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Human Rights Day: 5 key things to know

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Day: 5 key things to know 09 December 2024 UN Photo/Greg Kinch An early draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As Human Rights Day dawns on 10 December, it serves as a reminder of the ongoing importance of equality, justice and dignity for all people worldwide.…

World News in Brief: Haiti gang massacre, Taliban crackdown continues, Ukraine’s civilian death toll rises

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Haiti gang massacre, Taliban crackdown continues, Ukraine’s civilian death toll rises 09 December 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Gangs control the majority of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. At least 184 people, including 127 elderly men and women, were killed in Haiti’s Wharf Jérémie neighbourhood of Cité Soleil over the weekend, prompting strong condemnation from…

Syrians now have ‘historic opportunity’ to build a peaceful future, says Guterres

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syrians now have ‘historic opportunity’ to build a peaceful future, says Guterres 08 December 2024 UNICEF/Amer Al Shami Boys collect firewood in Kafar Batna village in Rural Damascus, Syria. After 14 years of brutal war and the fall of the dictatorial regime, today the people of Syria can seize an historic opportunity to build a stable and peaceful future, UN Secretary-General António…

Holding the front line against desertification

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Holding the front line against desertification 08 December 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Sand is driven by seasonal winds inland in southern Madagascar. Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and natural resources for jobs and livelihoods, according to the UN, but their future is increasingly under threat due to desertification and…

Flagging the United Nations

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Flagging the United Nations 08 December 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A reflection of flags being raised at UN Headquarters in New York. As delegates and staffers gear up to tackle another day at UN Headquarters, a quiet yet stirring tradition unfolds: the raising of flags representing all Member States…

First Person: Tears of joy as Argentinian city children encounter nature for first time

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Tears of joy as Argentinian city children encounter nature for first time 07 December 2024 © FARN Children explore a nature reserve in Buenos Aires Province. An environmental lawyer has told UN News how children and teenagers from some of the most vulnerable neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, have been moved to tears after encountering nature for the…

Syria crisis: UN delivering life-saving assistance; relocates non-critical staff

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria crisis: UN delivering life-saving assistance; relocates non-critical staff 07 December 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Aftermath of shelling in Aleppo (file) The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Syria announced on Saturday that the Organization is removing non-critical staff from the country, emphasizing that this is a precautionary step to protect UN personnel “while…

Syria: More than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: More than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation 06 December 2024 OCHA View of Aleppo, December 2024 More than 280,000 people have been uprooted in northwest Syria in a matter of days following the sudden and massive offensive into Government-controlled areas led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is sanctioned by the Security Council as a terrorist group.…

‘No life without land’, says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘No life without land’, says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting 06 December 2024 ©Asmaa Niang Asmaa Niang looks across an arid desert. There can be “no life without healthy land as we cannot survive,” according to an Olympic athlete who has been attending a global meeting being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on halting desertification and land loss and promoting the…

Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO 06 December 2024 © WHO واجه مستشفى كمال عدوان عمليات عسكرية إسرائيلية مكثفة في 25 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول، وهو من بين آخر المستشفيات العاملة في شمال غزة. One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several times overnight into Friday, leaving four health workers among the casualties and the…