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Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan 03 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Alimbek Tashtankulov A family affected by conflict settle at a gathering site for internally displaced people in Aj Jazirah, Sudan. With the war in Sudan triggering widespread violence and instability, youth-driven emergency response rooms (ERRs) are among a growing number of community-led initiatives…

Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end 02 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Charlotte Cans An OCHA woman staff member meets displaced women in eastern Afghanistan UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan…

Following in Pelé’s footsteps, Vinícius Junior appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Following in Pelé’s footsteps, Vinícius Junior appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador 02 February 2024 © UNESCO/Juan Barbosa UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and Brazilian footballer Vinícius Junior, newly-appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Education for All during a ceremony at the Real Madrid training centre. In a ceremony held at football giant Real Madrid’s training centre on Friday,…

WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation 02 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Mohamed Khalil Displaced women and children at an Internally Displaced People's area in West Darfur due to the fighting in Sudan. The number of hungry people in Sudan has doubled over the past year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, adding that it is already receiving reports of people…

World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers 02 February 2024 © UNICEF/Pouget Sand flows from a child's hand like through an hourglass. In southwestern Ethiopia, drought worsened by climate change is threatening crops and livestock, pushing the population to the brink. The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed…

Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA 02 February 2024 © UNRWA Access to clean water is a matter of life and death. In Gaza, every day is a struggle to find bread and water. Every day is a struggle to survive. Without safe water, many more people will die from deprivation and disease. The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA)…

Gaza: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis 01 February 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA teams are working around the clock to distribute food to desperate Palestinians. Lifesaving aid operations in Gaza are “in peril” amid ongoing Israeli bombardment because of the funding crisis impacting the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, top UN officials reiterated on Thursday…

Cancer rates set to rise 77 per cent by 2050

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Cancer rates set to rise 77 per cent by 2050 01 February 2024 © WHO/Gilles Reboux An oncologist consults with a cancer patient at a hospital in Lyon, France. Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent by the middle of the century, UN health authorities said on Thursday, highlighting the growing burden of the disease.…

Gaza: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists 01 February 2024 Unsplash/Engin Akyurt Over 120 journalists have lost their lives in Gaza since 7 October. Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war for journalists covering it “in recent history”, UN independent human rights experts warned on Thursday…

UN and partners launch $2.7 billion humanitarian appeal for Yemen

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN and partners launch $2.7 billion humanitarian appeal for Yemen 01 February 2024 © UNICEF/YPN أم مع ابنتها في عيادة متنقلة في حجة، اليمن. Humanitarians will need $2.7 billion to support millions of civilians in war-ravaged Yemen this year, the UN and partners said on Thursday.  Nearly a…