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Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk 16 May 2024 © ILO/Marcel Crozet Porters work at a metal market in Narayana in New Delhi, India. The global economic picture has improved since January, but vulnerabilities remain, the mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report published on Thursday has revealed…

Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry 16 May 2024 WHO People gather outside the remains of Al Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest health facility. A renowned Palestinian orthopaedic surgeon’s death in Israeli detention has been labelled “horrifying’ by a UN human rights expert, prompting calls for an independent international…

Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursion

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursion 16 May 2024 © UNRWA More than 600,000 people have fled Rafah since Israeli military operations intensified in the southern Gazan governate in early May. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings on Thursday stemming from South Africa’s recent request for emergency provisional measures to…

UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggles

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggles 16 May 2024 © UNICEF/Anmar A child runs on a street in Mosul, Iraq. (file) Iraq is a nation brimming with potential but still haunted by legacies of past turmoil, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday…

UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areas

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areas 16 May 2024 UN News/Abdelmonem Makki [Left to right] Alaa Hamadto, Sudanese mother of three daughters, CEO and founder of Solar Food; Tahani Abu Daqqa, Palestinian businesswoman from Gaza; Malalai Helmandi, Chief Operations Officer of the solar energy-producing organization Helmandi Sola. The bi-annual UN…

UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law 15 May 2024 © OHCHR/Irina Popa UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The adoption of the controversial “foreign agents” law in Georgia seriously undermines the freedoms of expression and association, the UN’s top human rights official said on Wednesday…

Gaza: 600,000 displaced from Rafah

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: 600,000 displaced from Rafah 15 May 2024 OCHA / Olga Cherevko The maternal ward in Nasser Medical complex in Khan Younis, Gaza. Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings that famine is still an imminent threat because of aid restrictions and a lack of safe access…

World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine 15 May 2024 © UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier A child is treated for malnutrition at a mobile health clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN agencies are reaching Haitians in the besieged capital and other areas amid ongoing gang violence that continues…

Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF 15 May 2024 © IOM/Gema Cortés Migrants come ashore after crossing the Darien Gap in Panama. The number of child migrants crossing the perilous Darién Gap has surged by 40 per cent so far this year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday, putting the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record child…

‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan 15 May 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdeen A girl sells ice cream in Kassala state in eastern Sudan. The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence”, the top UN aid official in the country said on Wednesday.…