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Waiting for the ‘big one’ – natural hazards in the Philippines: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Waiting for the ‘big one’ – natural hazards in the Philippines: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 11 October 2024 © UNICEF/David Hogsholt Typhoons have caused widespread damage in the Philippines. (file) The Philippines is preparing for the possibility of either a super typhoon or a significant earthquake, often referred to by Filipinos as the “big one…

Guterres salutes Japanese anti-nuclear group on Nobel Peace Prize win

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres salutes Japanese anti-nuclear group on Nobel Peace Prize win 11 October 2024 UN Dan Powell Secretary-General António Guterres meets with survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Japanese anti-nuclear weapons organization Nihon Hidankyo which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday…

Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’ 11 October 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Families in Gaza are struggling to find enough food to eat. Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north and south of the enclave are at "breaking point", UN humanitarians said on Friday…

Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’ 10 October 2024 © UNICEF/Fouad Choufany Emergency supplies are distributed to displaced families in Lebanon. In Lebanon, health workers and medical facilities have continued to be hit and killed by ongoing Israeli bombardment, a week since Israel sent troops and armoured vehicles into the south of the country and issued…

Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon 10 October 2024 © UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol in the vicinity of Tyre, south Lebanon. (file) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon early Thursday morning, according to UNIFIL, the mission operating along the Security Council-mandated “Blue Line” of separation between the two countries which…

Invest more in vaccines to reduce deaths from drug-resistant superbugs: WHO

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Invest more in vaccines to reduce deaths from drug-resistant superbugs: WHO 10 October 2024 © WHO/Sarah Pabst Scientists in Argentina study bacteria samples to track and control the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). More investment in vaccines could prevent deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and reduce antibiotic use by 2.5 billion doses annually, the World Health…

‘Pivotal moment’ as violence against children reaches unprecedented levels worldwide

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Pivotal moment’ as violence against children reaches unprecedented levels worldwide 10 October 2024 © UNICEF/Sukhum Preechapanich Poverty caused by factors including climate change can make children more vulnerable to Violence. Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations Special…

‘Minutes from midnight’: Mohammed calls for urgent climate action

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Minutes from midnight’: Mohammed calls for urgent climate action 10 October 2024 © UNDP Senegal/Salatou Sambou The worsening impacts of climate change highlight the urgent need for action. As Florida reeled from the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Milton – just the latest extreme weather event to generate international headlines – UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the…

Top UN rights body extends mandates for Russia and Sudan

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN rights body extends mandates for Russia and Sudan 10 October 2024 UN Photo / Elma Okic The UN Human Rights Council gathered in Geneva for its 55th session. The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the independent expert on the human rights situation in Russia for another year…

MIDDLE EAST: Updating live from the Security Council and across the UN

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDLE EAST: Updating live from the Security Council and across the UN 10 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir and Ramzi Haidar Southern suburbs of Beirut following recent Israeli airstrikes. As the crisis in the Middle East grinds on, we covered the latest updates from the field and at UN Headquarters as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked UN peacekeepers from the UNIFIL mission in…