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Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting 11 April 2024 © UNICEF/Naing Lin Soe A local resident cleans up the extensive damage to his shop caused by Cyclone Mocha in Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that poverty is surging and the middle class in Myanmar is “disappearing” amidst worsening insecurity and conflict.…

Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears 11 April 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Rescue personnel search a bombed out building Kyiv. (file) Russian attacks on cities and towns across Ukraine, including intense and systematic targeting of the energy infrastructure, “have become a daily destructive pattern” in recent weeks, a senior UN official told the…

Stories from the UN Archive: UN-identified flying objects in space

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: UN-identified flying objects in space 11 April 2024 UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata A four-ounce Moon rock brought back by the Apollo 11 astronauts on display at UN Headquarters. (file) From the General Assembly’s first consideration of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) to welcoming astronauts fresh from a walk on the Moon, this #ThrowbackThursday, we looked back at the…

Assembly President announces first-ever ‘Sustainability Week’

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Assembly President announces first-ever ‘Sustainability Week’ 09 April 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías United Nations General Assembly prepares to hold a meeting on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. (file) The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced the UN body’s inaugural Sustainability Week, encapsulating a series of high-level discussions and initiatives aimed…

Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report 09 April 2024 © WHO/Sri Lanka Preventing hepatitis B infection through immunization in infancy substantially reduces chronic infections and cases of liver cancer and cirrhosis in adulthood. The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to a report by…

‘Fear and loss’ multiplies in Sudan exodus

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Fear and loss’ multiplies in Sudan exodus 09 April 2024 © WFP/Jacques David Food is distributed to Sudanese refugees in Koufron, Chad. Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war between rival militaries erupted last April, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday…

Colombia serves as ‘a model’ for countries using dialogue to forge peace

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Colombia serves as ‘a model’ for countries using dialogue to forge peace 09 April 2024 UN Photo/Santiago Puentes Viana Women's organisations in Colombia promote the importance of gender equality. Colombia has reached an “important juncture” in advancing peace after decades of war, but efforts to sustain the current momentum must be redoubled, the head of a UN mission in the country told…

UN continues to face aid access denials in Gaza

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN continues to face aid access denials in Gaza 09 April 2024 © UNRWA طفل صغير يحمل صفائح مياه في قطاع غزة. UN-coordinated food convoys are three times more likely to be denied access to north Gaza than other aid convoys, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday.  Israeli…

World News in Brief: Shipwreck tragedy off Djibouti coast, drone attacks continue at Ukraine nuclear plant, Madagascar cyclone update

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Shipwreck tragedy off Djibouti coast, drone attacks continue at Ukraine nuclear plant, Madagascar cyclone update 09 April 2024 © IOM Djibouti A boat carrying migrants that sank off the coast of northeastern Djibouti in April 2024. Since 2014, over 480 migrants have drowned trying to cross the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Horn of Africa. 1At least 38 migrants -…

Massive investment and financial reform needed to rescue SDGs

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Massive investment and financial reform needed to rescue SDGs 09 April 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Traders in Madagascar. one of the most under-developed countries in Africa, transport charcoal to market. Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve a more just and equitable world by 2030 will fail, the UN deputy chief…