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Gaza: UN officials condemn Israeli airstrikes on camp for displaced

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN officials condemn Israeli airstrikes on camp for displaced 27 May 2024 WFP International Medical Corps Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza. Senior UN officials have condemned Israeli air strikes on Sunday that hit a camp for displaced people in Rafah, southern Gaza, reportedly claiming over 35 Palestinian lives, including women and children…

Small island development ‘a test case’ for climate and financial justice, says Guterres

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Small island development ‘a test case’ for climate and financial justice, says Guterres 27 May 2024 © UNICEF/Roger LeMoyne A view of St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, the host of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4). Good morning from the blue waters and lush green hills of the Caribbean where earlier we were reporting live from the…

Papua New Guinea landslide: 670 feared dead, says UN migration agency

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Papua New Guinea landslide: 670 feared dead, says UN migration agency 26 May 2024 IOM/ Mohamud Omer Hundreds were buried in a landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea, on May 24, 2024 Friday’s landslide in the north of Papua New Guinea is likely to have been far more deadly than first thought, Serhan Aktoprak, the country head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said…

In Antigua, island youth build ‘wall of commitment’ to turn tide against climate crisis

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home In Antigua, island youth build ‘wall of commitment’ to turn tide against climate crisis 26 May 2024 UN News/ Matthew Wells Delegates to the SIDS Global and Youth Action Summit including Adelaide Nafoi of Samoa (second from left) after completing their section of the “wall of commitment”. It may be built out of recyclable cardboard boxes, but when world leaders officially open the Fourth…

Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official 25 May 2024 UN Ukraine An attack by Russian armed forces on a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv on Saturday, 25 May An attack by Russian armed forces on a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv on Saturday reportedly killed at least four people and injured around 40. Denise Brown, the UN Humanitarian coordinator…

World News in Brief: UN aid chief on Rafah, Gaza fuel shortage, rising hunger in Haiti

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN aid chief on Rafah, Gaza fuel shortage, rising hunger in Haiti 24 May 2024 © UNRWA The UN estimates that over 810,000 people have fled Rafah in the past two weeks. Global uproar calling for an end to the Israeli incursion in Rafah “has grown too loud to ignore”, UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Friday, in a fresh appeal for a ceasefire in…

Nations agree landmark treaty on traditional knowledge, protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Nations agree landmark treaty on traditional knowledge, protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights 24 May 2024 © UNICEF/Lebon Chansard ZIAVOULA Indigenous Peoples possess valuable knowledge passed down through generations. Pictured here, a community in the Republic of the Congo. Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – a specialized UN agency – on Friday agreed to a…

Gaza: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah 24 May 2024 © UNRWA A child walks through the rubble in Rafah. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries…

Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state 24 May 2024 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Htet Des enfants jouant dans le camp de personnes déplacées musulmanes de Thet Kel Pyin à Sittwe, la capitale de l'État de Rakhine (archive) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for an end to renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where reports have emerged of…

WMO warns of up to seven major hurricanes in North Atlantic in 2024

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WMO warns of up to seven major hurricanes in North Atlantic in 2024 24 May 2024 IRIN/Ben Parker Destruction left behind in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on the island of Dominica. (file) The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a warning for an “above average” hurricane season in the North Atlantic in 2024. Based on data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric…