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Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering 25 June 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Two people walk through the bombed our remains of Bara village in western Syria. Syria continues in a state of “grave crisis” with civilian suffering on the rise, the UN Security Council heard during a briefing on Tuesday…

Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse 25 June 2024 UNODC/Laura Gil Angelique attended the UNODC-supported Strong Families programme with her mother. A mother in the Philippines has explained how she feels “90 per cent stronger” after participating in a UN-supported programme which aims to build parenting skills and help children communicate more…

Security Council: Regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on 25 June 2024 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Damaged roads, buildings, and infrastructure due to the ongoing escalation of violence in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is ratcheting up tension across…

Officials highlight ongoing terrorist threats and dire humanitarian needs in Somalia

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Officials highlight ongoing terrorist threats and dire humanitarian needs in Somalia 24 June 2024 © UNICEF/Zerihun Sewunet Some 280 families fled to a camp for displaced people in Daniyle in southeastern Somalia in early 2023. A UN Security Council meeting on Monday detailed Somalia’s “exacerbated” humanitarian needs in the face of climate shocks and ongoing Government efforts to counter the…

Half the world now following doctors’ orders on cutting trans fats: WHO

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Half the world now following doctors’ orders on cutting trans fats: WHO 24 June 2024 © Unsplash/Viktor Forgacs Industrially produced trans fat is commonly found in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils and spreads. A total of 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food as of last year, vastly improving the food environment for 3.7 billion…

First Person: Moving from fear to hope after war on drugs in the Philippines

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Moving from fear to hope after war on drugs in the Philippines 24 June 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson An illustration shows the transition from the war on drugs to a more enlightened approach to the treatment of drug problems. People who use drugs in the Philippines are being treated less as criminals and more as patients who need medical help and other interventions, as…

Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost 24 June 2024 © UNRWA UNWRA staff are providing children with support to help them through the trauma of war. The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on Monday that it “will crumble” unless funding is found quickly, with an “entire generation” of children at…

Sudan: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital 24 June 2024 © UNICEF/Mohamed Zakaria A woman who fled her home due to conflict rests at a centre for displaced people in El Fasher, Darfur. Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital in besieged El Fasher city came under attack, killing a pharmacy worker and prompting new calls on…

World News in Brief: Guterres condemns terror attacks in Dagestan, call to end ‘war on drugs’, women Heads of State

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Guterres condemns terror attacks in Dagestan, call to end ‘war on drugs’, women Heads of State 24 June 2024 © UNODC/Laura Gil A detainee behind bars. (file) The UN Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s terror attacks against several churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly-Muslim Dagestan region, with the death toll now rising to at least 20, according to latest…

Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity 24 June 2024 Unsplash/Chris Yang People globally are at risk of immense harm due to misinformation and disinformation. The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address the harms caused by…