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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Greece on Measures Taken for Unaccompanied Minors, Raise Questions on Domestic Violence and Allegations of Border Pushbacks

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Greece on Measures Taken for Unaccompanied Minors, Raise Questions on Domestic Violence and Allegations of Border Pushbacks 22 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Greece on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  Committee Experts…

Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years 22 October 2024 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh أطفال وعائلاتهم يفرون من منازلهم، ويسيرون بين أنقاض الطرق والمباني المدمرة في مخيم جنين للاجئين، شمال الضفة الغربية في وقت سابق. The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has set development in the State of Palestine back by about 69 years, according to a new…

‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says 22 October 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden The access of UN-coordinated humanitarian deliveries to northern Gaza has been largely denied over the past months, leaving people with very limited means to survive. The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social…

Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports 22 October 2024 © UNFPA/Mihail Kalarashan The birth rate in Ukraine is the lowest in Europe. (file) A deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, underscoring an urgent need for…

WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso 22 October 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A child waits for a malnutrition screening session in Northern Burkina Faso. (file) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response in Burkina Faso, according to a report released on Tuesday. …

UN renews call to protect civilians as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN renews call to protect civilians as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital 22 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir and Ramzi Haidar Southern suburbs of Beirut following recent Israeli airstrikes. The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in Lebanon following an overnight Israeli airstrike near a major hospital in Beirut that…

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Gangs ‘spreading terror and fear’ across Haiti

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Gangs ‘spreading terror and fear’ across Haiti 22 October 2024 © WFP Haiti Haiti is facing unprecedented emergency levels of hunger. (file) The UN Security Council on Tuesday heard briefings from top officials on the Haiti crisis and although gangs continue spreading terror and fear there is a "glimmer of hope" that stability can return to the Caribbean island nation…

Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza 21 October 2024 UN Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near Al-Aqsa Hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “continued and widespread” loss of life across Gaza, including Israeli strikes on a…

The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake 21 October 2024 © Unsplash/James Wainscoat Close-up of a hummingbird near flower. The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a path forward to safeguarding the planet…

In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa 21 October 2024 UNECA/Daniel Getachew UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, hold joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for…