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First Person: Crafting a new life after a devastating hurricane

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Crafting a new life after a devastating hurricane 20 April 2024 UN News/ Brianna Rowe Vanessa Winston is a member of the Dominica Arts & Crafts Producers Association. Vanessa Winston’s home and business in the Caribbean island of Dominica were destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Starting from scratch, the mother of four fought back and today, with UN support, she has…

Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies 19 April 2024 © ЮНИСЕФ/П. Браун Последние четыре года выдались крайне сложными для жителей Мьянмы. The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and opposition forces amid reports of the military regime forcing members of the minority Muslim…

Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after reported strikes on Iran

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after reported strikes on Iran 19 April 2024 © WHO A young boy is treated by a mobile emergency clinic team in Northern Gaza. Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous…

Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at the end of Sustainability Week

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at the end of Sustainability Week 19 April 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh Una adolescente de Costa de Marfil sostiene un panel solar que está estudiando como parte de un curso sobre energías renovables. The President of the UN General Assembly called for the acknowledgement of mixed efforts to achieve the goals of the Decade of Sustainable…

Ukraine war ‘stark reminder’ of the trials facing multilateralism

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine war ‘stark reminder’ of the trials facing multilateralism 19 April 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Foreign Minster Ian Borg of Malta, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, briefs members of the UN Security Council. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is “a stark reminder” of the challenges to multilateralism and remains the top priority of UN…

War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound 19 April 2024 © WFP/World Relief People in West Darfur collect emergency food rations. The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world must rethink the way it supports the Sudanese people amid rampant atrocities against civilians and no end in sight, top UN and African Union officials…

World News in Brief: Green light for new cholera vaccine, Ukraine attacks condemned, action against racism call, Brazil rights defenders alert

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Green light for new cholera vaccine, Ukraine attacks condemned, action against racism call, Brazil rights defenders alert 19 April 2024 © UNICEF/Ricardo Franco Children in Lichinga, Mozambique learn about the dangers of cholera. A new oral vaccine for cholera has been given the green light for manufacture by the UN health agency allowing for the massive scale-up of…

Stories from the UN Archive: Retro cutting-edge tech at the UN

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Retro cutting-edge tech at the UN 18 April 2024 UN Photo This automatic sound recording machine captured even the fastest spoken words in the 1940s. (file) Long before artificial intelligence, UN staff brainstormed and developed innovative solutions in the Organization's day-to-day affairs, so this #ThrowbackThursday we are taking you behind the scenes for a peek…

Palestine’s status at the UN explained

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Palestine’s status at the UN explained 18 April 2024 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas The General Assembly adopted a resolution in 2012 granting to Palestine the status of non-member observer State in the United Nations. (file) What will it take for Palestine to become a full UN Member State? As the Security Council takes up the matter while the devastating war in Gaza enters its seventh month, we…

Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans 18 April 2024 © World Bank/Charlotte Kesl The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals including humans is a significant public health concern, WHO medics warn. The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals including humans is a significant public health concern, senior UN medics said on…