepare for winter during the war. (file) The international community must continue to show solidarity with Ukraine, a senior UN aid official said on Tuesday, marking 1,000 days since Russia launched its full-scale…

Lebanon: Increased violence is the ‘horrific new normal’ for children, warns UNICEF

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: Increased violence is the ‘horrific new normal’ for children, warns UNICEF 19 November 2024 © UNICEF/Fouad Choufany Members of a family rest in a tent after fleeing their home in Lebanon. Andrea Tenenti, spokesperson for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), told reporters in Geneva that ground clashes inside Lebanon – some of them very close to UNIFIL positions – have become “…

ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice 19 November 2024 ICC At a landfill site in Tarhunah, Libya, over 50 bodies have been identified across a number of mass graves. (file) The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to help execute arrest warrants against suspects allegedly linked to a…