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Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat Press Conference

18 hours 57 minutes hence Breadcrumb Home Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat Press Conference 01 May 2025 Press Conference Announcement Outcomes of the High-Level Ministerial Segment from the 2025 BRS Conventions Conference of the Parties (COPs) Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ConventionsInger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme FAO representative (TBC)Ministerial representatives (TBC)…

Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief

7 hours 32 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief 30 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mukhtar Neikrawa A boy uses a water tap, newly installed by the UN in Faryab province, Afghanistan. Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday…

‘Recovery must move ahead’ in southern Lebanon, top aid official says

7 hours 32 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Recovery must move ahead’ in southern Lebanon, top aid official says 30 April 2025 © UN Lebanon The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, (second left) visits a health centre in Tyre, Lebanon. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the country working to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of last year’s…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome the Republic of Korea’s Time Limit for Immigration Detention, Raise Questions on High Rates of Migrant Worker Deaths and the Treatment of Defectors from the Democratic People’s R

7 hours 38 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome the Republic of Korea’s Time Limit for Immigration Detention, Raise Questions on High Rates of Migrant Worker Deaths and the Treatment of Defectors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 30 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to…

Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

1 day 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 29 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today heard presentations of reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals submitted under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, before adopting…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 day 6 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 29 April 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Situation in the occupied…

Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval

1 day 7 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval 29 April 2025 © ADB/Lester V. Ledesma Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries. Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, and a roadmap to escape the so-called “middle-income trap,” at…

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR

1 day 7 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Oxygen Empire Media Production A family sit beside their belongings after crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan. Afghanistan’s escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday…

World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa

1 day 7 hours ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Charity Nzomo Refugees who have fled violence in DR Congo to Burundi use a water point at a refugee camp in Cibitoke Province. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since…

Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear

1 day 7 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear 29 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Myaa Aung Thein Kyaw People in Mandalay, Myanmar, remove debris following the earthquake in March 2025. Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured 5,100.…