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South-South cooperation can help solve ‘complex development context’

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home South-South cooperation can help solve ‘complex development context’ 11 September 2024 © FAO /  Giuseppe Carotenuto CABO VERDE 2024. Farmers receive training as part of the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme Collaboration between developing countries, often known as South-South cooperation, can help to solve what a senior UN official has described as the world’s “complex…

Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone 10 September 2024 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi Khan Younis in Gaza has been devastated by the war. The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday on a densely populated area in an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in Gaza…

Security Council: UN calls for safe, unimpeded passage of aid to Ukraine

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: UN calls for safe, unimpeded passage of aid to Ukraine 10 September 2024 UNOCHA/Viktoriia Andriievska Consequences of a missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, when a children’s hospital and other buildings were severely damaged. The Security Council in New York on Tuesday debated the latest barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks that have targeted multiple cities…

General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve 10 September 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as a moment of silent prayer is held during the final plenary meeting of its 78th session. The 78th session of the UN General Assembly closed on Tuesday, concluding a tumultuous year in international diplomacy and underscoring the need for a collective…

Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of ‘large-scale war’

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of ‘large-scale war’ 10 September 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman A family flees a village on the frontlines in the Ariha district, northwest Syria, a frequent target for shelling. (file) Increased violence along the frontlines in Syria, with continued war crimes on all sides, is leaving civilians in the region fearful of a “large-scale war”, a new…

Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens 10 September 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium and on screens) addresses the first plenary meeting of the 79th session of the General Assembly. The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday afternoon in New York, with incoming President Philemon Yang outlining a…

WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine 10 September 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Families in Gaza are struggling to find enough food to eat. Nearly 50 million people in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe are not getting enough to eat, or double the number from before the Arab Spring over a decade ago, a senior official with the World Food…

Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class 09 September 2024 © UNRWA A school in Khan Younis, which served as a shelter when the conflict started, lies in ruins. Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing war continues to deprive hundreds of thousands of children of this fundamental right, UN agencies have warned…

‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children 09 September 2024 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier People who fled their homes due to violence are now living in a school. Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers and schools, resulting in an “incalculable cost” for children affected by conflict around the world, Secretary-General António…

UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict 09 September 2024 © UNICEF/Minzayar Oo A child who lost his left leg after accidentally stepping on a landmine in his family's paddy fields in central Myanmar. Warfare in Myanmar has escalated into systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, the UN independent rights probe into…