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Global survey reveals ‘truly astonishing’ consensus for stronger climate action

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Global survey reveals ‘truly astonishing’ consensus for stronger climate action 20 June 2024 © UNICEF/Pham Ha Duy Linh People in polluted places like Hanoi, Viet Nam, are calling for greater action by governments to tackle climate change. The overwhelming majority of people around the world want an end to geopolitical differences when it comes to fighting climate change, the results of a…

Haiti faces record displacement amid escalating gang violence

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti faces record displacement amid escalating gang violence 20 June 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph في هايتي، يواجه ما يقرب من 1.6 مليون شخص مستويات حادة من انعدام الأمن الغذائي، مما يزيد من خطر الهزال وسوء التغذية بين الأطفال. Escalating gang violence and political instability in Haiti have forced a record 578,074 people from their homes this year, making it the country with the largest…

Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting 20 June 2024 UNRWA/Fadi Two children at a UNRWA school shelter in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on their way to fetch some water. Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry on amid stifling heat, heavy fighting, disease spread and a breakdown in law and…

UN health agency issues alert on falsified semaglutides used for diabetes treatment, weight loss

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN health agency issues alert on falsified semaglutides used for diabetes treatment, weight loss 20 June 2024 © Unsplash/Roberto Sorin Cápsulas y píldoras genéricas (archivo). The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued a medical product alert on the release of three batches of falsified semaglutides – brand name Ozempic – the type of medicines primarily used to treat type 2…

Global foreign investment declines for second year as geopolitical tensions rise, UN trade body reports

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Global foreign investment declines for second year as geopolitical tensions rise, UN trade body reports 20 June 2024 © ILO/K.B. Mpofu Fruit vendors walk through a market in Harare, Zimbabwe. Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by two per cent to $1.3 trillion in 2023 amid global economic slowdown and rising geopolitical tensions, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN trade…

Birth in a war zone: Coping amid ongoing attacks in Ukraine

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Birth in a war zone: Coping amid ongoing attacks in Ukraine 20 June 2024 © UNFPA Ukraine Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar tend to their newborn in Ukraine. Like many expecting parents, Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar were eagerly awaiting the birth of their daughter. The way it happened, however, was unlike anything they had ever imagined…

Stories from the UN Archive: Archivists unerase mystery woman

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Archivists unerase mystery woman 20 June 2024 UN Photo Twelve nations signed the landmark Refugee Convention in 1951, but who is the only woman at the table? (file) Too often, women’s names have been erased from history, including at the signing of the landmark Refugee Convention in 1951. But, this is no longer the case for Margaret (Kitchen) Bruce, thanks to…

WHO announces global resurgence of cholera cases in 2024

10 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO announces global resurgence of cholera cases in 2024 20 June 2024 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A child receives medical care at a cholera treatment centre in North Kivu, DR Congo. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year.…

Laws of war likely ‘consistently violated’ in Israeli strikes on Gaza: UN rights office

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Laws of war likely ‘consistently violated’ in Israeli strikes on Gaza: UN rights office 19 June 2024 © UNICEF/Tess Ingram Parts of the city of Khan Younis are now almost unrecognizable after more than eights months of intense bombardment, UN officers report. A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of war being “consistently violated” with regard to the…

Independent rights probe highlights Israeli ‘destruction and dislocation’ tactics in Gaza

10 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Independent rights probe highlights Israeli ‘destruction and dislocation’ tactics in Gaza 19 June 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Young children travel in the back of a truck in Khan Younis. (file) High-level independent human rights investigators reiterated serious concerns on Wednesday about the legality of the Israeli army's conduct in Gaza and pushed back at claims that their inquiry has done…