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UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather 29 April 2024 © WMO/Fouad Abdeladim Climate change is contributing to drought conditions across the world. Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme weather events that are currently devastating southern Africa and other regions with flooding and drought…

Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher 27 April 2024 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani A mother walks with her children to their shelter at an IDP camp in North Darfur. UN Security Council members on Saturday called on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately halt the military build-up and take steps to de-escalate the situation in El Fasher,…

Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack 26 April 2024 © WFP/Leni Kinzli A boy walks in the Al Salaam camp for displaced people in North Darfur. Escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in El Fasher city, which is home to around 800,000 people, many displaced due to fighting.…

Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year 26 April 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov An adult and two children walk past a destroyed apartment block in Borodianka, Ukraine. As deadly attacks in Ukraine continue, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that the number of children killed so far this year has increased by nearly 40 per cent compared to…

Climate action ‘cannot trample over the poor’, says Guterres, launching new initiative to protect key minerals for clean energy transition

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Climate action ‘cannot trample over the poor’, says Guterres, launching new initiative to protect key minerals for clean energy transition 26 April 2024 © Ruichen Hu A boat passes in front of an offshore wind power project close to Yancheng in eastern China. The UN Secretary-General on Friday launched an initiative focusing on ensuring fairness, sustainability and respect for human rights…

World News in Brief: Support for Haiti mission, challenge of ‘commodity dependence’, Iran's 'strict' hijab law

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Support for Haiti mission, challenge of ‘commodity dependence’, Iran's 'strict' hijab law 26 April 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph The crisis in Haiti is taking a toll on health care facilities in the country. Following the installation of a transitional council in Haiti, seven countries officially notified the UN Secretary-General on Friday of their…

UN updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks 26 April 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters. A UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency UNRWA were involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attacks has closed one of the…

Signing the war in Gaza: Overcoming deafness and displacement

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Signing the war in Gaza: Overcoming deafness and displacement 26 April 2024 UN News Bassem Al-Habal, a displaced Palestinian living with disabilities, records a video using sign language about the reality of life in Gaza. Bassem Al-Habal carried a large bag of flour provided by the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, inside one of the shelters in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the central…

Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear 26 April 2024 © WHO A UN team assesses damage to medical facilities in Gaza. Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said on Friday.  Pehr Lodhammar, a senior officer from the United Nations…

‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health agency

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health agency 26 April 2024 © WHO A woman is tested for COVID-19 (file) Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalised COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, while also potentially increasing the already serious and growing threat of antimicrobial resistance from "…