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UN chief calls for safety of peacekeepers after IDF breaches UN position in Lebanon

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls for safety of peacekeepers after IDF breaches UN position in Lebanon 13 October 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media at UN Headquarters in New York (file photo). He said on Wednesday it was everyone's The UN Secretary-General on Sunday reiterated that the safety and security of UN personnel and property must be…

UN, INGOs call for immediate release of detained personnel in Yemen

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN, INGOs call for immediate release of detained personnel in Yemen 12 October 2024 © IOM/Haithm Abdulbaqi Damaged settlements and infrastructure in the aftermath of a severe windstorm in Yemen. Heads of United Nations entities and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) on Saturday renewed urgent calls for the immediate release of their staff arbitrarily detained by the Houthi…

Farmers cultivate an opium-free future for Lao PDR

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Farmers cultivate an opium-free future for Lao PDR 11 October 2024 © Xaysavath Keoduangvichith Coffee farmers pick beans in Laos. High in the mountains of Houaphanh province in the north of Lao People's Democratic Republic in an area historically known for opium cultivation, farmers are creating a more secure and sustainable future with the cultivation of coffee…

Twenty years on: Indonesia ‘better prepared’ following tsunami

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Twenty years on: Indonesia ‘better prepared’ following tsunami 11 October 2024 © Borbala Csete Children in Indonesia learn about disaster preparedness through traditional songs. When Ahmadi, a local storyteller on the Indonesian island of Simeulue, sings a lullaby to his one-year-old grandson, the song is not one about fairies and angels but rather about the precautions to take in a…

Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN 11 October 2024 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Htet Essential child nutrition services have been expanded in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Amid escalating hostilities in Myanmar sparked by a 2021 military coup that have plunged millions into a deepening humanitarian crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the…

UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Lebanon

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Lebanon 11 October 2024 UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz A UNIFIL armoured personnel carrier. (file) The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned recent attacks against peacekeeping personnel and premises in southern Lebanon. According to the UN Interim…

Sudan: Refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement 11 October 2024 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin A girl collects water from a communal tap in the town of Renk, South Sudan. Since April 2023, over 810,000 people have crossed into the country from Sudan, many among them children. The number of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan has surpassed half a million, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR…

The world must step up for girls, UN chief says

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The world must step up for girls, UN chief says 11 October 2024 © UNICEF/Juan Haro Young girls fetch water in Jampur, South Punjab, Pakistan. As the world marked the International Day of the Girl Child on Friday, a town hall held at UN Headquarters provided an opportunity for young women activists to engage directly with policymakers and offer recommendations on what they need to fully…

Waiting for the ‘big one’ – natural hazards in the Philippines: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Waiting for the ‘big one’ – natural hazards in the Philippines: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 11 October 2024 © UNICEF/David Hogsholt Typhoons have caused widespread damage in the Philippines. (file) The Philippines is preparing for the possibility of either a super typhoon or a significant earthquake, often referred to by Filipinos as the “big one…

Guterres salutes Japanese anti-nuclear group on Nobel Peace Prize win

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres salutes Japanese anti-nuclear group on Nobel Peace Prize win 11 October 2024 UN Dan Powell Secretary-General António Guterres meets with survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Japanese anti-nuclear weapons organization Nihon Hidankyo which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday…