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Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured 27 August 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh There has been a sharp rise in attacks against civilians in Burkina Faso. Pictured here, slippers outside a communal space at a camp for displaced persons. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the Burkinabe town…

UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine 27 August 2024 © UNICEF UNICEF is bringing 1.2 million doses of polio vaccine to Gaza. The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered to more than half a million Palestinian children during an inoculation campaign in Gaza. …

Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis 27 August 2024 © UNICEF/Aymen Alfadil تأثر مئات الآلاف من الأشخاص في السودان بالأمطار الغزيرة والفيضانات المفاجئة منذ حزيران/يونيو الماضي. Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after floodwaters burst through a major dam, according to UN humanitarians – adding to the…

Myanmar: UN WFP pushes to reach flood-affected communities

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: UN WFP pushes to reach flood-affected communities 26 August 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider An aerial view of the Ayeyarwady delta region, in Myanmar, on the shores of the Andaman Sea, after being hit by cyclone damage (file photo). In flood-hit Myanmar, UN humanitarians said on Monday that aid teams have begun distributing emergency relief to families affected by monsoon rains in the…

The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former child soldier

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former child soldier 26 August 2024 UN Photo/Elma Okic Foreign Minister Musa Timothy Kabba (right) of Sierra Leone and Director-General at Geneva Tatiana Valovaya during an informal visit of UN Security Council members to the Palais des Nations. Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-…

Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid: UNHCR

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid: UNHCR 26 August 2024 © UNHCR/YDF A site for people in Sa'ada city, Yemen, who have fled their homes is flooded by torrential rain. A new update from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reveals that millions of internally displaced families across Yemen are in critical need of more humanitarian assistance…

Top UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine 26 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Sarah Hilding der Weduwen Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Matthias Schmale (2nd from right) stands in front of a transit centre for displaced people fleeing hostilities in the front-line Donetsk Region. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian missile and…

Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’ 26 August 2024 © IPC Para taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi, from Afghanistan is competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. With only two days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing up to shine as an “inspiration to us all,” says the UN High Commissioner…

What is sea level rise and why does it matter to our future?

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home What is sea level rise and why does it matter to our future? 26 August 2024 © UNICEF/Lasse Bak Mejlvang Children in the Pacific Ocean island of Tuvalu play at a coastal area protected by sandbags. The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating what the United Nations has described as an “urgent and escalating threat” to people around the world…

Rights experts reveal impact of Poland’s restrictive abortion laws on women

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts reveal impact of Poland’s restrictive abortion laws on women 26 August 2024 © Unsplash/Kamil Gliwiński A panoramic view of high-rise buildings at night time in the city Warsaw, Poland. The rights of women in Poland are currently being violated due to restrictive abortion laws that have contributed to “several preventable deaths,” according to independent rights experts on…