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General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve 10 September 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as a moment of silent prayer is held during the final plenary meeting of its 78th session. The 78th session of the UN General Assembly closed on Tuesday, concluding a tumultuous year in international diplomacy and underscoring the need for a collective…

Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of ‘large-scale war’

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of ‘large-scale war’ 10 September 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman A family flees a village on the frontlines in the Ariha district, northwest Syria, a frequent target for shelling. (file) Increased violence along the frontlines in Syria, with continued war crimes on all sides, is leaving civilians in the region fearful of a “large-scale war”, a new…

Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens 10 September 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium and on screens) addresses the first plenary meeting of the 79th session of the General Assembly. The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday afternoon in New York, with incoming President Philemon Yang outlining a…

WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine 10 September 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Families in Gaza are struggling to find enough food to eat. Nearly 50 million people in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe are not getting enough to eat, or double the number from before the Arab Spring over a decade ago, a senior official with the World Food…

Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class 09 September 2024 © UNRWA A school in Khan Younis, which served as a shelter when the conflict started, lies in ruins. Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing war continues to deprive hundreds of thousands of children of this fundamental right, UN agencies have warned…

‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children 09 September 2024 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier People who fled their homes due to violence are now living in a school. Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers and schools, resulting in an “incalculable cost” for children affected by conflict around the world, Secretary-General António…

UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict 09 September 2024 © UNICEF/Minzayar Oo A child who lost his left leg after accidentally stepping on a landmine in his family's paddy fields in central Myanmar. Warfare in Myanmar has escalated into systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, the UN independent rights probe into…

Outgoing General Assembly president ‘bullish on the UN’, despite mounting crises

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Outgoing General Assembly president ‘bullish on the UN’, despite mounting crises 09 September 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the General Assembly meets the media as his tenure as President comes to an end. A milestone declaration to accelerate investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as three resolutions on the Gaza conflict…

UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges 09 September 2024 UN Photo/Christian Jonathan Guev UN peacekeepers often serve in very challenging situations, bravely protecting civilians and maintaining peace in conflict zones. As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised…

New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns 09 September 2024 © Norwegian People's Aid/Santiago Ocampo Cluster munitions are prepared for destruction in Pisco, Peru. Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this predominantly outlawed class of weapons is threatening efforts to universally ban them, according to a new…