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Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on 23 March 2024 UN News UN Headquarters shuts off its lights for the Earth Hour in 2023. (file) The largest global environment movement is happening on Saturday, when the UN invites people around the world to shut the lights to remember the planetary crisis during Earth Hour as young partners find new ways to drive climate action…

How is the UN supporting Haiti’s struggle to overcome violence and instability?

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home How is the UN supporting Haiti’s struggle to overcome violence and instability? 22 March 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Displaced men, women, and children sheltering in a boxing arena in downtown Port-au-Prince after fleeing their homes during gang attacks in August 2023. Haiti is in the grip of widespread gang violence, the country’s institutions are on the verge of collapse and its citizens…

Russia and China veto US resolution stating imperative of ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russia and China veto US resolution stating imperative of ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza 22 March 2024 United Nations Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of Russia to UN votes against a draft resolution during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. A draft resolution tabled by the United States was vetoed in the UN Security…

UN officials outraged at Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy plants

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN officials outraged at Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy plants 22 March 2024 Angels of Salvation CSO/Mariia Ostashko Civil society groups work at the site of a recent attack in Dnipro. Top UN officials and agencies on the ground in Ukraine on Friday condemned overnight large-scale coordinated Russian strikes on energy plants across the country that killed at least five people and…

Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger 22 March 2024 © UNICEF/Omar Al-Qattaa Destruction in Gaza City in the sixth month of the conflict. Amid reports of ongoing bombardment across Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians highlighted “shocking levels of disease and hunger” after visiting an overwhelmed hospital in the north of the enclave…

World News in Brief: Sex trafficking and child recruitment in Sudan, new mass grave in Libya, children at risk in DR Congo

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sex trafficking and child recruitment in Sudan, new mass grave in Libya, children at risk in DR Congo 22 March 2024 © WFP/Hugh Rutherford Families arrive in South Sudan after fleeing fighting in Sudan. Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed alarm over increased reports of sexual slavery and trafficking in Sudan, especially of women and girls…

UN condemns deadly attacks in Moscow

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN condemns deadly attacks in Moscow 22 March 2024 UN News/Anton Uspensky View of the Kremlin in central Moscow. (file) The UN chief condemned in the strongest possible terms Friday’s deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall outside Moscow. Gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk…

‘Extremely alarming’ conditions worsen in Haiti’s capital: UN coordinator

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Extremely alarming’ conditions worsen in Haiti’s capital: UN coordinator 21 March 2024 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier People in Haiti driven from their homes by violence and insecurity are being hosted in a school in the center of the capital Port-au-Prince. The situation in the gang-ravaged capital of Haiti has gone from worrying to “extremely alarming” as conditions in Port-au-Prince continue to…

Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis 21 March 2024 © UNOCHA Aleppo city, February 2023 After thirteen years of conflict in Syria, a continuing political stalemate threatens to prolong the suffering of millions and hinder efforts to bring about peace, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday…

Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call 21 March 2024 © UNICEF/James Elder The destruction of property continues in Khan Younis, Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres doubled down on his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and peace in Ukraine on Thursday, taking aim at the “chaotic” global outlook and any country or armed group that thinks “it can do whatever…