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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2024

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2024 29 November 2024 Room XXI, Floor 1, Building…

Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency 28 November 2024 © ILO/Marcel Crozet Porters work at a metal market in Narayana in New Delhi, India. Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global…

‘Reverse dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine, UN official urges amid ballistic missile strike

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search ‘Reverse dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine, UN official urges amid ballistic missile strike 27 November 2024 © OCHA in Ukraine This November marks the 1000th day of Russia’s war of aggression. The needs of civilians are growing amid intense attacks and as another grueling winter season sets in. Recent days have seen alarming signs of further escalation in…

‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search ‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan 27 November 2024 Courtesy of Phelister Amondi Awuor Amondi Awuor of Kenya, co-producer of 'Include Me' with Walter Mwori Athobwa, which was recognised in the 18- to 25-year-old category at the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival. The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young…

Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’ 27 November 2024 UN Photo/Carlos Porfírio Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Prime Minister Luís Montenegro of Portugal speak to reporters following the conclusion of the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. The ceasefire agreement in Lebanon represents “the first…

World News in Brief: Aid challenges in Syria, human rights in Iran, elections in South Sudan

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search World News in Brief: Aid challenges in Syria, human rights in Iran, elections in South Sudan 27 November 2024 © WFP Young boys displaced by conflict in Syria stand in front of a shelter. (file) Ongoing hostilities across Syria are intensifying an already dire humanitarian crisis, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned, amid…

Afghanistan: Surge in synthetic drugs could threaten public health

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Afghanistan: Surge in synthetic drugs could threaten public health 27 November 2024 UN News / David Mottershead A man gazing into the distance at the Avicenna Drug Treatment Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. The latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals significant gaps in Afghanistan's ability to address substance use disorders,…

2/3 of digital content creators do not fact-check, UNESCO survey reveals

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search 2/3 of digital content creators do not fact-check, UNESCO survey reveals 27 November 2024 Unsplash/Markus Spiske Information integrity on digital platforms is at stake. In an age when social media dominates global information sharing, an alarming two-thirds of digital content creators are publishing unverified information to millions of followers, a landmark survey…

Arrest warrant sought for Myanmar Commander-in-Chief for Rohingya crimes

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Arrest warrant sought for Myanmar Commander-in-Chief for Rohingya crimes 27 November 2024 © UNHCR/Roger Arnold Rohingya refugees cross the border near a village in southern Bangladesh. (9 October 2017) The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has filed an application for an arrest warrant against Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of…

Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home 27 November 2024 © WFP/Mohammed Awadh Buildings in an urban area of southern Lebanon have been partially destroyed in airstrikes. As the Lebanon ceasefire deal entered into force early Wednesday based on the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) – facilitated by UN…