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World News in Brief: Rising West Bank violence, dialogue critical in Kosovo, free detained Afghan activist

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Rising West Bank violence, dialogue critical in Kosovo, free detained Afghan activist 22 April 2024 UN News Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. The UN Middle East envoy has expressed concern about increased levels of violence in the West Bank, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Monday. …

Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF 22 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden A UN team inspects an unexploded bomb lying on a main road in Khan Younis, Gaza. Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the number of child casualties in conflicts by nearly half, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said…

Guterres upholds UNRWA as a ‘lifeline’ following receipt of independent panel’s report

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres upholds UNRWA as a ‘lifeline’ following receipt of independent panel’s report 22 April 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA teams continue to provide medical care in eight operational health centres and shelters in Gaza. UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, adding that he accepted the final findings of an independent probe…

Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers 22 April 2024 © Unsplash/Heidi Fin مبنى البرلمان في لندن، المملكة المتحدة. Independent UN experts have expressed concern over the role airlines and aviation authorities could have in the unlawful removal of asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Rwanda under an agreement between the two governments and the proposed “Safety of…

First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti 22 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Daily life continues on the streets of Port-au-Prince, despite the insecurity. A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced their “tears to run dry…

Independent review panel releases final report on UNRWA

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Independent review panel releases final report on UNRWA 22 April 2024 © UNRWA Instead of being filled with children learning, UNRWA schools have been turned into shelters in Gaza Strip for displaced families during the ongoing war. An independent panel released its much-awaited report on Monday about the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), providing 50 recommendations and noting…

Hungry for data: Tackling food insecurity in rural Indonesia

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Hungry for data: Tackling food insecurity in rural Indonesia 21 April 2024 Unsplash/Koes Nadi Indonesia has no shortage of fertile farming land. Kornelia Icha has never gone hungry or got close to starvation. Very few people do in Indonesia with its fertile soil and tropical climate. But, until a recent intervention by the National Food Agency, her diet consisted mostly of rice, corn, onions…

First Person: Crafting a new life after a devastating hurricane

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Crafting a new life after a devastating hurricane 20 April 2024 UN News/ Brianna Rowe Vanessa Winston is a member of the Dominica Arts & Crafts Producers Association. Vanessa Winston’s home and business in the Caribbean island of Dominica were destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Starting from scratch, the mother of four fought back and today, with UN support, she has…

Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies 19 April 2024 © ЮНИСЕФ/П. Браун Последние четыре года выдались крайне сложными для жителей Мьянмы. The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and opposition forces amid reports of the military regime forcing members of the minority Muslim…

Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after reported strikes on Iran

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after reported strikes on Iran 19 April 2024 © WHO A young boy is treated by a mobile emergency clinic team in Northern Gaza. Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous…