Home
United Nations
The United Nations Office at Geneva

Gaza: 160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: 160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza 06 September 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba UNICEF staff prepare to administer polio vaccines at a health clinic in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a polio vaccination campaign there, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said…

Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse 06 September 2024 © UNICEF/Adriana Zehbrauskas A young woman walks through Kadugli town, South Kordofan state of Sudan, where sexual abuse is 'rampant', rights investigators said. Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted…

UN leads search for synergy on climate and development

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN leads search for synergy on climate and development 06 September 2024 United Nations 5th Global Climate and SDG Synergy Conference. Governments, experts and civil society representatives met in Brazil this week for a UN-backed conference to examine solutions that address the interlinked challenges of the climate emergency and the sustainable development crisis.…

Millions impacted by ‘catastrophic and massive floods’ in Bangladesh

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Millions impacted by ‘catastrophic and massive floods’ in Bangladesh 06 September 2024 © UNICEF/Salahuddin Ahmed Paulash A mother carries her daughters through flood waters during July's monsoon season in Bangladesh. Recent “catastrophic and massive floods” in Bangladesh have affected millions of people across the country, including those in Cox’s Bazar where nearly one million Rohingya…

Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South 06 September 2024 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A child suffering from mpox at the mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kavumu Hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo. (July 2024) As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right to health on Friday stressed that equitable access to…

Climate change: ‘Graveyard of glaciers’ lays bare existential threat of melting ice

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Climate change: ‘Graveyard of glaciers’ lays bare existential threat of melting ice 06 September 2024 © Josh Okun The glacier graveyard is located close to the Icelandic capital Reykjavik. Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name. No surprise then that the land of the Vikings was chosen to house the world’s…

Guterres underlines support for China-Africa partnership

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres underlines support for China-Africa partnership 05 September 2024 UN China UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, China. Joint efforts by China and Africa can spark new momentum for development on the continent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, at a high-level meeting in Beijing.…

Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza 05 September 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA works every day to provide critical services across the Gaza Strip, including flour distribution to support the Gazan population. From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented support for UNRWA, the UN agency supplying a lifeline to two…

Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign moves to southern areas

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign moves to southern areas 05 September 2024 UN News Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, administers a dose of the polio vaccine to a child in Gaza. The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in Gaza against polio began in Khan Younis on Thursday, the UN agency that assists…

UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei 05 September 2024 © Unsplash/Justin Lagat Many successful runners come out of Eldoret in Kenya. The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died at a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, on Thursday, just days after reportedly being set on fire by a boyfriend.…