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Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’ 16 April 2024 UN News/ Brianna Rowe Sylvania Burton (l), President of Dominica, with Lorenzo Sanford, Chief of the Kalinago people Dominica aims to become the world’s first “climate-resilient" nation, and the indigenous Kalinago people are playing a leading role in developing the country and helping its people to…

Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza 16 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden Khan Younis lies in ruins following the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays and other impediments, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories…

Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering 16 April 2024 © WHO/Christopher Black Children are being treated in a temporary field hospital in Mouraj, a neighbourhood in the south of the Gaza Strip. Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one child is injured or dies every 10 minutes, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, amid…

UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination 16 April 2024 © UNICEF/Matthew K. Firpo The vast majority of Jamaicans are of Sub-Saharan African descent. Tuesday marked the opening of the third session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, bringing together anti-racism activists, human rights defenders, government delegations and others.…

Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia 16 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Nitsebiho Asrat Students stand in their under-equipped classroom in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s international partners convened in Geneva on Tuesday to address the urgent need for increased humanitarian funding for the crisis-hit country, pledging a total of almost $630 million…

Genève internationale - Balexert March 2024

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Gaza: rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military 15 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden A vehicle is driven through the destruction in Khan Younis. As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East following Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel, independent human rights experts said that the alleged use of…

Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign 15 April 2024 Office of the UN Youth Envoy/Joel Sheakoski Youth Adviser Jevanic Henry speaks at the ECOSOC Youth Forum With the ‘promise of a better world’ in mind the UN Youth Office has launched an new advocacy campaign – “World Leaders: It’s Time to Let #YouthLead” – calling for greater youth representation in…

Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief Türk

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief Türk 15 April 2024 © UNICEF/Spalton An aerial view of children and their families standing near temporary shelters at the Khamsa Dagiga site for displaced people in Zelingei Town, Central Darfur, Sudan. (file) A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the situation could easily worsen…

Yemen’s plight echoes broader Middle East crisis, says UN Envoy

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen’s plight echoes broader Middle East crisis, says UN Envoy 15 April 2024 © IOM/Rami Ibrahim Stranded migrants are living in harsh conditions in western Yemen. As tensions worsen across the Middle East region, Yemen’s plight has become increasingly intertwined with wider geopolitical dynamics, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Monday…