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Sudan: ‘Secure and immediate access’ needed for lifesaving aid, urges Guterres

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: ‘Secure and immediate access’ needed for lifesaving aid, urges Guterres 03 May 2023 © UNHCR/Christine Beshay Sudanese refugees are arriving in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan. Fighting in Sudan must stop now before the conflict and the spreading humanitarian catastrophe further ravage the country, and the region, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday…

Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears 03 May 2023 UNVMC/Jennifer Moreno Football for Reconciliation, an event held between people involved the peace process in Colombia. Human rights provide the “best antidote” to prevent conflict and instability, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, told the Security Council on Wednesday.…

New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms 03 May 2023 OCHA/Charlotte Cans The El Niño-induced drought in Ziway Dugda, Oromia region of Ethiopia, is affecting every family and they don't have enough food at home to feed themselves. (file photo). The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more and more likely, with…

Israel: UN experts demand accountability over death of Palestinian hunger striker

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Israel: UN experts demand accountability over death of Palestinian hunger striker 03 May 2023 IRIN/Shabtai Gold Palestinian women walk by Israel's barrier near Ramallah in the West Bank. There must be accountability from the Israeli Government following the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, two independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, referring to the mass…

Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia 03 May 2023 Unsplash/Ekrem Osmanoglu Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, a large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts expressed concern over the possibly imminent execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe in Saudi Arabia, urging authorities to stop the process…

Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report 03 May 2023 © UNICEF/Olivia Acland A woman in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, poses with her severely malnourished child. The number of people who need urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, due to conflict, climatic change, and COVID-19 impacts, the UN…

OCHA hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA hybrid press conference 03 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement Visit of UN Humanitarian Affairs USG and Emergency Relief Coordinator to Sudan Speaker: Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (from Port Sudan)

WMO hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 03 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement El Niño Update Speaker:   Dr Wilfran Moufouma Okia, Head of WMO regional climate prediction services division

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 02 May 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost 02 May 2023 World Bank/Philip Schuler Anti-corruption sign in Namibia. Corruption and its staggering costs have hobbled sustainable development in all countries, but fresh efforts are making inroads, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Tuesday at a special meeting to tackle the scourge and give the 2030…