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Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar 07 November 2024 © UNICEF Sittwe, a town in Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has consistently ranked among the poorest regions in the country since the 1940s. Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the…

‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence 07 November 2024 © UNICEF/Vincent Tremeau A survivor of sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence on Thursday at a landmark event in Bogotá, Colombia. Among…

South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’ 07 November 2024 UNMISS/Nektarios Markogiannis Une famille a trouvé refuge dans une ancienne base de la MINUSS dans le sud-ouest du Soudan du Sud (Archives) The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited elections cannot be “business as usual”, the UN Special…

Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost 07 November 2024 © Unsplash/Ishan @seefromthesk 2024 has seen record-breaking heatwaves. The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ahead of…

Ukraine’s nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’, warns UN atomic watchdog

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine’s nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’, warns UN atomic watchdog 07 November 2024 © IAEA IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and IAEA staff crossed the frontline of the conflict in Ukraine to reach the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine caused by the ongoing Russian invasion, the head of the UN atomic energy agency (…

Adapt or perish: UN calls for urgent action at COP29 climate summit

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Adapt or perish: UN calls for urgent action at COP29 climate summit 07 November 2024 UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin A girl from the Iñupiat community stands on an ice floe on a shore of the Arctic Ocean in Barrow, Alaska in the United States. The anomalous melting of the Arctic ice is one of the many effects of global warming that has a serious impact on the lif [...] Come hell or high water, nations…

Rise in Afghan opium cultivation reflects economic hardship, despite Taliban ban

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rise in Afghan opium cultivation reflects economic hardship, despite Taliban ban 06 November 2024 综合区域信息网/Abdullah Shaheen 阿富汗南部种植的罂粟。 Opium cultivation in Afghanistan spiked by 19 per cent in 2024, covering an estimated 12,800 hectares despite a ban imposed by the Taliban, a report released on Wednesday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed…

Lebanon conflict at ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon conflict at ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead 06 November 2024 © UNICEF/Fouad Choufany A young woman in Lebanon carries relief supplies provided by UNICEF. The war in Lebanon has now killed more than 3,000 people in Lebanon amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah missile hits in Israel, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday…

Middle East crisis: Live updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more 06 November 2024 © WHO واجه مستشفى كمال عدوان عمليات عسكرية إسرائيلية مكثفة في 25 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول، وهو من بين آخر المستشفيات العاملة في شمال غزة. The UN General Assembly is holding an informal meeting on UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees that faces new Israeli laws banning it from operating in Occupied…

Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts 06 November 2024 © UNICEF/Rami Nader Syrian and Lebanese families, who fled the escalating violence in Lebanon arrive in Syria. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reaches 123 million, with ongoing conflicts in…