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MORNING - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update 13 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council the morning continued its general debate on the global update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, raising issues like development, climate change, and the rights of women and girls, among others.  Prior to the commencement of the…

Over 330 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Over 330 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty 13 September 2023 © UNICEF/Daniele Volpe La desigualdad marca los derechos humanos en Guatemala. One in every six children is forced to survive on less than $2.15 a day, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank released on Wednesday…

UN’s work and mission ‘more vital than ever’: Guterres

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN’s work and mission ‘more vital than ever’: Guterres 13 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Transforming Education Summit was convened at the UN Headquarters in New York in 2022. In a world grappling with increasingly complex crises ranging from poverty and inequality to the climate emergency, the United Nations remains at the forefront of the global response, determined to set humanity on a…

Peace our ‘most fundamental job’, says Guterres

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Peace our ‘most fundamental job’, says Guterres 13 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak UN Secretary-General António Guterres attends the annual Peace Bell ceremony held at UN Headquarters in observance of the International Day of Peace. Today “peace is under assault” across communities, countries and regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, underscoring the need for…

UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns 'brutal and relentless' pattern of port attacks

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns 'brutal and relentless' pattern of port attacks 13 September 2023 © FAO/Genya Savilov A truck unloads corn grains at a grain processing factory in Skvyra, Ukraine. A string of Russian attacks on port and grain facilities in Ukraine which began over a month ago, have intensified in recent days, drawing condemnation from the UN’s top…

UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action 13 September 2023 © UNICEF/Khuzaie Schoolgirls in Anbar, Iraq, leave a classroom damaged by conflict. With tens of millions of children heading back to school in recent weeks, for some, the return to class has them fearing for their lives…

Sudan: UN ‘will never stay neutral’ amid war and human rights abuses

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN ‘will never stay neutral’ amid war and human rights abuses 13 September 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan briefs the Security Council. Both Sudanese Government forces (SAF) and their rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible for abhorrent rights violations as they battle for supremacy, the UN envoy to the…

Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys 13 September 2023 © WHO Catastrophic flooding breaks dams and sweeps away buildings and homes in Libya. The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods and a disaster assessment team has been deployed to support government response and relief operations, the UN said on Wednesday…

Experts make case for tackling climate and sustainable development together

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts make case for tackling climate and sustainable development together 13 September 2023 © ADB The Lopburi Solar Farm is integral to Thailand's efforts to generate energy from renewable sources. A new UN report delivers a strong message to world leaders heading to New York for the General Assembly’s annual high-level week: tackling the climate and sustainable development crises…

UNGA78: ‘Action is what the world needs’ - UN chief

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNGA78: ‘Action is what the world needs’ - UN chief 13 September 2023 © UNICEF/Sebastian Rich Extreme weather in South Sudan is devastating the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable people. The UN Secretary-General had a clear message on Wednesday to world leaders arriving in New York next week: “This is not a time for posturing or positioning…