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‘The world needs your leadership’, Guterres tells Pacific Islands Forum

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘The world needs your leadership’, Guterres tells Pacific Islands Forum 25 August 2024 UN Photo/Kiara Worth UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers remarks at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum opening ceremony in Tonga. The island nations of the Pacific are “showing the way” to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change and now the rest of the world needs to step up with more…

Afghanistan: Meet the midwife who stayed

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Meet the midwife who stayed 25 August 2024 © UNFPA Afghanistan Midwife Mariza Ahmadi (right) assisted Sughra to safely deliver her son, Farhad, at the Ahangaran family health house in the remote Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Mariza Ahmadi made a difficult choice three years ago. She had been working as a midwife at the Ahangaran family health house in Bamyan province for just…

New York students rise to task of being ‘PGA for a Day’

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New York students rise to task of being ‘PGA for a Day’ 24 August 2024 © NYC Department of Education/John Brown UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis (centre) welcomes New York City school students Fariha Akter (left) and Erik Ponomarev to the UN General Assembly Hall. “Welcome Mister President, Madame President,” says the current President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis. He…

Tears and embraces as murderous 30-year family feud comes to an end in the Philippines

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Tears and embraces as murderous 30-year family feud comes to an end in the Philippines 24 August 2024 © PSRO Families embrace as they agree to end a decades-long feud. A Filipino man has been describing the outpouring of emotion as two families on the island of Mindanao settled a 30-year-long feud that escalated from tit-for-tat killings into a dispute involving two factions of a former…

WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox 23 August 2024 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A community outreach worker raises awareness about mpox in Kamanyola, South Kivu province, DR Congo. The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls for $135 million over the next six…

Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech 23 August 2024 © Unsplash/Kai Pilger The City of London, a historic financial district, in England. The United Kingdom must take action to curb racist hate speech and xenophobic rhetoric, a UN human rights body said on Friday, following recent riots that rocked the country.…

Gaza: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave 23 August 2024 © UNRWA Children in Gaza are living in often unsanitary conditions. A 10-month-old girl paralysed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the deadly disease to be detected in the war-ravaged enclave in 25 years…

Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak 23 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Ala Kheir Women waiting for aid distribution in Wad Madani, Sudan. Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge challenge for aid teams after more than 16 months of heavy fighting, combined with flooding and ongoing access obstacles, they reported on…

At World Women's Forum, UN deputy chief urges action on gender equality

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home At World Women's Forum, UN deputy chief urges action on gender equality 23 August 2024 UN Mongolia/Enkhbold Orosoo The Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed delivers remarks at the 2024 World Women’s Forum in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The UN Deputy Secretary-General called for stronger efforts in women’s empowerment, gender equality, and climate action in remarks to the World Women's…

Guterres calls for end to Myanmar violence, persecution of Rohingya

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for end to Myanmar violence, persecution of Rohingya 23 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Vincent Tremeau A man carries food aid through the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Seven years since the forced mass displacement of Rohingya and other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the violence and full protection…